Spinner.com — 60. My Morning Jacket, 'Holdin on to Black Metal' 59. Naked and Famous, 'Punching in a Dream' 58. Sleeper Agent, 'That's My Baby' 57. The Civil Wars, 'Barton Hollow' 56. Iceage, 'New Brigade' 55. Lights, 'Everybody Breaks a Glass' 54. Diarrhe... more info

Stereogum — Recently, Insound announced its Delicious Design League Project where they commissioned the Chicago design firm Delicious Design League to create their own band t-shirts for Best Coast, the Walkmen, the Antlers, Smith Westerns and Washed Out. And now... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Smith Westerns at MHOW in October (more by Toby Tenenbaum) After releasing their sophomore LP Dye It Blonde at the beginning of this year, Smith Westerns have gone on a number of tours in support of it, most recently opening... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Andrew Sacher, photos by Toby Tenenbaum At 10:15 PM on Wednesday night (10/19), the lights dimmed over the packed Music Hall of Williamsburg, save for a single spotlight shining over the empty stage, as the demonic organ intro... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — AM @ Summerstage over the summer (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) today in NYC * Odd Future @ Terminal 5 * Zola Jesus, Xanopticon @ LPR * BOBBY, Emmy the Great @ Fat Baby * Arctic Monkeys, Smith Westerns @... more info

Stereogum — Closing out the concert season at the Hollywood Bowl, a stacked bill of TV On The Radio, Arctic Monkeys, Panda Bear, Warpaint, and Smith Westerns crammed in as much music as possible before the evening curfew. Smith Westerns bolted through a twenty m... more info

NME — TV On The Radio, Warpaint, Smith Westerns also on the Los Angeles bill more info

Music News Net — If, light years from now, people ever want a snapshot of youth and young manhood in 2011, they need look no further than Chicago trio Smith Westerns, for to listen to their music is to experience vicariously the reckless thrills... more info

The Quietus — Not Not Fun's dubbed out Peaking Lights have a go at deconstructing Smith Westerns' 'End Of The Night' more info

Stereogum — The Wisconsin production duo Peaking Lights have remixed “End Of The Night,” a languid glam-rock jam from Smith Westerns’ recent album Dye It Blonde. In their hands, it’s a vaguely peppy lo-fi dub track. As remixes go, it keeps big parts of t... more info