Little Arrows Reb Fountain

• 1 Down In The Valley 03:50
• 2 Slave 02:49
• 3 Together 03:56
• 4 Covert 02:04
• 5 The Arrangement 03:30
• 6 Heart Of Me 03:23
• 7 Five Hundred Miles 04:13
• 8 Annie V 05:38
• 9 The Divine 04:42
• 10 Brighton 05:45
• Total Runtime 39:50

Info for Little Arrows

On the coattails of the recent unveiling of her Hopeful & Hopeless EP, Auckland-based alt-folk artist Reb Fountain has announced new album Little Arrows for release on 1st September. Six years in the making, the upcoming record sees Fountain tap deep into a well of personal struggles and triumphs to pen a collection of songs that reflect on relationships, both personal and institutional, and "countering injustice by fighting back with self, song and community". The album's release will be followed by a four-show tour around the country.

Little Arrows is rich full of songs about grappling with relationships, both personal and institutional, and countering injustice by fighting back with self, song and community.

Little Arrows began in the music den of her Grandmother’s home in Vancouver. Full of musical instruments, trinkets and photographs not to mention two pianos along with a fold out couch for when family or friends stopped through … which was often; Reb found solace and reflection in her familial space.

Reb writes and sings as if she just burst into song telling tales woven together; multiple stories running through, often concurrently, creating a landscape rich, diverse and universal. Her recently released EP Hopeful & Hopeless revealed her mastery of the folk tale. Little Arrows contains both folklore and pop; illuminating all sides of Reb – the dark the light, the rock, the roll; the folk and the lore that awashes between.

‘Little Arrows’ holds the key to a moment in time that can never be recaptured. A beautiful, creative collaboration between three gifted songwriters – Sam Prebble, Dylan Storey and Reb Fountain - bound in deep friendship. Irrespective of the time it took to develop, Little Arrows seems to be fit for purpose right here, right now. Reb manages to transcend folk, punk Americana, and fill the well of the political with heart and soul. Reb is a strong, independent voice, bent on carving her own line, embracing the hopeful and hopeless and creating a reflective sound for our times.

Reb Fountain is a premium New Zealand award-winning artist. Her Flying Nun debut Reb Fountain and sophomore IRIS were both released to critical acclaim with MOJO’s Martin Aston calling Reb, “New Zealand’s next alt-folk sensation” and Rolling Stone heralding, “it’s impossible not to be moved on this journey.” Invoking a blend of folk, art-pop and rock unrivaled in Aotearoa,

Reb Fountain, piano, guitar, vocals
Sam Prebble, violin, mandolin
Dylan Storey, electric guitar, vocals
Mike Hall, bass
Mike Franklin-Browne, drums, Percussion
Simon Gooding, vocals on Brighton
Steve Abel, vocals on Heart of Me

Reb Fountain
is a premium New Zealand award-winning artist. Her Flying Nun debut Reb Fountain and sophomore IRIS were both released to critical acclaim with MOJO’s Martin Aston calling Reb, “New Zealand’s next alt-folk sensation” and Rolling Stone heralding, “it’s impossible not to be moved on this journey.”

Invoking a blend of folk, art-pop and rock unrivaled in Aotearoa, “her sound is genre defying, the set seamlessly transitions from songs that wouldn’t go amiss on a Bond soundtrack, to electro pop, to rock and folk but it flows in to one unmistakable sound.” (Subba-Cultcha)

Reb is renowned for her spell-binding live performances, unparalleled voice & magnetic on-stage presence. “Shaman-like, Fountain moves across the stage and through the various stages of herself to deliver these songs, devotionals. She and the band are not just world class performers, they might in fact be world-beaters.” (Off The Tracks)

After standout debut performances at Womadelaide and extensively touring in Europe with Marlon Williams, Fountain’s reputation for an exceptional live show has gone global. “Slinking around the stage like a cat, Reb is what would happen if Stevie Nick’s and Kate Bush were to collide, her folky punk sound and stage presence has the audience captivated.” (Music Crowns).

“Reb is a revelation. I could have watched her show on any stage in the world and she would have deserved to be there.” (STUFF)

This album contains no booklet.