- 2025-10-09
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MUSIC
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Westside Cowboy Announces New EP “So Much Country 'Till We Get There”, Premieres New Song “Don't Throw Rocks” on BBC Radio 6
Manchester-based alt-rock band Westside Cowboy, consisting of Reuben Haycocks (guitar/vocals), James Bradbury (guitar/vocals), Aoife Anson O'Connell (bass) and Paddy Murphy (drums), has announced their upcoming sophomore EP “So Much Country 'Till We Get There” will be released on January 16, 2026.
It is the first release under their new label Island Records.
The EP comprises 5 tracks, which the band recorded with producer Loren Humphrey in New York.
From the album, the band premiered the lead single called “Don't Throw Rocks” on BBC Radio 6 Music with Huw Stephens.
It was written by Aoife Anson O'Connell, James Bradbury, Paddy Murphy, and Reuben Haycocks. Produced by Loren Humphrey.
The accompanying music video was directed by Ginny Davies.
The band said of the song, “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.”- They continued, “All of a sudden, instead of the song just being this 2-minute foghorn blare, it was now rumbling along and building. 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.”
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Photo by Charlie Barclay Harris - source : BBC Radio 6
