Westside Cowboy Confirm Summer Release For Debut Album 'It Goes On', Share New Single
Thursday, 21 May 2026
Written by Laura Johnson
Photo: Clémentine Schneidermann
Westside Cowboy's debut album will arrive this summer.
The Manchester band will release 'It Goes On' on August 21 through Island Records. They recorded it with producer Loren Humphrey at Greenmount Studios in Leeds. Introducing the album, they said:
“Put simply, we wanted to make an album for our younger selves, one that reminds us of all the bodies of work that made us fall in love with music. We wanted the music to be instant, concise, and honest to us as people today. There will be plenty of time in the future for the sprawling triple album with horns and string sections but for now, it’s young music made by some young(ish) people. We want to make songs that are lean and imperfect. We’re really proud of it and we hope that you enjoy it.”
As a preview, they've shared the record's opening track Kick Stones (The Boys), a psych-tinged indie-rock song they created with a live recording of The Velvet Underground’s 1969 track What Goes On as their main reference point.
Explaining how the track took shape, bassist-vocalist Aoife Anson O’Connell said: “We loved the way it felt to play, but we thought we couldn’t record it like that or people would think we wanted to be a stadium rock band." Drummer Paddy Murphy added: "We always thought, if we can pull this off it could be really fun. Taking this mad, ‘70s rock thing but then having it played by a bunch of scrawny kids.”
The video for Kick Stones (The Boys) is a collaboration with football club FC United of Manchester, a team created when Manchester United were sold to an American corporation. “They’re very community minded and they have a similar atmosphere to what we want to be,” said guitarist-vocalist Reuben Haycocks. “Their ethos is ‘making friends not millionaires’.”
Westside Cowboy will support the new record with their biggest headline UK and European tour to date this winter, tickets for which are on sale now. Prior to that, they'll play festivals in the UK and Europe this summer, including Green Man, Latitude, and Reading and Leeds.
'It Goes On' tracklist:
Kick Stones (The Boys)
Paper Chains
Dobro
Well Done Kid, You Did It
Worried Age
Big Wheels
Pin Up Boys
Coyote
Patchwork
Take My Leaving As I Love You
You Could Have Died There On The Dancefloor
Westside Cowboy Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Wed October 28 2026 - NIJMEGEN Doornroosje (Netherlands)
Thu October 29 2026 - AMSTERDAM Paradiso THT (Netherlands)
Fri October 30 2026 - COLOGNE Helios37 (Germany)
Sun November 01 2026 - AARHUS Voxhall (Denmark)
Thu November 05 2026 - COPENHAGEN Lille Vega (Denmark)
Fri November 06 2026 - BERLIN Lido (Germany)
Sat November 07 2026 - PRAGUE Bike Jesus (Czech Republic)
Mon November 09 2026 - MILAN Arci Bellezza (Italy)
Tue November 10 2026 - ZURICH EXIL (Switzerland)
Thu November 12 2026 - BRUSSELS Botanique (Belgium)
Fri November 13 2026 - PARIS Petit Bain (France)
Sat November 14 2026 - LILLE L Aeronef (France)
Tue November 24 2026 - GLASGOW St Lukes
Wed November 25 2026 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Newcastle University
Thu November 26 2026 - SHEFFIELD Crookes Social Club
Fri November 27 2026 - LEEDS Leeds Irish Centre
Sun November 29 2026 - BIRMINGHAM XOYO
Mon November 30 2026 - SOUTHAMPTON 1865
Tue December 01 2026 - BRIGHTON Chalk
Wed December 02 2026 - LONDON O2 Forum Kentish Town
Fri December 04 2026 - BRISTOL Electric Bristol
Sat December 05 2026 - MANCHESTER Albert Hall
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