Former Smith Westerns man Cullen Omori continues to unfurl his new album and solo debut New Misery, today unveiling the latest cut. The song is titled “Synthetic Romance” and it is an energetic psychedelic Pop tune. New Misery will arrive March 18th on SubPop. Hear “Synthetic Romance” below.
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Exciting newcomers Whitney have released their new single/music video for “No Woman,” a surefire example of great things to come this year from this Chicago outfit. Drummer/vocalist Julien Ehrlich’s (ex-Unknown Mortal Orchestra) falsetto and the charming guitar work from ex-Smith Westerns member Max Kakacek make this one gorgeous song
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Chicago’s own Smith Westerns have announced a fall tour with Sky Ferreira. The tour will feature stops in NYC, Boston, Detroit and ending up in the band’s and our hometown with several stops in between. During the tour the band will be selling a special “3am Spiritual”
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Lollapalooza is only a few days away and we couldn’t be more pumped. Many people won’t be having the opportunity to be at Grant Park this weekend, but the festival organizers have a live-stream set up for the festival which will allow you to catch sets from acts
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Smith Westerns have now made available “Case & Point,” a previously unreleased basement recording and B-Side to the “Varsity” 7″ available 7/9/13. The band’s full LP, “Soft Will,” is available now. This B-Side features the same melodic, warm sounds of the LP and it’s worth some “spins.”
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Just days after releasing their third studio album, Soft Will, Smith Westerns have now unveiled their latest video for their track, “Idol.” By looking simply at the visuals at first glance, you’d think this clip is over 20 years old with its VHS-quality look and minimalist production but
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Chicago band Smith Westerns’ sunny, pseudo psychedelic new sound found is now available for streaming. The warm music from Soft Will can be heard on NPR for a week prior to its official release (out June 25). From what’s been heard so far on previous releases of this
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Chicago band Smith Westerns have just released their latest track from their Soft Will project. “3am Spiritual” is a lot mellower than “Varsity” but the classic sound the band has adopted is more than present. The guitar lick, keyboards and even lead singer Cullen Omori’s vocals help it
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Fellow Chicagoans, Smith Westerns, have released their new video for “Varsity” on Pitchforktv. Chicago music must be under the influence of acid with this new video featuring some trippy imagery while showing a young couple in love doing their thing, all set to the sweet melody of the
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Just days after 3-Day Passes were sold-out, a new Lollapalooza 2013 lineup has leaked. It looks legit, but then again, so many other leaked lineups have also looked like the real deal… And indeed it was legit. If (T)his is really this year’s lineup, (so) us at POD
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Local band, Smith Westerns, have released their latest track “Varisty.” One of Chicago’s contributions to the Coachella 2013 lineup, Smith Westerns’ “Varsity” is a cut from their forthcoming album Soft Will, out June 11th on Mom+Pop. Available on digitally March 12th via iTunes and on 7″ featuring B-side
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