The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows: Vinyl LP TVE alternating between English and Ibibio

alternating between English and Ibibio

which received huge praise from key tastemakers such as BBC 1Xtra

Drawing comparisons to Simon & Garfunkel

7” 3mm spined sleeve printed 4/0 on 300gsm Shiro Alga Carta seaweed based paper

The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows: Vinyl LP TVE alternating between English and IbibioThe Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows was originally intended as an orchestral piece inspired by the landscapes of Iceland. This last year has seen Albarn return to the music in lockdown and develop the work to 11 tracks which further explore themes of fragility, loss, emergence and rebirth. The result is a panoramic collection of songs with Albarn as storyteller. The album title is taken from a John Clare poem Love and Memory. Albarn