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IRIS

by reb fountain

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1.
Psyche 05:51
2.
Foxbright 03:04
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4.
Heart 03:55 video
5.
Beastie 03:08 video
6.
Fisherman 04:07
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8.
Lacuna 03:52 video
LYRICS: I couldn’t see but ripples in the water told me something’s out there I know a hawk from a heronsaw don’t I Well never you mind – we used to talk about it Love turns the mill imagining the ways in which the toil would still Our flag flies at half mast still What bird may call me What a way to start kisses in the dark You know I can’t be whole with the sum of us apart - It don’t add up I keep it to myself want you for myself Solid gold is my wealth it’s weighing me down - I can’t get up If I ever loved and I love you I cant stop now hoping you’ll come around Am I to wander heart blind to the windows of Eden Little wonder you can’t see me for looking Choking on the curfew mine till your maker calls I don’t miss you honey Now my roots are extending bitter milk mycelium bending In your arms like it never happened She slept through the war What a way to start kisses in the dark You know I can’t be whole with the sum of us apart - It don’t add up I keep it to myself want you for myself Solid gold is my wealth it’s weighing me down - I can’t get up If I ever loved and I love you I can’t stop now hoping you come around What a way to start kisses in the dark You know I can’t be whole with the sum of us apart - It don’t add up I keep it to myself want you for myself Solid gold is my wealth it’s weighing me down - I can’t get up It’s weighing me down - It don’t add up
9.
Iris 05:07
10.
Intermission 04:56

about

The perfect extension of her 2020 self-titled record, IRIS elevates Reb Fountain’s music to new heights. Reb effortlessly combines pop elements with her trademark noir folk-punk sound; weaving authentic and anthemic tunes that create an instant and indelible impression. Written during lockdown in 202, Reb has said on the album “Writing a song a day to keep myself grounded and productive during lockdown, IRIS provided me an opportunity to speak my unspoken, to reflect what I have seen and experienced from within and to bear witness.”

Diving into the deeper meaning of the album’s namesake, Reb says “Iris is in many ways an unsung hero, known as the goddess of the rainbow, sea and sky, she acts as bridge between the gods to humanity with little of her own story known. So many stories go unheard, so many aspects of our humanity are unsung; visibility is a contested and inequitable space where what is essential and of beauty is often ‘invisible’. I wanted and needed to give voice to this essential human spirit; to conjure and hold and commune with the very real, valid and invaluable voices within and around me.”

The award-winning songwriter, Reb Fountain, is a consummate recording artist and performer; spell-bounding audiences with her music and artistry alike. Throughout 2020, Reb and her all-star band (Dave Khan, Karin Canzek and Earl Robertson) astounded audiences around the country on her sold out album release tour.

Reb was born in San Francisco and immigrated with her family from North America to Lyttelton — the quiet port town out of Christchurch that’s been fundamental to New Zealand’s alt-folk scene, raising artists like Marlon Williams, Aldous Harding, and Delaney Davidson.


IRIS is out via Flying Nun Records on the 1st of October, 2021 on both black and transparent turquoise vinyl, CD and digitally.

credits

released October 1, 2021

All songs written by Reb Fountain except Swim to the Star, written by Peggy Seeger and Calum MacColl

Produced by Dave Khan & Simon Gooding \ Engineered by Simon Gooding

Recorded at Sublime Studios, Otiake \ Mixed by Simon Gooding

Mastered by Chris Chetland at Kog Studios, Auckland

All songs performed by Reb Fountain, Dave Khan, Karin Canzek, Earl Robertson

Cover/sleeve images by Steve Wheadon \ Gatefold/label image by Kalvin Fountain-Best \ Design by Karin Canzek

P & C 2021 Reb Fountain \ Swim to the Star C & P 2012 Harmony Music/Bucks Music Group
Under Exclusive License to Flying Nun Records

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“Reb Fountain is to be counted among our finest songwriters whose imagery is both personal and universal, and her command of a melody and a song transcends genre.” - Graham Reid, Elsewhere.co.nz

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