Folk supergroup A Blaze of Feather have one foot in the world of visual art and another in understated folk songwriting. In the early half of 2017, their name began appearing on festival lineups in the U.K. Despite no one having heard of them before, they featured high up on the bills, generating online speculation as to who they could be. Eventually it was uncovered that the band was primarily led by visual artist Mickey Smith, joined by singer/songwriter Ben Howard -- for whom Smith was a regular touring guitarist -- and a selection of Howard's regular touring musicians. A Blaze of Feather's lineup was officially confirmed as they readied their debut release, EP 1. Their eponymous debut album followed shortly thereafter. ~ Liam Martin