THE PORTABLE INFINITE: Smoke Fairies Livestream From The Italianate Glasshouse Sunday July 18

7/17/2021

Smoke Fairies Livestream From The Italianate Glasshouse Sunday July 18

Smoke Fairies Livestream From The Italianate Glasshouse Sunday July 18

Limited Edition Of Debut Album On Sept. 10th

Acclaimed Through Low Light And Trees Celebrating 10th Anniversary

New York NY/London, UK: Smoke Fairies celebrate ten years since the worldwide release of their critically acclaimed debut album Through Low Light And Trees. Jessica Davies & Katherine Blamire have created a special film of them performing the album in its entirety to be streamed worldwide on Sunday, July 18th. The one-off performance was filmed live at the beautiful Italianate Glasshouse in Ramsgate England near where the band have been holed-up for the last 18 months. There will also be a special pressing of the record as a limited edition version on translucent green vinyl. Tickets for the livestream can be found at www.SmokeFairies.com.

Commenting on going back to this important record in the band's back-catalogue Jessica says "it felt fitting to revisit the songs through the lens of time with the wisdom and maturity which we now possess."

Pressed in Nashville by long-term friends and supporters of the band United Record Pressings the record will be released on the band's own Year Seven Records on September 10th. The album was produced by long-term PJ Harvey collaborator Head and recorded at Sawmills Studio in Cornwall, UK the studio where famously band such as Oasis, The Stone Rose & Muse have recorded. Pressings of the album on vinyl have long-since sold out so this is a timely reissue of an extremely highly regarded record which has stood the test of time. MOJO described it in their 4* review as "dark, lustful blues-folk" and the Guardian commenting the album is "beautifully harmonised, wistful songs... This is enchanting".

"A a masterful debut that’s part Tudors and part True Blood." - AllMusic

"For all the minor detours, Through Low Light and Trees is consistent in proffering a dreamy, timeless music which could have been recorded at any time in the last 40-odd years. That in itself is a kind of recommendation." - BBC

"ethereally enchanting" - The Times

"Wicker man-worthy blues riffs, equally thrilling and chilling" - NME

"crystal-clear vocal harmonies" - The Independent

"…add a German accent and it could be Nico and the Velvets." - Uncut

"Jack White - who produced and played on their Gastown/River Song single - Chichester’s photogenic Smoke Fairies are basic and gentle, but there’s a spooked undertow and a winning worldliness at work here.” - Q Magazine

"Best friends since childhood, this British duo have created a truly fantastical experience on Through Low Light and Trees. Understated yet powerful, the album is filled with strong American folk and blues influences." - Bust

The duo’s voices and instruments harmonize in haunting ways that evoke the ethereal spirits from which they take their band’s name. - Popmatters

Smoke Fairies - Strange Moon Rising

Smoke Fairies were the first UK act to release a single on Jack White's label Third Man Records and was produced by White who also played guitar and drums. Other notable recordings include a cover of Neil Young’s ‘Alabama’ from his Harvest LP which appeared on a special Mojo album to mark the approaching fortieth anniversary of the album. Jessica and Katherine also contributed vocals to the track ‘Valentina', a tribute to Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space on The Race For Space, the second album by Public Service Broadcasting. Smoke Fairies most recent release came out early last year Darkness Brings the Wonders Home, and the first to come out on the band’s own label Year Seven Records. The set saw some remarkable chart positions for a band operating as a fully independent venture (#1 UK Rock Album and #6 on the Independent Album Charts). It was recorded with producer Phil Ek (The Black Angels, Fleet Foxes, The Shins) over the course of a rigorous month-long session in Seattle.

The band has toured this side of the Atlantic with Laura Marling, Rasputina, and most recently Blitzen Trapper and Dawes. They hope to return in the not too distant future.

Be sure to catch Smoke Fairies’ Smoke Signals podcast, featuring Jessica and Katherine’s charming and drily funny reminiscences about their early days getting started in music: https://smarturl.it/smokesignalspodcast