The Smith & Western Jury
Based in Melbourne
About this act
Alt-country out of Naarm, Melbourne, and it hits like a freight train rather than a gentle porch song. The Smith & Western Jury have a distinctive take on the genre, and their debut album Hotel Texas, released in June 2024, brought in country fans and people who had never listened to country before. That second group is the harder one to win, and it says something about the band.