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Kelley Stoltz's "Double Exposure" is available here: https://thirdmanstore.com/catalog/product/view/id/976/s/kelley-stoltz-double-exposure-12-vinyl/

While many rocking bands in San Francisco and beyond claim to be 'garage' bands' - Kelley Stoltz has actually recorded his new LP "Double Exposure" in the garage behind his house.  And while the car oil stained floors are covered by oriental rugs and there are no snow shovels laying around - there is a collection of vintage synths, 17 guitars, tape echos, mellotrons, a 50's jukebox, a Teardrop Explodes poster, a tape machine used by The Residents, an amp used by Stooge James Williamson, and a myriad other noise making devices which rear their heads on his new record.  All told the place is called Electric Duck Studio and it's become a muse capturing zone for Stoltz, as well as Sonny & the Sunsets, The Mantles, Tim Cohen, Life Stinks, The Sandwitches and many other tuneweavers big and small. 

"Double Exposure" is Kelley's first album in a while - near on 3 years since his last one, "To Dreamers" came out on Sub Pop. What the heck has he been doing since, you ask?  Well renovating the garage for one, and using said garage studio to engineer, produce or encourage the above named bands… You see time flies when you're having fun.  Add in some love, a little heartbreak, turning 40, deciding to jog everyday, staring at the wall, singing hundreds of songs into the phone, sleeping, recording an album of cover songs with his family, making a couple 45 singles, catching white wine buzzes, getting dropped by Sub Pop, playing keyboards on tour with Rodriguez, and signing on with old supporters at Third Man Records… really it's as good old Sandy Denny sang, who knows where the time goes.

Anyway, if you stir up all that stuff and a few other things we won't mention here, you have the makings of a fantastic and heartfelt record, "Double Exposure" has 10 new jams that Thee Oh Sees main man, John Dwyer, describes thusly, "A piece of gold in your ear, A lovely thought in your mind, A breeze in the sun, This record is perfect…" 

Nicely put there Johnny! And you too will thrill to the sound of delay pedals twisting the keys on "Inside My Head", crane your neck to the backwards guitars of "Are You My Love", ramble and gamble to the clanging cymbals on the title track, question the sanity of a song called "Kim Chee Taco Man", and finally, fall down and weep at the sweet fluted sentiments of "It's Summertime Again".  

For all of you Aussie rules fans, the album was mixed and mastered by Mikey Young of Eddy Current Suppression Ring/Total Control and features Stoltz playing most of the instruments himself and overdubbing parts through his trusty 8 track tape machine.

Kelley Stoltz - "Kim Chee Taco Man" Clip

Kelley Stoltz - "Double Exposure" Clip

Smoke Fairies will release a new 7” single – “Storm Song” – on 2nd May on V2 / Cooperative Music.

Following their sell-out UK tour in Jan/February of this year, SMOKE FAIRIES have just announced more live dates for May, including a headline show at ULU and appearances at The Great Escape in Brighton, Primavera Sound in Barcelona and the Evolution Festival in Newcastle… Upcoming live dates/info below…

Friday 13 May - BRIGHTON – Unitarian Church (The Great Escape)
Saturday 14 May - CLITHEROE - Grand (£8)
Sunday 15 May - HEBDEN BRIDGE - Trades Club (£9)
Monday 16 May - EDINBURGH - Cabaret Voltaire (£7.50)
Wednesday 18 May - YORK - Duchess (£7.50)
Friday 20 May - LONDON - ULU (£9)         
Sunday 22 May - CARDIFF - Glee (£8)
Tuesday 24 May - SOUTHAMPTON - Joiners (£7.50)
Thursday 26 May - BARCELONA - Primavera Sound Festival
Saturday 28 May - NEWCASTLE - Evolution Festival 

www.SmokeFairies.com 

Through Low Light And Trees

Storm Song

Smoke Fairies - 'Storm Song'

Taken from the new album 'Blood Speaks'
For more info & to order please visit: www.SmokeFairies.com

Blood Speaks

Smoke Fairies - Blood Speaks

Summer Fades

Smoke Fairies - Summer Fades

Strange Moon Rising

Smoke Fairies - Strange Moon Rising

After The Rain

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Smoke Fairies - The Visitors 
Features as one of 5 cover versions on the This Is A Reflection EP, available on CD as a free bonus disc from all good UK indie stores when you buy the new Smoke Fairies Album 'Blood Speaks'

and available on vinyl exclusively from Rough Trade Shops (www.RoughTrade.com)

www.SmokeFairies.com

Smoke Fairies - The Visitors

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Smoke Fairies - She Sells Sanctuary 
Features as on of 5 cover versions one the This Is A Reflection EP, available on CD as a free bonus disc from all good UK indie stores when you buy the new Smoke Fairies Album 'Blood Speaks'

and available on vinyl exclusively from Rough Trade Shops (www.RoughTrade.com)

www.SmokeFairies.com

Smoke Fairies - She Sells Sanctuary

A new compilation from Full Time Hobby, celebrating the work of Tim Hardin

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