Blood Speaks

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Blood Speaks
Blood Speaks album.jpg
Studio album by
Released21 March 2012 (UK)
23 April 2013 (US)
Genre Folk rock, Indie rock
Length43:49
Label V2 Records
Smoke Fairies chronology
Through Low Light and Trees
(2011)
Blood Speaks
(2012)
Smoke Fairies
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [3]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork Media 7.2/10 [5]
PopMatters 6/10 [6]
This Is Fake DIY 7/10 [7]

Blood Speaks is the third studio album by English folk duo Smoke Fairies. It was released in March 2012 under V2 Records.

Contents

Track list

No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

All personnel credits adapted from Blood Speaks's album notes. [8]

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