Hear Smith Westerns’ Sad, Starry ‘Idol’

Smith Westerns, 2011
(Photo by Photo by Aaron Richter)

Roughly two weeks out from the release of their third album, Soft Will, Smith Westerns have released a third song from the record: the forlorn “Idol.” Lightly swathed in reverb, the track has a starry glint — a blueprint revealed on previous leaks “Varisty” and “3am Spiritual.” But “Idol” features a sighing hook, one of the group’s strongest to date.

The Chicago threesome will head out on tour starting in mid-July. Dates are below.

Smith Westerns 2013 tour dates:

July 19 – Madison, WI @ Live on King Street
July 21 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
July 23 – Washington, D.C. @ Black Cat
July 24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
July 26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
July 27 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
July 28 – Montreal, QC @ Cabaret Mile End
July 29 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
August 2 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
August 5 – Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
August 6 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
August 7 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
August 9 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival
August 10 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
August 11 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
August 12 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
August 15 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
August 16 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
August 17 – Vancouver, BC @ Electric Owl
August 20 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
October 4-6 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
October 11-13 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival

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