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Smith Westerns will Dye It Blonde in January

Chicago’s glammy garage rockers Smith Westerns will release their sophomore effort, Dye It Blonde, on January 18.

In an interview earlier this month with Pitchfork.com, Smith Westerns front man Cullen Omori had this to say about the new record:

It’s pretty different. There’s still the whole glam thing that we incorporate in it. But the first record was made in reaction to the kind of music we were listening to at the time– the whole power-pop and glam thing. This record is a little bit more eclectic. We had more time to kind of think about what we want to make, and we also discovered a lot more music and therefore had better options as to where we could go with it. We tried to do some disco things on it. I think one of the main influences was a lot of 90s Britpop.

Smith Westerns aren’t letting their big name new label and upcoming album slow them down, however. They’re hitting the road beginning tomorrow including an opening stint for MGMT in Europe. But you can catch them before they jump the pond at Lincoln Hall on Friday, November 5. Tickets are available right now at Lincolnhallchicago.com for $12.

Check out the Dye It Blonde track list and complete Smith Westerns tour itinerary after the jump.

Dye It Blonde Track listing:

01. Weekend
02. Still New
03. Imagine Pt. 3
04. All Die Young
05. Fallen in Love
06. End of the Night
07. Only One
08. Smile
09. Dance Away
10. Dye the World

Smith Westerns Tour Dates:

10-29 Philadelphia, PA – Bryn Mawr College
10-30 Brooklyn, NY – 171 Lombardy
10-31 Boston, MA – House of Blues #
11-01 New York, NY – Terminal 5 #
11-02 New York, NY – Terminal 5 #
11-03 Toronto, Ontario – Sound Academy #
11-05 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
11-12 Milwaukee, WI – Club Garibaldi
11-20 London, England – Luminaire
11-21 London, England – Brixton Windmill
11-22 Paris, France – FMR *
11-23 Landshut, Germany – Wintergarden
11-24 Frankfurt, Germany – Sinkkasten
11-26 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Trouw
11-27 Cologne, Germany – King Georg
11-29 Dusseldorf, Germany – Stahlwerk ^
11-30 Hamburg, Germany – Docks ^
12-01 Gothenburg, Sweden – Eriksberg
12-02 Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene ^
12-03 Stockholm, Sweden – Berns ^
12-04 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega ^
12-06 Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle ^
12-07 Munich, Germany – Tonhalle ^
12-08 Vienna, Austria – Gasometer ^
12-10 Prague, Czech Republic – Archa Theatre ^
12-11 Bologna, Italy – Covo
12-12 Milan, Italy – Alcatraz ^
12-13 Zurich, Switzerland – Maag Hall ^
12-14 Lyon, France – Le Transbordeur ^
12-15 Bordeaux, France – Saint EX
12-16 Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz ^
12-17 Madrid, Spain – La Riviera ^
12-18 Lisbon, Portugal – Campo Pequeno ^