Smith Westerns
Smith Westerns | |
|---|---|
| Smith Westerns at Sasquatch! Festival 2011 Smith Westerns at Sasquatch! Festival 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Genres | Indie rock Glam rock |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Fat Possum, Weird World HoZac Records, Transparent, Bachelor |
| Members | Cullen Omori Cameron Omori Max Kakacek Julien Ehrlich |
| Website | http://www.smithwesternsmusic.com |
Smith Westerns are an indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois.[1] Their musical influences include David Bowie, Marc Bolan, T. Rex[2] and Brit Pop[3]
Their self-titled debut album was released on HoZac Records on June 5, 2009.[4] Most of the album was recorded throughout the winter and early spring in Max Kakacek's basement.[1]
They released a new single, "Weekend", on November 4, 2010, from their most recent album Dye It Blonde, which was released on January 18, 2011.[5]
Most recently, they have been opening band for the Arctic Monkeys in their Suck It and See Tour
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] |
US Indie [7] |
US Alt [8] |
US Rock [9] |
US Heat [10] | |||||
| The Smith Westerns |
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— | — | — | — | — | |||
| Dye It Blonde |
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114 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 1 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Weekend" | Dye It Blonde |
References
- ^ a b Mehr, Bob. "Big Kids | Music Column". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Rising: The Smith Westerns". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Smith Westerns Talk Their New Brit Pop Influenced LP". Retrieved 2010-10-08.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|published=ignored (help) - ^ "Smith Westerns LP Out Now on HoZac - MySpace-blog | van The Smith Westerns". Blogs.myspace.com. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Pitchfork: The Playlist: Smith Westerns - "Weekend"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ^ "Smith Westerns Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Smith Westerns Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Smith Westerns Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Smith Westerns Album & Song Chart History - Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Smith Westerns Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2011.