Getting signed to and having your debut album reissued by Fat Possum would be a feather in the cap for any band. Now, though, it’s put up or shut up time for the young punks of Smith Westerns as they ready the release of their second album, Dye It Blonde.

Sonically, the foursome have stepped up their game and expanded their repertoire, even going so far as (gasp) adding a producer and recording in a studio. In an interview earlier this month with Pitchfork, frontman Cullen Omori said the band went back in time and across the pond for their influences: “I think one of the main influences was a lot of 90s Britpop. The songs are more involved but are still poppy and still catchy. Oasis, Suede, Teenage Fanclub– those are all really big influences, as well the T. Rex and David Bowie thing.” That sounds bloody wonderful, it does.

Along with the tracklist below, make sure to check out the band’s remaining 2010 tour dates. They’ve got a few shows left in the U.S. before heading over to Europe to open for MGMT. Dye It Blonde hits stores January 18th, 2011 via Fat Possum.

Dye It Blonde Tracklist:
01. Weekend
02. Still New
03. Imagine Pt. 3
04. All Die Young
05. Fallen in Love
06. End of the Night
07. Only One
08. Smile
09. Dance Away
10. Dye the World

Smith Westerns 2010 Tour Dates:
10/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Bryn Mawr College
10/30 – Brooklyn, NY @ 171 Lombardy
10/31 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues #
11/01 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5 #
11/02 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5 #
11/03 – Toronto, Ontario @ Sound Academy #
11/05 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
11/12 – Milwaukee, WI @ Club Garibaldi
11/20 – London, UK @ Luminaire
11/21 – London, UK @ Brixton Windmill
11/22 – Paris, FR @ FMR *11/23 – Landshut, DE @ Wintergarden
11/24 – Frankfurt, DE @ Sinkkasten
11/26 – Amsterdam, NL @ Trouw
11/27 – Cologne, DE @ King Georg
11/29 – Dusseldorf, DE @ Stahlwerk ^
11/30 – Hamburg, DE @ Docks ^
12/01 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Eriksberg
12/02 – Oslo, Norway @ Sentrum Scene ^
12/03 – Stockholm, SE @ Berns ^
12/04 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega ^
12/06 – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle ^
12/07 – Munich, DE @ Tonhalle ^
12/08 – Vienna, AT @ Gasometer ^
12/10 – Prague, CZ @ Archa Theatre ^
12/11 – Bologna, IT @ Covo
12/12 – Milan, IT @ Alcatraz ^
12/13 – Zurich, CH @ Maag Hall ^
12/14 – Lyon, FR @ Le Transbordeur ^
12/15 – Bordeaux, FR @ Saint EX
12/16 – Barcelona, ES @ Razzmatazz ^
12/17 – Madrid, ES @ La Riviera ^
12/18 – Lisbon, PT @ Campo Pequeno ^