Dye It Blonde

On their second full-length outing, the young Chicago band has delivered on their early promise, with a richer sound and a better batch of songs.

Mischievously baby-faced Chicago teenagers chewing out carefree rhythms on barbed-wire bubblegum, Smith Westerns battered a collection of glam-rock earworms with no-fi production and barely contained youthful arrogance on 2009's self-titled debut. For Dye It Blonde, the group moves up to the big leagues without losing…

It doesn’t take long to like Smith Westerns’ new album Dye it Blonde , a painless collection of 10 catchy pop-infused rock…

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Dye It Blonde is drained of the fuzzy promise that defined the band’s debut.

At this point, Smith Westerns has officially become what some listeners might call a “buzz band” (looking your way, Hipster Runoff).

Glam meets psychedelia meets pop on the Smith Westerns' new album. By <strong>Michael Hann</strong>

Album Reviews: Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde

Smith Westerns' Dye It Blonde is glorious summer music. Rating: * * * *