Reb Fountain Reveals Namesake Track From Upcoming Album IRIS

New Zealand folk songbird Reb Fountain has given us one final treat before the release of her second album. Mirroring her force as an artist and woman, “Iris” is inspired by the Greek goddess of the same name.

Namesake of her new album, Reb says, “IRIS is a love letter to my sisters and my many selves, an embrace that holds all the stories we never shared, a rainbow connection, a feminist arsenal, a space to rest, a prism for the heart. What’s in your heart that you dare not speak? If love be our currency, what stories we would tell?”

“Iris”, is a feminist anthem with soaring, ethereal violins that capture the divine feminine. Reb sings of the feelings of love women experience for themselves, for each other, and for others; the power and the consequences they hold.

Diving into the deeper meaning 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.”

Reb Fountain has continued to set the bar higher with each release leading up to her upcoming album. “Iris” is the final look we have into the body of work. It sets the tone for the other worldly sonic experience that we know is coming our way.