Infectious Chicago rockers Smith Westerns will release their third full-length album, Soft Will, on June 25th. The follow-up to 2011’s outstanding Dye It Blonde (2011: #10), Soft Will is preceded by first single “Varsity”, which touts a video directed by Alan Del Rio Ortiz above. The release is the quartet’s first on Mom + Pop Records. Smith Westerns’ recently announced tour dates are below.

Smith Westerns 2013 tour:

07-21 Nashville, TN – Exit In

07-23 Washington, DC – Black Cat

07-24 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg

07-26 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer

07-27 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair

07-28 Montreal, Quebec – Cabaret Mile End

07-29 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Palace

08-02 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza

08-05 Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room

08-06 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater

08-07 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge

08-09 San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands Festival

08-10 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre

08-11 Pomona, CA – The Glass House

08-12 San Diego, CA – Casbah

08-15 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge

08-16 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile

08-17 Vancouver, British Columbia – Electric Owl

08-20 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater

10-04 -10-06 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival

10-11 – 10-13 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival

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Also recommended: “All Die Young“, “Still New“