smoke fairies

Carried in Sound is an emotionally evocative album textured musically, vocally and lyrically with shadows and light, like a comforting flickering candle in the depth of darkness and storms; it’s easily the best thing that the Smoke Fairies have ever done.

Singles is a very welcome, super-quality compilation release from the Smoke Fairies, who were the first UK band to sign with Jack White’s Third Man Records label.

Read Part 3 of our Best Albums of 2014 featuring Smoke Fairies, Mishaped Pearls, Shakey Graves, Blair Dunlop, Martin green, Magic Lantern, Goodnight Lenin and many more.

FRUK talk to the Smoke Fairies about their new album during which they reveal “the record is a kind of dissection of two people trying to work through a bit of a crisis.”

For their eponymous new album the Smoke Fairies reinvent their sound in a goblinesque fusion of English folk and deep ellum blues embracing electronics and pop-influenced atmospherics.

Watch the Smoke Fairies new video for their upcoming single ‘We’ve Seen Birds’ that will be released on May 5th plus details of UK Tour.

A Folk Radio UK Exclusive: The première of ‘In Your Eyes’ from the debut EP ‘These Streets’ by Lily Buchanan AKA The Graphite Set. Featuring guest guitar from Katherine Blamire of the Smoke Fairies.

Tim Hardin is the focus of a new covers tribute ‘Reason To Believe – The Songs of Tim Hardin’ featuring a host of well respected artists including The Magnetic North, Alela Diane, Smoke Fairies and more.

The Smoke Fairies announced today that ‘Let Me Know‘ will be the next single to be taken from their album ‘Blood Speaks’ and announce support acts for their forthcoming tour.

As the 5th Anniversary of Record Store Day fast approaches (Saturday 21st April) a large number of bands have signed up for playing gigs across the country at their local independent record stores. As you’d expect, London based Rough Trade Shops have a series of gigs running at their two stores which include Johnny Flynn, Stealing Sheep, Cate Le Bon & Smoke Fairies whose new album titled ‘Blood Speaks‘ is …