Reb Fountain Shares New Album 'How Love Bends' + Video 'He Commands You To Jump Into The Sea'

Her new album adorned with stark portrait artwork by Liam Gerrard (of The Veils), Warhol-like and stripped of colour, it's safe to say Reb Fountain is one of Aotearoa's superstar songwriters of our turbulent current era. Immaculately produced by Dave Khan (who also contributes guitar / synths on the record) and Simon Gooding at Roundhead Studios, How Love Bends arrives with a gravitas befitting the multi-award winning artist, yet there's ample room for play and to stretch out into fresh sonic realms. The piano-led chamber-pop of 'City' and 'Over Joy/ed' shifts into slo-mo glam-rock zones on 'Drake', 'Ring Ring' has a scorched Portishead-like trip-hop quality (also present in 'Nothing Like'), recent single 'Forever' weaves together pastoral psych-folk lushness with dramatic bluesy strut, and there's new age synth elements bubbling through the majestic title track — all reflecting upon "the transformative nature of love in all its forms".

Directed by Fountain's daughter and regular collaborator Lola Fountain-Best, and made with support from NZ On Air, the video for new spoken word showcase 'He Commands You To Jump Into The Sea' is a short film setting the artist's impassioned beat poetry within the coastal sculpture trail of Waiheke Island (and beyond). Recorded with bandmates Khan, Karin Canzek and Earl Robertson, you can order Fountain's long player on vinyl LP (plus bonus 'How Bizarre' / 'The Gambler' 7") / compact disc HERE, and go catch the songwriting luminary with full band touring nationwide in April and May — joined for all dates by special guest Pete Moriarity...

"The way in which I perceive the world and myself changes over time to the degree to which I am prepared to allow it to change. That’s so f-ing liberating".

Reb Fountain - How Love Bends Album Release Tour
with special guest Pete Moriarity

Thursday 10th April - Totara Street, Tauranga
Friday 11th April - Dome Cinema, Gisborne
Saturday 12th April - MTG Century Theatre, Napier
Thursday 17th April - Last Place, Hamilton
Saturday 19th April - Leigh Sawmill, Leigh
Friday 25th April - Grainstore Gallery, Oamaru
Saturday 26th April - Errick’s, Dunedin
Sunday 27th April - Sherwood, Queenstown
Thursday 1st May - The Church, Christchurch
Friday 2nd May - Opera House, Wellington
Saturday 3rd May - Auckland Town Hall, Auckland

Tickets on sale via rebfountain.co.nz

'How Love Bends' is out today on major streaming platforms via Fountain Records & Flying Nun Records — vinyl LP (with bonus 7") and compact disc preorders available HERE.