I drove up to the Detroi Bar in Costa Mesa a few weeks ago to see what the buzz was all about re Smith Westerns. While they are impressive for their age, the sound is the same on every song, so it seemed. They will definitely need some seasoning: I was more impressed by the opener, Yuck, who will be playing the Casbah in April. They have a sound which brings the 90s to the present with their own stamp...excellent new band...the Belly Up show (tour opener) should be awesome.