Dye It Blonde is the second studio album by the band Smith Westerns, released on January 18, 2011 on Fat Possum Records.

Dye It Blonde
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 18, 2011[citation needed]
GenreIndie pop
Length35:22
LabelFat Possum
ProducerChris Coady
Smith Westerns chronology
Smith Westerns
(2009)
Dye It Blonde
(2011)
Soft Will
(2013)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The A.V. ClubA−[3]
Consequence of Sound     [4]
One Thirty BPM(89%)[5]
Paste8.1/10[6]
Pitchfork8.4/10[7]
Rolling Stone     [8]
Slant Magazine     [9]
Spin9/10[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

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All tracks are written by Cullen Omori and Max Kakacek

No.TitleLength
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

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  1. ^ a b "Dye It Blonde – Smith Westerns". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  2. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Dye It Blonde - Smith Westerns". AllMusic. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  3. ^ Hyden, Steven (January 18, 2011). "Smith Westerns: Dye It Blonde". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  4. ^ Coplan, Chris (January 14, 2011). "Smith Westerns – Dye It Blonde". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  5. ^ One Thirty BPM review
  6. ^ Stinson, Liz (January 18, 2011). "Smith Westerns: Dye it Blonde". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  7. ^ Bevan, David (January 18, 2011). "Smith Westerns: Dye It Blonde". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  8. ^ Dolan, Jon (January 18, 2011). "Dye It Blonde". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  9. ^ Cataldo, Jesse (January 16, 2011). "Review: Smith Westerns, Dye It Blonde". Slant Magazine. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  10. ^ Hogan, Marc (January 18, 2011). "Review: Smith Westerns, 'Dye It Blonde'". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  11. ^ Woodbury, Jason P. "Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved January 23, 2011.