Smith Westerns

Impose Magazine — In a bizarre set order that went something like Brother, Ellie Goulding, Smith Westerns, Odd Future and then um, Matt & Kim, weirdly enough it ended up working all out. Fader Fort’s third night was its strongest, complete with the pop of the past, ... more info

Guardian Music — Last week's SXSW festival was full of terrible band names – about 173 of which used the words 'crystal', 'wolf' or 'kids'. Why? And how can bands make their names better?How come so many bands at this year's SXSW festival had such awful names? Jess... more info

Abeano — Don’t sleep for 5 days, eat a whole cow, chugg a lot of energy drink and watch these videos. Congrats, you’ve just “done” SXSW. Most of Texas seemed to be willing Odd Future to bring some excitement to the main stages and so went wild ... more info

Guardian Music — They're so no-fi post-Drums neo-chill, you wonder if they formed with the express intention of being touted as SXSW's buzz bandHometown: Massachusetts.The lineup: Dom (lead vocals, guitar), Bobby (drums), Erik (bass), Cosmo (guitar).The background: A... more info

KEXP Seattle — KEXP is proud to bring you a phenomenal gallery of images NPR’s South by Southwest showcase at Stubbs, featuring memorable performances by James Blake, Smith Westerns, and Raphael Saadiq. Blake haunted the crowd with his tortured electro melodies, ... more info

Impose Magazine — We live in a world where The Smith Westerns and Duran Duran play shows together.  Thanks, SXSW. James Blake, Raphael Saddiq, Toro y Moi, Weekends, and Yuck also played at Stubb's this past Wednesday, March 17. See more images from this post. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos Shanda Boyett The Smith Westerns played Knitting Factory on March 5, two says after a show at Mercury Lounge, and their last public stop on a pre-SXSW tour. But they're not headed off to Austin just yet. FIRST, a... more info

Addict Music — It is the first release on Weird World, which is a new imprint of Domino to be run from the company’s London offices. Smith Westerns’ ‘Dye It Blonde’ To Get UK Release is an article from: Addict Music more info

Impose Magazine — Bass Drum of Death are two piece garage-rock band from Mississippi that sing about drugs, panic attacks and trying to hook up with religious girls... the usual mischievous rock n' roller living in a small town deal. There is certainly nothing new abo... more info

Impose Magazine — We headed for the well-lit Smith Westerns Amoeba instore in San Fran (everything else they played in the city sold out). Armed with a trusty hipstamatic, we caught an all too brief showcase of jams from their new album Dye it Blonde, beginning with "... more info