Fables Announces Debut Album 'Change Is A Slow Moving Beast' + Release Tour

Steadily garnering new fans with a standout run of singles over the past six months, the time has finally come for Jess Bailey aka Fables to officially announce the launch of her debut album Change Is A Slow Moving Beast. The Tāmaki Makaurau songwriter's first studio opus will be out in the world on 17th April via longtime champions Home Alone Music — available to preorder on vinyl LP right now from good record stores / online — and naturally she's put together a nationwide tour to celebrate. Bailey will be joined by full band plus special guest Mali Mali for her autumn Aotearoa victory lap, performing in Kirikiriroa, Ōtepoti, Tāhuna, Ōhinehou and Waiheke Island. Catch Fables and friends at the following dates...

Fables Album Release Tour
with Mali Mali

Saturday 18th April - Artworks Theatre, Waiheke
Sunday 19th April - House Concert, Hamilton
Thursday 23rd April - Pearl Diver, Dunedin*
Friday 24th April - Sherwood, Queenstown*
Sunday 26th April - Wunderbar, Lyttelton*

*Tickets on sale HERE via UTR

Press release:

Tāmaki Makaurau songwriter Fables aka Jess Bailey steps into a new era with the release of her debut album Change is a Slow-Moving Beast — out April 17 via Home Alone Music. Marking a fully realised body of work, the record deepens Fables’ signature blend of melancholic dream-folk, rich storytelling, and immersive sonic textures.

Created alongside a cast of trusted collaborators, the album expands the emotional and sonic world introduced in earlier singles, weaving together themes of transformation, longing, and quiet resilience.

Following the release, Fables brings Change is a Slow-Moving Beast to the stage with a run of full-band shows across Aotearoa. Known for her evocative live performances, Bailey invites audiences into an intimate yet expansive world—where hushed moments give way to swelling, full-bodied arrangements.

Step inside the shifting, luminous landscape of Fables and join her in celebrating the arrival of Change is a Slow-Moving Beast live this season.