Dye It Blonde
| Dye It Blonde | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 18, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 35:22 | |||
| Label | Fat Possum | |||
| Producer | Chris Coady | |||
| Smith Westerns chronology | ||||
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Dye It Blonde is the second studio album by the band Smith Westerns, released on January 18, 2011 on Fat Possum Records.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| The A.V. Club | A−[3] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+[4] |
| One Thirty BPM | (89%)[5] |
| Paste | 8.1/10[6] |
| Pitchfork | 8.4/10[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Slant Magazine | [9] |
| Spin | 9/10[10] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [11] |
Dye It Blonde received acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 30 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Cullen Omori and Max Kakacek.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Weekend" | 3:22 |
| 2. | "Still New" | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Imagine Pt. 3" | 3:34 |
| 4. | "All Die Young" | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Fallen in Love" | 2:30 |
| 6. | "End of the Night" | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Only One" | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Smile" | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Dance Away" | 2:46 |
| 10. | "Dye the World" | 4:10 |
| Total length: | 35:22 | |
References
- ^ a b "Dye It Blonde by Smith Westerns". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "Dye It Blonde - Smith Westerns". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ Hyden, Steven (January 18, 2011). "Smith Westerns: Dye It Blonde". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ Coplan, Chris (January 14, 2011). "Smith Westerns – Dye It Blonde". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ One Thirty BPM review
- ^ Stinson, Liz (January 18, 2011). "Smith Westerns: Dye it Blonde". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Archived from the original on September 11, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ Bevan, David (January 18, 2011). "Smith Westerns: Dye It Blonde". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ Dolan, Jon (January 18, 2011). "Dye It Blonde". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ Cataldo, Jesse (January 16, 2011). "Review: Smith Westerns, Dye It Blonde". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ Hogan, Marc (January 18, 2011). "Review: Smith Westerns, 'Dye It Blonde'". Spin. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ Woodbury, Jason P. "Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2011.