22 Apr Kiwi artist Reb Fountain shares her stunning new single, ‘Faithless Lover’
Critically acclaimed award-winning Kiwi artist Reb Fountain shares her stunning new single, ‘Faithless Lover’ alongside announcing three showcases at the Great Escape Festival and a headline show in London.
Faithless Lover is mesmerising and captivating; a profound way to mark your return after a lengthy absence.” ROLLING STONE
Released on Flying Nun Records, ‘Faithless Lover’ is the first new music from Reb Fountain since her 2021 album Iris. Produced by frequent collaborator and band mate Dave Khan, the song is a dream-like journey with sparse instrumentation and a lingering melody sparking the listener’s imagination. In true understated heroine form, ‘Faithless Lover’ is an epic retelling of transcendent love. Hauntingly intimate yet steeped in cinematic grandeur, Reb Fountain renders the deeply personal as a mythic parable, welcoming a state of transformation.
“We are close; so close to ourselves it’s uncomfortable. Falling in love with illusions that serve the ego but not the heart. Faithless Lover tells a tale of mutiny; coming alive to oneself – one’s place in the story – in vulnerability and beyond fear. I want that; to transform the stories that bind us and to wake up in rebellion.” REB FOUNTAIN
To accompany the release of ‘Faithless Lover’ Reb Fountain has also released a video for the song, directed and edited by Lola Fountain-Best. Shot on 16mm film, the video feels like an ethereal dream complimenting the tracks’ very essence and transporting viewers to another world, of the video, Reb says:
“Lola and I had been plotting on how to best use expired Kodak 16mm film offered to us by cinematographer Ian Powell. We were inspired by narrative and filmic techniques of Ingmar Bergman and Jean Cocteau, in particular using fantasy to explore the philosophical. We created an archetypal fairy tale that explores the desire to attain the ideal in hopes of achieving the benefits of this fictitious nonpareil, when in fact that which we seek upholds the very captivity we are trying to escape.”
Reb’s music effortlessly combines pop elements with her trademark noir folk-punk sound. She is the winner of the 2021 Taite Music Prize for her self-titled debut Reb Fountain and the Aotearoa Music Award for Best Country Music Album and APRA Best Song in 2018. Throughout 2020, Reb Fountain astounded audiences around New Zealand on her sold-out Flying Nun debut album tour, and joined Crowded House on their 13 date, ‘To The Island Tour’. Their sophmore release, ‘Iris’ quickly followed in October 2021 and last year Reb Fountain and band made their Australian debut at Womadelaide.
This announcement follows Reb’s spell-binding performances in support of Marlon Williams’ throughout their UK/EU 2022 Tour. Anybody who has seen this band full flight knows the power of a Reb Fountain live show.
Her live dates are as follows:
MAY
Thurs 11th BRIGHTON – The Great Escape – 2 SHOWS
New Zealand Showcase @ Patterns
Planetary & Impressive PR Showcase @ North Laine
Fri 12th BRIGHTON – The Great Escape – Fabrica
Sat 13th COLCHESTER – Little Rabbit Barn
Sun 14th LONDON – The Lexington
TIckets available from:
https://rebfountain.co.nz/upcoming-events/
https://www.seetickets.com/event/reb-fountain/the-lexington/2610161
https://www.musicglue.com/spacific/events/2023-05-14-reb-fountain-the-lexington
