Smart Flesh is the third studio album by American indie folk band The Low Anthem, released on February 22, 2011 on Bella Union in UK/Europe and Nonesuch Records in US.

A numbered, letterpress printed version of the album was issued upon release, containing an additional disc with three "passable strays that missed the cut.

"[4] The environment of the factory ultimately dictated the album's overall aesthetic, with the band using different metals, woods and artifacts as percussive instruments.

It’s not an acoustically treated room, and [if] you get a lot of drums and electric guitar, [then] everything is muddy and you can’t hear the divisions, the timbres of the instruments.

[4] Following the recording sessions, the band travelled to Omaha to mix the tracks with Mike Mogis, of Bright Eyes fame.