Smoke Fairies (album)

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Smoke Fairies
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Studio album by
Smoke Fairies
Released14 April 2014
Genre
Length44:59
Label Full Time Hobby
Smoke Fairies chronology
Blood Speaks
(2012)		Smoke Fairies
(2014)		 Wild Winter
(2014)
Singles from Smoke Fairies
  1. "We've Seen Birds"
    Released: 2014
  2. "Eclipse Them All"
    Released: 2014
  3. "Shadow Inversions"
    Released: 2014
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
NME 4/5 [3]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [4]

Smoke Fairies is the third studio album by English duo Smoke Fairies. It was released in April 2014 on the Full Time Hobby label. [5]

Contents

Background

In an interview with For Folk's Sake magazine, when asked about the inspiration behind the album, the band replied, "The main inspiration was how we were doubting ourselves, and what it means to have dedicated yourself to something which is so unreliable for so long. And also about our relationship – we’ve been friends since we were 11 and I think a lot of the songs are us writing about each other, the things you might not have been able to say but you’ll write a song about…" [6]

Smoke Fairies was debuted at a one-off performance at Madame Jojo's in Soho, London, on 7 April 2014. [7]

The album was made available on several formats, including a twin CD, standard black vinyl, limited edition blue vinyl, and a numbered deluxe box set.

Chart performance

Smoke Fairies reached the following chart positions: [8]

Chart (2014)Peak
position
UK Top 100 Albums70
UK Independent Albums13
UK Independent Album Breakers2
UK Physical Albums50
UK Record Store Albums8

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."We've Seen Birds"3:05
2."Eclipse Them All"4:05
3."Shadow Inversions"3:33
4."Hope Is Religion"4:00
5."Waiting for Something to Begin"5:20
6."Your Own Silent Movie"3:25
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Misty Versions"3:46
2."Drinks and Dancing"2:38
3."Koto"4:25
4."Want It Forever"3:12
5."The Very Last Time"3:45
6."Are You Crazy?"3:45

Personnel

All personnel credits adapted from Smoke Fairies sleeve notes.

References

  1. ↑ "Smoke Fairies review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Monger, James Christopher. "Smoke Fairies - Smoke Fairies". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Smoke Fairies - Smoke Fairies". Nme.com. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Smoke Fairies - Smoke Fairies". thelineofbestfit.com. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Smoke Fairies - Smoke Fairies". Discogs. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Interview | Smoke Fairies On Second Chances And Their New Record – For Folk's Sake". 28 April 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "SMOKE FAIRIES". Official Charts. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
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