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The Smith & Western Jury sound like the moment a freight train barrels past you — loud, fast, and impossible to ignore. Forged in the backrooms and beer-soaked stages of Naarm/Melbourne, the band deliver a rock-driven punch laced with a western twang — familiar at first glance, but unmistakably their own. In October 2025, the band stepped into the studio with producer Jordan Koop (Orville Peck, PONY) to record their second full-length album. The new material pushes harder and cuts deeper — proof that The Smith & Western Jury aren’t slowing down. From Out On The Weekend and Queenscliff to Tamworth and Meatstock, and supporting heavyweights like Ella Hooper, Luca Brasi and Henry Wagons, their live show stomps, sweats, and leaves no one standing still. The train isn’t stopping — it’s only picking up speed.