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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you have a penchant for haunting, beautiful, ethereal music, then the Smoke Fairies are made for you. I became aware of the duo last year through 'Living With Ghosts' and 'Frozen Heart', two tracks that have etched themselves indelibly on my memory with their cyclical guitar licks and fragile vocals . It was, therefore, with some anticipation that I awaited their debut CD and I'm pleased to say it does not disappoint. The album is filled with well-crafted songs and gorgeous harmonies that are guaranteed to maintain your interest. I did notice that their bluesy guitar sound has mellowed slightly and is not quite as prominent as on their earlier EP but it's a minor carp. I can't wait to go and see them live but until then I'll be more than content with this truly original and stunning album.
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Previous single and EP releases have earmarked Smoke Fairies as a band to keep an eye on, and here at long last is their debut long-player. It's been worth the wait.
The latest in a long line of contemporary artists pushing back the boundaries of traditional folk music, the Fairies conjure up a totally compelling mix of the musick of olde England with the swampy sounds of the Mississippi Delta. God knows how or why it works; but it does, and often spectacularly so.
The time they reportedly spent living and working in New Orleans is clearly evident, as is the influence of working with Jack White, never more so than on the stirring "Strange Moon Rising" which opens with a grungy blues motif that sounds like it's about to morph into a cover of the Raconteurs' "Carolina Drama". These girls can work an insistent riff through a song as effortlessly as if they'd lived their entire lives in the Deep South, "Devil In My Mind" and "Storm Song" being other strong examples.
When the blues inflexions are temporarily left aside, as on (paradoxically) "Morning Blues", the girls' insistently beautiful voices are given room to shine through, arguably the most striking two-part female harmonies since Kate and Anna McGarrigle.
Presumably with an eye on widening the fanbase and 'crossing over' to the mainstream, the major label production has smoothed off just a little of the Fairies' previous edginess. There's nothing here quite as dark, chilling or haunting as "Living With Ghosts" or "Frozen Heart", but no doubt about it this is still one very fine album.
An album for those long winter nights that lie ahead.
The latest in a long line of contemporary artists pushing back the boundaries of traditional folk music, the Fairies conjure up a totally compelling mix of the musick of olde England with the swampy sounds of the Mississippi Delta. God knows how or why it works; but it does, and often spectacularly so.
The time they reportedly spent living and working in New Orleans is clearly evident, as is the influence of working with Jack White, never more so than on the stirring "Strange Moon Rising" which opens with a grungy blues motif that sounds like it's about to morph into a cover of the Raconteurs' "Carolina Drama". These girls can work an insistent riff through a song as effortlessly as if they'd lived their entire lives in the Deep South, "Devil In My Mind" and "Storm Song" being other strong examples.
When the blues inflexions are temporarily left aside, as on (paradoxically) "Morning Blues", the girls' insistently beautiful voices are given room to shine through, arguably the most striking two-part female harmonies since Kate and Anna McGarrigle.
Presumably with an eye on widening the fanbase and 'crossing over' to the mainstream, the major label production has smoothed off just a little of the Fairies' previous edginess. There's nothing here quite as dark, chilling or haunting as "Living With Ghosts" or "Frozen Heart", but no doubt about it this is still one very fine album.
An album for those long winter nights that lie ahead.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Possibly my album of the year up to now. Both Katherine Blamire and Jessica Davies are great musicians with wonderful voices. Their harmonies are a joy to listen to. The tracks are all original and range from trad type feel, through blues to 60s psychedelic folk.
This is a must buy.
This is a must buy.
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HMMMMM, Not yet sure...
I bought this on strength of a vid I saw online. That song was gorgeous !!! It's called 'Strange Moon Rising'
I'm a little let down by the balance of the album - though... Read more
I'm a little let down by the balance of the album - though... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. I. Brooke
One of the best albums I've listened to in the last year
This album has been a revelation. I consider this cd one of the best album I've listened in the last three or four years. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ottavio Donadoni
Mellow Treat
This was a real find - somehow there are elements of "She Moves Through the Fair"-style folk, acoustic guitar and Buddy Guy-type New Orleans blues all melded together here, but... Read more
Published 4 months ago by K's Choice Fanatic
Wonderfully atmospheric
Just when you may have thought every melody in the world had been used up along comes this album.Heard blind it seems to touch on the melodic invention of Kate Bush to create a... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Richard
Magnificent
I saw the Smoke Fairies at a festival last Saturday. They were superb. I immediately bought the Amercan double digipak of the album and the ep compilation at their stall. Read more
Published 11 months ago by ANGEL INTERCEPTOR
A great new band
Excellent CD from a new band with a unique sound. One to follow in the future. I look forward to maybe seeing them live some day.
Published 13 months ago by Mr. T. Shield
Smoking Harmonies
The best part of the CD is the wonderful harmonies. The album is an interesting mix of early seventies hippie folk and current indie Americana. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mr. Alan F. Hill
21st Century Schizoid Trees
Becca lent me this CD (which I now have to get my own copy of...) and it is spectacular.
Channeling the (in my 'humble' opinion) 70s finest folk rock band (Trees) with... Read more
Channeling the (in my 'humble' opinion) 70s finest folk rock band (Trees) with... Read more
Published 15 months ago by M. R. N. Shackelford
spellbinding
It's rare enough to find a band with a great singer and wonderful music; with Smoke Fairies you get two. Read more
Published 16 months ago by mrclumpit
fab
Could say lots about this album but why bother - it's the best thing I have heard in ages and it's fab. So just buy it.
Published 16 months ago by skyesteve
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