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9.0
20536
9.0 |
Spin
They worship their heroes the most devout way possible - by trying to top them
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9.0
21118
9.0 |
PopMatters
A record that sounds at once cohesive and loaded with singles
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9.0
25977
9.0 |
The Fly
‘Dye It Blonde’ is almost flawless – a glimpse into a cynicism-free world of perpetual sunshine
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8.9
20641
8.9 |
Beats Per Minute
Dye It Blonde is a snapshot of Smith Westerns today: a band enjoying their youth. It’s not your youth or mine, it is definitively theirs, but they’re happy to share it with you if you’ll have a listen
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8.5
26007
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The Smith Westerns can say with certainty and pride: “Mission accomplished”
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8.5
20575
8.5 |
Bowlegs
With ‘Dye It Blonde’ Smith Westerns have more than built on their debut. They have, in fact, entered a whole new space and time. Where they end up next is anyone’s guess
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8.4
20614
8.4 |
Pitchfork
They were convincing before, but now they seem like experts
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8.0
20537
8.0 |
No Ripcord
Smith Westerns have cleaned up their act, and the result isn't just sparkly, it's damn good
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8.0
21438
8.0 |
The Irish Times
They’ve kept some of the glam touches for Dye It Blonde , but the songwriting and arrangements have gotten a higher priority.
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8.0
22470
8.0 |
Blurt
If these youngsters continue to travel at the rapid speed by which they are evolving, Smith Westerns could reach supernova faster than you can say "Buick MacKane"
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8.0
24493
8.0 |
musicOMH
Twinkling little gem of an album
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8.0
25522
8.0 |
BBC
A warm, wonky album made by three blokes who haven’t reached their 21st birthdays yet
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8.0
25571
8.0 |
Q
An effortless marriage of modern dream-pop loops and classical '70s guitar lines. Print edition only
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8.0
25989
8.0 |
The Guardian
It's a joy to hear a band who want you to enjoy their music, not just admire it
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8.0
20797
8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
The band comes across entirely genuine, as if questions of authenticity and irony don't even apply
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8.0
25889
8.0 |
NME
Smart kids with mean tunes, sharp minds and great record collections
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8.0
25962
8.0 |
Daily Telegraph
This is glorious summer music, possibly the summer of 1974, but sunshine all round none the less
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8.0
26086
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
On paper I would have assumed that this album would be another sonic parasite, but there’s a strange magnetism
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8.0
26096
8.0 |
The Scotsman
Wall-to-wall freewheeling indie pop in a lo-fi Flaming Lips style
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8.0
20535
8.0 |
Eye Weekly
With Dye It Blonde, the Smith Westerns haven’t just outgrown the garage, but quite possibly this world as well
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7.5
21728
7.5 |
Prefix
Enough triumphs to score a summer romance and get cut up on mix CDs
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7.0
22414
7.0 |
PopMatters
Astute practitioners of glam rock
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7.0
20538
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Smith Westerns’ best work comes when they don’t allow themselves to get too caught up in the history and traditions of the sounds of old
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7.0
20624
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
An overpowering blast of glam-rocking gorgeousness
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7.0
20940
7.0 |
Rave Magazine
Laden with classic Beatles-style melodies and a tinge of T.Rex swagger
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7.0
26039
7.0 |
DIY
Smith Westerns are living Marc Bolan’s lost teenage dream, and letting all us oldies in on the fun again
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6.5
20559
6.5 |
The 405
The band often steer dangerously towards arena rock with less of an ironic snigger than you would hope for
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6.0
20606
6.0 |
Slant Magazine
Dye It Blonde may be a more accomplished production than Smith Westerns, but it's also a roundly enervating creation, drained of the fuzzy promise that defined the band's debut
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6.0
25595
6.0 |
Uncut
They score high for presentation. Print edition only
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6.0
25604
6.0 |
Mojo
Often astoundingly catchy and entirely indebted to the past. Print edition only
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6.0
26047
6.0 |
The Digital Fix
If you like The Magic Numbers or Telekinesis!, then the undoubtedly handsome young men of Smith Westerns may similarly please
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2.0
26651
2.0 |
God Is In The TV
Full of generic, druggy strumalongs we’ve heard a million times before
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