Guardian Music — (Domino)Chicago's Smith Westerns started in thrall to compilations of 60s garage rock, such as Nuggets, before their listening habits moved on a few years – to David Bowie when he was still wearing makeup, Marc Bolan in silver lamé and the like. T... more info

The Telegraph — Smith Westerns' Dye It Blonde is glorious summer music. Rating: * * * * more info

NME — Band's second album is streaming exclusively on NME.COM more info

NME - The Daily Download — Here's your chance to stream the very first album being released via Weird World, a brand new imprint under London's Domino Records. 'Dye It Blonde' by the Smith Westerns will be available in the UK, Europe and Japan on May 2nd. It's their first full... more info

Abeano — Smith Westerns: Die With Your Chin Up from stereogum on Vimeo. Smith Westerns have had the recording of their second album chronicled by filmmaker Ray Concepcion. The band discuss their musical influences while recording All Die Young (70’s... more info

KEXP Seattle — Chicago-area garage-glam-pop foursome Smith Westerns are riding a wave of hype higher than a skyscraper right now, following rave reviews of their sophomore record Dye It Blonde and packed concert halls nationwide. Die With Your Chin Up is a 9-minute... more info

Stereogum — Die With Your Chin Up is a 9-minute “short film” focusing on Chicago garage-glam trio Smith Westerns and the making of their sophomore album Dye It Blonde, among other things. Familiar indie rock-friendly NYC filmmaker Ray Concepcion did the whol... more info

KEXP Seattle — Chicago’s Smith Westerns have been one of the media’s favorite buzzbands this year, touring constantly in support of their acclaimed new album Dye it Blonde. Playing to sold out crowds everywhere from local venues to SXSW can be wild, but the you... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — I had the pleasure of catching Mississippi duo Bass Drum Of Death in January when they opened for Smith Westerns at Glasslands Gallery. They impressed the hell out of me, and I had a feeling good things were on the way. “Young Pros” is a song fro... more info

Abeano — Kode9 dropped by the Benji B show with some new material from Burial. Fans declared it “better than Thom Yorke, Four Tet and Burial” and “quite like old Burial”. Tyler, The Creator and Hodgy Beats rubbed themselves down with bacon fl... more info