Smith Westerns

Smith Westerns

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
Website http://www.smithwesternsmusic.com
Members
Cullen Omori
Cameron Omori
Max Kakacek

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

Contents

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 — — — — —
Dye It Blonde
  • Release date: January 18, 2011
  • Label: Fat Possum Records
  • Formats: CD, music download, vinyl
 114 18 20 29 1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Album
2010 "Weekend" Dye It Blonde

References

  1. ^ a b Mehr, Bob. "Big Kids | Music Column". Chicago Reader. http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/big-kids/Content?oid=1187816. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
  2. ^ "Rising: The Smith Westerns". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/news/36019-rising-the-smith-westerns/. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
  3. ^ "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. 
  4. ^ "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. 
  5. ^ "Pitchfork: The Playlist: Smith Westerns - "Weekend"". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12032-weekend/. Retrieved 2010-11-08. 
  6. ^ "Smith Westerns Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/smith-westerns/chart-history/1127376. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  7. ^ "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. 
  8. ^ "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. 
  9. ^ "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. 
  10. ^ "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.