Smith Westerns
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| Smith Westerns | |
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 Smith Westerns at Sasquatch! Festival 2011 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Genres | Indie rock Glam rock |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Fat Possum, Weird World HoZac Records, Transparent, Bachelor |
| Website | http://www.smithwesternsmusic.com |
| Members | |
| Cullen Omori Cameron Omori Max Kakacek |
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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
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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| US [6] |
US Indie [7] |
US Alt [8] |
US Rock [9] |
US Heat [10] |
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| 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 | |||||||||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Album |
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| 2010 | "Weekend" | Dye It Blonde |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Mehr, Bob. "Big Kids | Music Column". Chicago Reader. http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/big-kids/Content?oid=1187816. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Rising: The Smith Westerns". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/news/36019-rising-the-smith-westerns/. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Smith Westerns Talk Their New Brit Pop Influenced LP". http://pitchfork.com/news/40315-smith-westerns-talk-britpop-influenced-new-lp/. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ^ "Smith Westerns LP Out Now on HoZac - MySpace-blog | van The Smith Westerns". Blogs.myspace.com. 2009-10-16. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=144202417&blogId=493135982. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Pitchfork: The Playlist: Smith Westerns - "Weekend"". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12032-weekend/. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ^ "Smith Westerns Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/smith-westerns/chart-history/1127376. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Smith Westerns Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/smith-westerns/chart-history/1127376?f=326&g=Albums. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Smith Westerns Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/smith-westerns/chart-history/1127376?f=794&g=Albums. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Smith Westerns Album & Song Chart History - Rock Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/smith-westerns/chart-history/1127376?f=408&g=Albums. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Smith Westerns Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/smith-westerns/chart-history/1127376?f=324&g=Albums. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
