Darkness Brings the Wonders Home
| Darkness Brings the Wonders Home | ||||
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| Released | 31 January 2020 | |||
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| Length | 41:12 | |||
| Label | Year Seven Records | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Album of the year | 71/100[2] |
| Islington Gazette | [3] |
Darkness Brings the Wonders Home is the fifth studio album by English duo Smoke Fairies.[5] It was released in January 2020, on the band's Year Seven Records label.[6] It marked the return of much-anticipated new music from Smoke Fairies after a 5 year break.
Background
The album was produced by Phil Ek in Seattle, Washington; the first time the band had recorded an album outside of the UK.[7]
The album arrived shortly before the first COVID-19 outbreak. Although some early launch gigs took place, many other planned activities were put on hold/performed as streamed events.[8] Smoke Fairies commented that this album took on special meaning for them, due to personal loss and the general isolation caused by the pandemic.
In April 2020, Smoke Fairies released 'No Matter How This Goes, Just Make Sure That You're Kind'[9], a song recorded during the making of Darkness Brings The Wonders Home, but didn't make the final cut. The band wrote "It now seems this track makes sense and we wanted to share it because no matter how this situation goes, we are certain that if we just feed it love, good will conquer". [10]
The album was released on standard and signed limited edition CD, 180g black vinyl, signed limited edition gold vinyl, deluxe limited edition black/gold splatter 'dinked'[11] vinyl as well as digital download.
Chart performance
Darkness Brings the Wonders Home reached the following chart positions:[12]
| Position | Official UK chart | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock & Metal Albums | 13 February 2020 |
| 1 | Independent Album Breakers | 13 February 2020 |
| 3 | Record Store | 13 February 2020 |
| 6 | Independent Albums | 13 February 2020 |
| 6 | Vinyl Albums | 13 February 2020 |
| 18 | Physical Albums | 13 February 2020 |
| 20 | Albums Sales | 13 February 2020 |
| 81 | Top 100 Albums | 13 February 2020 |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "On the Wing" | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Elevator" | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Disconnect" | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Coffee Shop Blues" | 5:12 |
| 5. | "Left to Roll" | 4:28 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Out of the Woods" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Chocolate Rabbit" | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Chew Your Bones" | 4:57 |
| 4. | "Don't You Want to Spiral Out of Control" | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Super Tremolo" | 3:27 |
Personnel
All personnel credits adapted from Darkness Brings the Wonders Home liner notes.
- All songs written by Smoke Fairies
- Vocals and instruments by Smoke Fairies
- Drums and percussion by Davey Brozowski
- Produced, engineered and mixed by Phil Ek
- Assistant engineering by Garrett Reynolds
- Recorded at Studio Litho, Seattle, Washington
- Mixed at Electrokitty, Seattle, Washington
- Mastered by Paul Blakemore at CMG Mastering
- Photography by Annick Wolfers
- Design and illustrations by Daren Newman
- Marketed and distributed by Republic Of Music
References
- ^ "Darkness Brings The Wonders Home - Smoke Fairies". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Darkness Brings The Wonders Home - Smoke Fairies". albumoftheyear.org. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Darkness Brings The Wonders Home - Smoke Fairies". Islington Gazette-date=05 February 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Darkness Brings The Wonders Home - Smoke Fairies". metacritic.com. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ Smoke Fairies - Darkness Brings The Wonders Home, 31 January 2020, retrieved 30 July 2025
- ^ "Smoke Fairies - Darkness Brings the Wonders Home on CD, Vinyl LP | Rough Trade - (CD., Black | LP, Gold | LP, CD)". Roughtrade. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ No Matter How This Goes, Just Make Sure That Y... | AllMusic, retrieved 30 July 2025
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Smoke Fairies - Darkness Brings The Wonders Home". Dinked. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "DARKNESS BRINGS THE WONDERS HOME". Official Charts. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2025.