The Sampler: Reb Fountain - Reb Fountain

It's dark, mysterious music Reb Fountain makes; stark chords framing a voice that can switch from a whisper to a wail and does at various times during this brooding, slow-burner of an album. The songs seem to record a journey where both body and spirit are put to the test. And even if that journey is just to the end of the street, it can feel like the other side of the world. The fourth and finest album yet from this California-born, Auckland-based artist.