Manchester, UK band Westside Cowboy are relatively new, having released their first single in 2024 and their debut EP, This Better Be Something Great, in August, but they’ve already made a name for themselves and gotten opening slots with Blondshell, Black Country New Road, Ezra Furman, and more. They’ve now signed to Island Records imprint Adventures Recordings and will release their first EP for the label, So Much Country ‘Till We Get There, on January 16. The record was made with producer Loren Humphreys (Cameron Winter, Arctic Monkeys, Lana Del Rey).
There are two songs you can listen to now, both of which fall squarely in the British indie tradition of noisy guitars and pop melodies. “Can’t See,” the second single, was the first song they recorded for the new EP. They say: “It’s a short one, but we feel like we fit everything in: a riff, some verses, some choruses, Conga breakdown and some other stuff. We like songs that feel like they are going somewhere, cycling, driving, pogoing, but this one’s definitely a runner. Whether that’s towards you or with you, I guess that would be up to the listener to decide.” Watch the video for that and “Don’t Throw Rocks” — and listen to their first EP — below.
Westside Cowboy will be in the US in December for a couple small club showcases: NYC’s Night Club 101 on 12/10 and LA’s Scribble on 12/15. Next year they’ll be on tour with Geese in the UK and Europe, and all dates are listed below.
So Much Country ‘Till We Get There
1. Strange Taxidermy
2. Can’t See
3. Don’t Throw Rocks
4. The Wahs
5. In The Morning
This Better Be Something Great by Westside Cowboy
Westside Cowboy – 2025 / 2026 Tour Dates
Tue. Nov. 25 – Birkenhead, UK @ Future Yard
Wed. Nov. 26 – Hebden Bridge, UK @ The Trades Club
Thu. Nov. 27 – York, UK @ The Fulford Arms
Fri. Nov. 28 – Edinburgh, UK @ Cabaret Voltaire
Wed. Dec. 10 – New York, NY @ Night Club 101
Mon. Dec. 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Scribble
Thu. Jan. 28 – London, UK @ Scala – SOLD OUT
Fri. Jan. 29 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
Sun. Jan. 31 – Dublin, IE @ Grand Socials
Mon. Feb. 2 – Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts
Tue. Feb. 3 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
Wed. Feb. 4 – Nottingham, UK @ Bodega
Fri. Feb. 6 – Brighton, UK @ The Hope and Ruin – SOLD OUT
Sun. Feb. 8 – Oxford, UK @ The Bullingdon
Sat. Mar. 7 – Paris, FR @ La Cigale*
Sun. Mar. 8 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique Orangerie*
Mon. Mar. 9 – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje*
Wed. Mar. 11 – Zurich, CH @ X-Tra*
Thu. Mar. 12 – Munich, DE @ Technikum*
Fri. Mar. 13 – Prague, CZ @ Lucerna Music Bar*
Sun. Mar. 15 – Berlin, DE @ Astra Kulturhaus*
Mon. Mar. 16 – Hamburg, DE @ Mojo Club*
Tue. Mar. 17 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso*
Wed. Mar. 18 – Cologne, DE @ Kantine*
Fri. Mar. 20 – Bristol, UK @ The Prospect Building*
Sat. Mar. 21 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3*
Sun. Mar. 22 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy*
Tue. Mar. 24 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Victoria Warehouse*
Wed. Mar. 25 – London, UK @ Eventim Apollo*
Thu. May 14 – Brighton, UK @ The Great Escape
Sun. May 24 – Warrington, UK @ Neighbourhood Weekender
Sun. Jun. 21 – Glasgow, UK @ TRNSMT
Sun. Jul. 26 – Beccles, UK @ Latitude Festival
* = w/ GEESE