One of the most hotly tipped names in British music right now, Westside Cowboy have signed to Island Records imprint Adventure Recordings.
It aligns with their second EP announcement, with So Much Country ‘Till We Get There set for release on January 16th.
It features live favourite ‘Don’t Throw Rocks’, which was premiered on BBC 6 Music by Huw Stephens.
It was recorded with Loren Humphrey in New York, who boasts credits for the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Lana Del Rey, and Wunderhorse.
The band commented on the new single: “This started life as a fuzzy drum machine demo that Jimmy made in his bedroom and eventually made its way into the practice room ahead of our first headline at Castle Hotel.
“We tried it really fast and loud, with a new order disco beat across the entire thing basically. We finished it and were like ‘ This is good, right?’… none of us were really convinced. We were about to call it when we thought we’d have one last go.
“We kept the tempo but took the emphasis off of the snare and hats and instead onto the floor tom and its rims. This changed the feeling of the song a lot. All of a sudden, instead the song just being this 2 minute fog horn blare, it was now rumbling along and building.”
Westside Cowboy have already packed out stages across the likes of Glastonbury, Green Man, and End of The Road this year.
The Manchester band will now be joining Black Country, New Road through mainland Europe in October, before a string of headline dates through the UK & Ireland in November and January.
They continue: “Jimmy’s lyrics on this deal a lot in time and change, and how it, more often than not, moves out of our control and without niceties. We wanted the music to reflect this too. With each section, we wanted to add a new gear, to increase the intensity until it couldn’t be held onto anymore.
“I guess that’s where the outro comes in. This felt like the natural first single for So Much Country…, we all kinda knew once we’d heard it back.”
Westside Cowboy’s second EP So Much Country ‘Till We Get There is out via Adventure Recordings on January 16th.
‘Don’t Throw Rocks’ is out now – listen here.
LIVE DATES
9 Oct – Paris, Casino de Paris (w/ Black Country, New Road) (FR)
10 Oct – Nantes, Stereolux (w/ Black Country, New Road) (FR)
12 Oct – Amsterdam, Paradiso (w/ Black Country, New Road) (NL)
13 Oct – Amsterdam, Paradiso (w/ Black Country, New Road) (NL)
14 Oct – Cologne, Gloria (w/ Black Country, New Road) (DE)
15 Oct – Berlin, Astra Kulturhaus (w/ Black Country, New Road) (DE)
17 Oct – Copenhagen, VEGA (w/ Black Country, New Road) (DK)
18 Oct – Johanneshov, Fållan (w/ Black Country, New Road) (SE)
19 Oct – Oslo, Sentrum Scene (w/ Black Country, New Road) (NO)
21 Oct – Hamburg, Mojo Club (w/ Black Country, New Road) (DE)
22 Oct – Prague, Roxy (w/ Black Country, New Road) (CZ)
23 Oct – Lausanne, Les Docks (w/ Black Country, New Road) (CH)
25 Oct – Milan, Magazzini Generali (w/ Black Country, New Road) (IT)
26 Oct – Lyon, Epicerie Moderne (w/ Black Country, New Road) (FR)
28 Oct – Brussels, Ancienne Belgique (w/ Black Country, New Road) (BE)
1 Nov – Cardigan, Other Voices (UK)
7 Nov – Paris, Pitchfork Paris (FR)
8 Nov – Manchester, Albert Hall w/ SPRINTS (UK)
18 Nov – Norwich, Norwich Arts Centre (UK)
19 Nov – Birmingham, The Sunflower Lounge (Sold Out) (UK)
21 Nov – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach (UK)
22 Nov – Portsmouth, KOLA (UK)
25 Nov – Birkenhead, Future Yard (UK)
26 Nov – Hebden Bridge, The Trades Club (Sold Out) (UK)
27 Nov – York, The Crescent (UK)
28 Nov – Edinburgh, Cabaret Voltaire (UK)
28 Jan – London, Scala (UK)
29 Jan – Manchester, Gorilla (Sold Out) (UK)
31 Jan – Dublin, Grand Social (IE)
2 Feb – Glasgow, King Tuts (UK)
3 Feb – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club (UK)
4 Feb – Nottingham, Bodega (UK)
6 Feb – Bristol, The Exchange (UK)
7 Feb – Brighton, The Hope and Ruin (Sold Out) (UK)
8 Feb – Oxford, The Bullingdon (UK)
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