REB FOUNTAIN RELEASES NEW SINGLE “WHEN GODS LIE” + MUSIC VIDEO SHOT ON SUPER 8 FILM
NZ local Reb Fountain has blessed us with the release of her second single of 2020, “When Gods Lie”, revealed on Friday 13th of March 2020, from her forthcoming self-titled album, set for release on May 1st 2020 with Flying Nun.
Reb has also hinted at a national Australian tour, to coincide with her appearance alongside Grinspoon’s Phil Jamieson, Sarah McLeod of The Superjesus, Shihad’s Jon Toogood, Samuel Flynn Scott, SJD, Delaney Davidson and Bob Evans of Jebediah to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Neil Young’s seminal album “Live Rust” in Sydney on May 7th and in Melbourne on May 9th.
In “When Gods Lie”, Reb’s mesmerising and alluring vocals sit perfectly atop pulsating folk instrumentation, creating a simultaneously soaring and mellow listen.
LISTEN TO "WHEN GODS LIE" HERE
PRE-SAVE/ PRE-ORDER 'REB FOUNTAIN' HERE
“‘When Gods Lie’ was of those tunes that came in a flash from the ether,” said Reb Fountain. “Remembering the times where you share your trust, your love, your belief in someone else; beautiful tender moments where you open up and perhaps raise them up a little too high above you. Then they fall – be it a lover, a friend, a celebrity icon, an ideology – those gods that we believed would hold us in our stupor forever, let go… for they are only human by design.
For me, the song embraces all of those aspects; the deeply personal experience of a lover letting me go, a friend dying too young, along with the more social rise/demise in the humanness of a once-beloved celebrity and the deep betrayal hidden within the folds of colonialism and/or religious fundamentalism.
Perhaps most importantly, one can deceive oneself… It is this awareness that the stories we tell ourselves shape our experiences, that is what empowers us. Once we have witnessed and felt ‘when gods lie’, and chosen to see our part in the great fall, we are set free.”
The music video for “When Gods Lie”, premiered by Consequence of Sound and directed by Lola Fountain-Best, was shot entirely on black and white super 8 film, giving it an incomparable texture and richness. Using part-human, part-animal masks to play with the notion of identity and being, the video creates an intoxicating fantasy world exploring the stories we tell ourselves.
Reb Fountain’s country roots shine through in her new tough and tense sound. Her raw and palpale voice carries through the dramas of disillusionment and disbelief.
Reb Fountain’s “When Gods Lie” follows the lead single release “Samson”, premiered by Fader. A captivating listen, “Samson” weaved together raw, truthful spoken word with the perfect mixture of dark, soft-rock elements and folky warmth.
WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR REB FOUNTAIN'S SINGLE "SAMSON" HERE
Reb Fountain has an impressive catalogue of songs behind her, each of which is imbued with the honesty and creative spirit of a true wanderer and storyteller. In 2017 she released her EP “Hopeful & Hopeless”, recorded live at Auckland venue, The Wine Cellar, quickly followed by the album “Little Arrows”. She won the 2018 APRA NZ Best Country Music Song for “Hopeful & Hopeless” and the Recorded Music NZ Best Country Music Artist Tui for the EP of the same name.
A pre-eminent singer and performer, Reb has for years been the musicians’ secret. She’s performed and recorded with Kiwi musical icons; Neil Finn, Marlon Williams, Don McGlashan, The Eastern, The Warratahs, Finn Andrews, Tami Neilson and Julia Deans.
Reb has spent 2019 touring Europe, the UK and the USA throughout 2019, playing solo, and as part of Finn Andrews band.
“When Gods Lie” is available to stream on all platforms now!
Pre-save Reb Fountain's new album, out worldwide in May 2020, here.
Reb Fountain will perform at WOMAD New Zealand (March 13-15).
Praise for Reb Fountain
“It’s all too easy to get swept up in a live performance by Reb Fountain.” - NZ Herald
“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
“Fountain’s new songs are tough and tense, and her country roots show through... When her voice swoops or barks or breaks, it’s earned, there’s no other way. The dramas of disillusionment and disbelief are raw and palpable.” - Michael Hawksworth, The Hook 2019