Smoke Fairies...Through Low Light and Trees(2010)[FLAC]

http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/dca3bb69bec42bcb2fe4c178c9 1a0987/3081615.jpg 2010 Through Low Light and Trees CD V2 SF001CDX 1 Summer Fades 4:10 2 Devil in My Mind 4:45 3 Hotel Room 4:11 4 Dragon 2:35 5 Erie Lackawanna 4:35 6 Strange Moon Rising 3:23 7 Morning Blues 3:38 8 Storm Song 4:16 9 Blue Skies Fall 3:04 10 Feeling Is Turning Blue 3:49 11 After the Rain 3:16 The much-derided Midlake would appear to be very much the tip of the iceberg. There’s clearly a revival of a certain type of folk; one imbued with the deep green hues of an imagined Sherwood forest and with more than a hint of the madrigal and ancient English and Celtic traditions. All of which are filtered through the singer/songwriter sensibilities of Crosby, Stills & Nash and the soft-focus mystery dramas of the Moody Blues. Oddly, most of these groups come from America, a country with its own folk traditions, but in the case of the Smoke Fairies, these maidens are English through-and-through, but flecked with a few influences picked up on touring travels through the United States. This duo has it all down pat: a fruity harmonizing that’s has more than a touch of LA singer-songwriter about it, but also something of Enya’s ethereal wordless vocals; an influence that may be unintentional, but would have been unthinkable a decade ago. There’s also a stripped-back, almost rural back-porch, bluesy aspect on a few tracks (‘Strange Moon Rising’ being a good example) and the totality hangs together beautifully. The spare production works a dream, with guitar and bass textures caught well and the cymbals deliciously crisp. The songs seem to be mostly about fleeting unions and partings, and they find a way to breathe poetry into what amounts to young lust. Downbeat, elegaiac and often downright gorgeous, Through The Low Light & Trees, like Midlake’s The Courage Of Others, is easy to unleash one’s cynicism on. On this occasion, I would prefer to give in and submit to the charm. cd ripped by dBpoweramp please seed http://dickthespic.org/2010/11/29/smoke-fairies/

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belanick (2011-07-06)

Thanks for the upload. Just didn't like the format (.flac). Had to download a converter to put it on iTunes. But the archive is great. And if anyone there needs a (great!) file converter, I found this one (Free Studio):