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May 19, 2014It may have taken four albums to get there, but Smoke Fairies have assumed control of the ship.
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UncutMay 7, 2014The songs are more direct and arrive with a harder edge [than 2012's Blood Speaks]. [May 2014, p.80]
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MojoApr 23, 2014They still sing some parts in unison, but here their voices are arranged more imaginatively. [May 2014, p.89]
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Apr 15, 2014Smoke Fairies is full of great songs and shimmers with little details--a bit of spooky guitar here, an unexpected vocal swoon there.
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Apr 14, 2014It suits them just fine.
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Apr 11, 2014Smoke Fairies’ fourth album finds the English duo taking a tangent from their folk/blues approach with the help of a young producer, Kristofer Harris, who gives them a textured sound.
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Apr 11, 2014If Blood Speaks found streaks of steel, Smoke Fairies is malleable in music and meaning.
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MagnetJun 18, 2014Much of Smoke Fairies is the sound of a band embracing fatter orchestration and fuller arrangements on virtually every cut. [No. 110, p.61]
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Apr 11, 2014This might not be the album that sees them break through, but it is a fine body of work from a pair of musicians embracing the thing they love most.
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Q MagazineApr 23, 2014Not the breakthrough they crave but a highly engaging 45 minutes nonetheless. [May 2014, p.118]
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Apr 16, 2014The result is a largely mixed bag of lyrically intelligent but sometimes slightly weak songs, all with a distinct air of the celestial.
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Apr 11, 2014It's far from perfect, but Smoke Fairies can be viewed as a record that speak of future potential, rather than wasted potential.
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May 20, 2014For a band once so captivating and mysterious, Smoke Fairies is a colossal step back.