Friday, July 22, 2011

Smoke Fairies/Summer Tour/Through Low Light And Trees Out Now

SMOKE FAIRIES ANNOUNCE SUMMER TOUR DATES

DEBUT ALBUM THROUGH LOW LIGHT AND TREES OUT NOW

Smoke Fairies are one of England's hottest up-and-coming folk acts."-Spin

“Their evocative sound manages to remain so consistently enchanting.”—Blurt

“The duo’s voices and instruments harmonize in haunting ways that evoke the ethereal spirit.”—PopMatters

“The two weave tight vocal harmonies and guitar picking with American blues.”—WNYC

“This lovely album is reminiscent of early–‘70s acid folk…heartfelt and sensual…poised and elegant…Smoke Fairies have fashioned a collection of songs that has the subtle charm of an afternoon spent in a meadow at the end of summer.”—MOJO

“Smoke Fairies rely on intertwining…their two voices move in close harmonies, with timbres blending almost like sisters.”—New York Times

British duo Smoke Fairies’ first U.S. full-length debut is available now. The 11 track Through Low Light and Trees highlights the harmonies of small town best mates Jessica Davies and Katherine Balmire and is produced by Head (known for his work with PJ Harvey and others). Recently, the duo released a double a-side single “Hotel Room/Strange Moon Rising” only in the U.S. for Record Store Day through 453 Records. Smoke Fairies announce additional solo shows on top of on their U.S. tour with Rasptuina. (Please see dates attached.)

In their native England, Smoke Fairies self released several singles prior to their debut and were first introduced to American audiences with their 7” Gastown/River Song on Jack White’s Third Man Records. When White first heard Smoke Fairies, he offered to produce and play drums in his Nashville Studio with fellow Dead Weather/Raconteur band mate Jack Lawrence.

Smoke Fairies have toured the U.S. with Laura Marling, played SXSW in 2010 and New York’s CMJ, where Time Out New York noted they were one of the “Top 5 Must See Bands” of the Festival. The duo recently released Ghosts: A Compilation of A-Sides, B-Sides and an EP from the Recent Past also exclusively to the American market for Record Store Day last year.

For Through Low Light and Trees, Smoke Fairies retreated to Sawmills studio in rural Cornwall to work with Head. The album caught press attention in the U.K with The Sun calling the record “a smorgasbord of nature imagery and fable-like fantasy” while The Guardian wrote “this album is enchanting.”

Smoke Fairies U.S. Tour Dates

July 29 Key Club * Los Angeles, CA

July 30 SLO Brewing Co * San Luis Obispo, CA

July 31 Slims* San Francisco, CA

August 4 WOW Hall * Eugene, OR

August 5 Doug Fir Lounge * Portland, OR

August 6 Tractor Tavern * Seattle, WA

August 8 The Railyard * Billing, MT

August 11 Bourbon Theater * Lincoln, NB

August 12 Blue Moose Tap House * Iowa City, IA

August 13 7th Street Entry * Minneapolis, MN

August 15 Schuba’s Chicago, IL

August 14 Shank Hall * Milwaukee, WI

August 16 Underground * Sandusky, OH

August 18 Red Palace Washington, DC

August 19 1st Unitarian Side Chapel Philadelphia, PA

August 22 Rockwood Music Hall New York, NY

August 24 The Basement Nashville, TN

* with Rasputina


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