Blood Speaks

Blood Speaks
Studio album by Smoke Fairies
Released	21 March 2012
Genre	Folk rock indie rock
Length	43:49
Label	V2
Smoke Fairies chronology
Through Low Light and Trees (2011) Blood Speaks (2012) Smoke Fairies (2014)
Singles from Blood Speaks
"The Three of Us" Released: 2012 "Let Me Know" Released: 2012

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	7/10 [3]
The Observer	[4]
Pitchfork Media	7.2/10 [5]
PopMatters	6/10 [6]
This Is Fake DIY	7/10 [7]

Blood Speaks is the second studio album by English folk duo Smoke Fairies. It was released in Europe in March 2012 under V2 Records and in US in 2013 under Year Seven Records.

Background

The album was inspired, in part, by being on the road as a touring band and the feeling of being lost in a vast amount of space. ^[8] The album has a more confident feel to it versus Through Low Light and Trees, something that band explained in an interview with For Folk's Sake magazine, "From the outset of writing Blood Speaks we knew there was an audience wanting to hear it, so that gives you some assurance and confidence. It was important to us to make it feel like a step forwards, a change or development". ^[9]

Blood Speaks was released on CD, limited edition CD box set (with artwork, mini camera and postcards), black vinyl, limited edition red vinyl (2013), and digital download.

Track listing

CD 1, Cat. # SF007CDX

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Let Me Know"	2:57
2.	"Awake"	4:20
3.	"The Three of Us"	4:53
4.	"Daylight"	3:56
5.	"Blood Speaks"	5:52
6.	"Take Me Down When You Go"	4:26
7.	"Feel It Coming Near"	5:00
8.	"Hideaway"	3:53
9.	"Version of the Future"	4:43
10.	"Film Reel"	3:49

Bonus CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Radio Clicks On"	3:31
2.	"Bells"	4.05
3.	"The Wireless"	3:39

Personnel

All personnel credits adapted from Blood Speaks sleeve notes. ^[10]

• All songs written by Smoke Fairies
• Vocals, guitar – Jessica Davies
• Vocals, guitar, organ, piano – Katherine Blamire
• Viola, banjo, omnichord – Neil Walsh
• Bass – Kristofer Harris
• Drums, timpani – Robert Wilks
• Produced, recorded, and mixed by Head, Eastcote Studios, West London.
• Published by Mute Song
• Art direction – StudioThomson

• Photography by Maria Mochnacz

For personnel and other information relating to the songs on the bouns CD, refer to 'The Three of Us EP'.

References

1. "Blood Speaks reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
2. Christopher Monger, James. "Blood Speaks - Smoke Fairies". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
3. Yau, Alex (23 May 2012). "Album review". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
4. Carnwath, Ally (20 May 2012). "Smoke Fairies: Blood Speaks – review". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
5. Maddux, Rachael (8 June 2012). "Blood Speak review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
6. Horowitz, Steve (2 April 2013). "Album review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
7. Skrebels, Joe. "Smoke Fairies - Blood Speaks". ThisisfakeDIY.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
8. Quietus, The (15 May 2012). "Smoke Fairies Discuss New LP". The Quietus. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
9. "Interview | Smoke Fairies introduce new album Blood Speaks – For Folk's Sake". 24 April 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
10. "Smoke Fairies - Blood Speaks". Discogs. Retrieved 4 October 2016.