Westside Cowboy Release Second EP So Much Country ‘Till We Get There via Island Records imprint Adventure Recordings
Headline tour in January ‘26 ft. London’s iconic Scala
March 2026 UK/EU tour support with Geese
Westside Cowboy release their second EP So Much Country ‘Till We Get There via Island Records imprint Adventure Recordings.
Alongside the EP release comes a music video for bouncy long-standing live favourite ‘The Wahs’ – directed by Liam Barton, and featuring a cameo from Horsegirl’s Nora Cheng.
The EP is out, streaming below, proving how unstoppable this outfit really is. This band is your new obsession, become infatuated by this immense outfit and their mighty range as their EP offers up a world of complex hooks, addictive melodies and raucous rhythms. 5 tracks of urgency, screaming from the brisk percussion hits, the fierce guitar passages, the intense and ardent tones and the addictive vocal harmonies.
Prepare to see this band name everywhere, and get on their records now.
The EP was recorded with esteemed producer Loren Humphrey in New York, who brought the same studio magic to the quartet’s self-styled ‘Britainicana’ sound as he has for Cameron Winter’s acclaimed Heavy Metal LP (alongside credits for Arctic Monkeys, Lana Del Rey, Wunderhorse and more).
To support the EP the band continue their biggest headlined shows to date in January and February (all dates now sold out), and follow it up with a mammoth UK and European tour supporting indie titans Geese in March. This comes off the back of being tipped for success by DIY, DORK, Rolling Stone (UK) and many more in their 2026 previews, as well as their debut sell-out US headline shows.
These live highlights speak to the fact that much of the group’s reputation as leaders of a vital new wave of UK bands has come from a scintillating live set – which is already establishing an immersive mythos, replete with ‘I was there’ credentials, and if-you-know-you-know moments. Packed out stages at Glastonbury, Green Man, End of The Road and more during the summer months is evidence of an outfit striking at the core of the scene.
The show has been taken on the road in support of Black Country, New Road across mainland Europe throughout last October, prior to what is already set to be a momentous 2026 festival season.
Kinetic college-rock sprint ‘Can’t See’ and the nostalgia-tinged ‘Don’t Throw Rocks’ were compelling pre-release singles, and both found their way onto the BBC 6 Music Playlist. Detailing the full collection, the band say:
“We like the idea that music has the ability to capture the moment in time in which it was made, for good and for bad. For us, we think this EP sounds like us figuring it out, and we find that really appealing at the moment. We can’t sit here and say that we know what we’re doing yet because we really don’t, but that’s how it should be at this stage, because everything feels so new much of the time. This year has been one of great change for the band, and we feel like So Much Country reflects this. We’re not there yet, but we’re cycling down the Oxford Road towards it, whatever ‘it’ is in this case.”
Around the release of debut EP This Better Be Something Great, the band earned no shortage of admirers – personal invites to support English Teacher, Ezra Furman, mary in the junkyard, and Blondshell matched with early press praise from the likes of The Guardian, Stereogum, Uncut, NME, DIY, DORK, So Young, The Line Of Best Fit, Clash, Rolling Stone UK, Rough Trade and Paste.
The four-piece have also landed primary support from Huw Stephens, Steve Lamacq, Nick Grimshaw, Lauren Laverne, Craig Charles, Deb Grant, Nathan Shepherd, Emily Pilbeam (BBC 6 Music) and Sian Eleri and Alyx Holcombe (BBC Radio 1), Jo Whiley (BBC Radio 2), Matt Wilkinson (Apple Music), KEXP and John Kennedy (Radio X).
Westside Cowboy’s second EP So Much Country ‘Till We Get There is out now via Adventure Recordings.
Westside Cowboy is Reuben Haycocks (guitar, vocals), James (Jimmy) Bradbury (guitar, vocals), Aoife Anson O’Connell (bass guitar, vocals), Paddy Murphy (drums, vocals)
Live Dates
28 Jan – London, Scala (UK) (Sold Out)
29 Jan – Manchester, Gorilla (UK) (Sold Out)
31 Jan – Dublin, Grand Social (IE) (Sold Out)
2 Feb – Glasgow, King Tuts (UK) (Sold Out)
3 Feb – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club (UK) (Sold Out)
4 Feb – Nottingham, Bodega (UK) (Sold Out)
6 Feb – Bristol, The Exchange (UK) (Sold Out)
7 Feb – Brighton, The Hope and Ruin (UK) (Sold Out)
8 Feb – Oxford, The Bullingdon (UK) (Sold Out)
7 Mar – Paris, La Cigale (FR)*
8 Mar – Brussels, Botanique Orangerie (BE)*
9 Mar – Nijmegen, Doornroosje (NL)*
11 Mar – Zurich, X-Tra (CH)*
12 Mar – Munich, Technikum (DE)*
13 Mar – Prague, Lucerna Music Bar (CZ)*
15 Mar – Berlin, Astra Kulturhaus (DE)*
16 Mar – Hamburg, Mojo Club (DE)*
17 Mar – Amsterdam, Paradiso (NL)*
18 Mar – Cologne, Kantine (DE)*
20 Mar – Bristol, The Prospect Building (UK)*
21 Mar – Glasgow, SWG3 (UK)*
22 Mar – Leeds, O2 Academy (UK)*
24 Mar – Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse (UK)*
25 Mar – London, Eventim Apollo (UK)*
2-3 May – Liverpool Sound City (UK)
14 May – Brighton, The Great Escape (UK)
22 May – Bearded Theory, Derbyshire (UK)
24 May – Warrington, Neighbourhood Weekender (UK)
13 June – Rock For People (CZ)
21 June – Glasgow, TRNSMT (UK)
4 July – Down The Rabbit Hole (NL)
24 July – Tramlines, Sheffield (UK)
25 July – Latitude Festival, Suffolk (UK)
26 July – TRUCK, Oxfordshire (UK)
13-15 Aug – Oslo, Øya Festival (NO)
*supporting Geese
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