Young love is on the menu in Smith Westerns new video for “Varsity“, directed by Alan Del Rio Ortiz. In describing the video he explains, “I wanted to make a non narrative video clip about young love without showing the usual conventions of going on dates or hanging out at the mall. We studied this couple as they would study themselves and each other in their dreams, and used abstractly sexual imagery to give it a hallucinogenic and hazy atmosphere.” Love studies, huh? Well, alright!
Smith Westerns third LP Soft Will was recorded last summer with producer Chris Coady (Beach House, Yeah Yeah Yeahs) at Sonic Ranch in El Paso, TX, and it will be out in the States June 25th via Mom+Pop, and in Europe on June 24 via Co-Op! The Chicago trio will hit the road this coming July for dates across the country. Don’t miss them below.
Smith Westerns 2013 Tour Dates:
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, QC – Cabaret Mile End
07/29 + Toronto, ON – 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, BC – 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
