Country trio The Holy Smoke announce final release

Australian country trio The Holy Smoke have announced their sophomore and final release, In the Clear Light of Day, a five-track EP out on Friday, July 19.

Since forming in 2016, The Holy Smoke have built a reputation for their down-to-earth and intimate live performances, featuring classic acoustic instrumentation and uplifting hooks. Featuring singer-songwriters Karlee Rae, Delilah Rose and Rose Parker, the trio have performed at folk festivals across the country and have become firm local favourites.

In the Clear Light of Day is, according to the group, all about “secret women’s business.” It tackles themes of belonging, transformation, imposter syndrome, standing up, and then having a little lie-down. There are nods to spirituality with This Little Light and the women who raised them with My Mama. Recorded mostly live and sometimes through a shared mic, the EP captures what the group says they are all about: ‘the sheer delight of shared joy’.

Recorded at RADA Studios (Katy Steele, Great Gable, Timothy Nelson, Abbe May), engineered by Matt Gio, mixed by Em Burrows (Web Rumors), arranged and performed by The Holy Smoke, and mastered by Jeff McCormack (Kasey Chambers, Troy Casser-Daly), In the Clear Light of Day was created whilst the members of The Holy Smoke were in Boorloo/Perth; however, they now find themselves living at opposite ends of the country.

The Holy Smoke’s new EP, In the Clear Light of Day, is out on Friday, July 19, 2024. To stream the EP, head to distrokid.com