Smith Westerns announce new shows for 2012, plans for next album
The notoriously young and prickly Smith Westerns may suffer from occasional foot-in-TweetDeck disease, but they’re still riding high from their terrific 2011 album, Dye It Blonde. That ride may be over soon, however, as the Westerns announced yesterday a new string of North American shows for early 2012 that will be their last before commencing work on a new album. According to a tweet from singer Cullen Omori, the dates will be the “last tour until a new album is written,” and the group will be “pulling out all the stops 4 this 1.”
Smith Westerns will be joined by Porcelain Raft and Bleached for the Dye It Blonde victory lap, with the recently announced show at Milwaukee’s Turner Hall Feb. 4 serving as the tour’s final stop. [via Pitchfork]
Jan. 27—Legendary Horseshoe Tavern—Toronto, Ontario
Jan. 28—Il Motore—Montreal, Quebec
Jan. 29—Paradise Rock Club—Boston, Massachusetts
Jan. 31—Webster Hall—New York, New York
Feb. 1—Black Cat—Washington, D.C.
Feb. 3—Metro—Chicago, Illinois
Feb. 4—Turner Hall Ballroom—Milwaukee, Wisconsin
