One of the UK’s most exciting live bands, Westside Cowboy, have officially signed to Adventure Recordings, a new imprint under Island Records, and are gearing up for a breakthrough moment. The buzzy four-piece have announced their second EP, So Much Country ‘Till We Get There, set for release on 16 January 2026, and have dropped its explosive first single Don’t Throw Rocks, now streaming everywhere.
A live favourite since the band’s earliest shows, Don’t Throw Rocks received its first spin on BBC 6 Music via Huw Stephens and comes wrapped in the kind of dusky, heart-tugging energy that’s quickly becoming the group’s signature. Opening with warm guitar shimmer before swelling into a full-band rush, the track highlights the textured harmonies of Jimmy Murphy and Aoife Anson O’Connell, delivering a gut-punch take on time, change, and emotional fallout.
“This one started as a fuzzy drum machine demo in Jimmy’s bedroom,” the band shared. “It almost didn’t make it, we tried it too fast, too loud, too disco. But then we stripped it back and rebuilt it from the floor tom up. It finally clicked, it had this growing rumble to it, like time moving forward without asking permission.” That shifting energy carries through the song, which crescendos into a chaotic, cathartic outro that feels like it’s barely holding itself together, in the best way.
The track was recorded in New York with producer Loren Humphreys, known for his work on Cameron Winter’s Heavy Metal, and studio credits for the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Lana Del Rey and Wunderhorse. Humphreys brings a familiar analog warmth to the band’s genre-blurring sound, which they’ve dubbed ‘Britainicana’, a mix of alt-rock, post-punk, and heartland storytelling.
The new EP follows the acclaimed This Better Be Something Great, which dropped in August and positioned Westside Cowboy as leaders of a gloriously ramshackle new wave of British guitar bands. That reputation has only grown, with sets at Glastonbury, Green Man, End of the Road, and early support slots with English Teacher, Ezra Furman, mary in the junkyard, and Blondshell.
The band are currently supporting Black Country, New Road on tour through mainland Europe, before returning for a UK and Ireland headline run this winter and early 2026, including their biggest headline show to date at London’s Scala on 28 January.
Westside Cowboy – UK & Ireland Headline Tour
18 Nov – Norwich, Norwich Arts Centre
19 Nov – Birmingham, The Sunflower Lounge (Sold Out)
21 Nov – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach (Sold Out)
22 Nov – Portsmouth, KOLA
25 Nov – Birkenhead, Future Yard
26 Nov – Hebden Bridge, The Trades Club (Sold Out)
27 Nov – York, The Crescent
28 Nov – Edinburgh, Cabaret Voltaire
28 Jan – London, Scala
29 Jan – Manchester, Gorilla
31 Jan – Dublin, Grand Social
2 Feb – Glasgow, King Tuts
3 Feb – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
4 Feb – Nottingham, Bodega
6 Feb – Bristol, The Exchange
7 Feb – Brighton, The Hope and Ruin (Sold Out)
8 Feb – Oxford, The Bullingdon
With glowing reviews from The Guardian, NME, Stereogum, DIY, Uncut, DORK, and radio support from BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, Apple Music, and KEXP, Westside Cowboy are quickly becoming one of the most talked-about bands in the UK underground. Their music is urgent, unpolished, and unafraid to say something messy, and that’s exactly why it’s connecting.
So Much Country ‘Till We Get There is out 16 January 2026 via Adventure Recordings.
Don’t Throw Rocks is streaming now.
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