WESTSIDE COWBOY release ‘Dobro’ single via ISLAND RECORDS

Manchester quartet Westside Cowboy release new single ‘Dobro’ following its premiere by Huw Stephens on BBC 6 Music. Debut album It Goes On (pre-order here) is out August 21st via Island Records.

Hot on the heels of two brilliantly received singles ‘Kick Stones (The Boys)’ and ‘Pin Up Boys’ (currently on the A-List at BBC 6 Music and C-List at BBC Radio 1), as well as an already iconic Later… With Jools Holland performance (one of the most viewed of the current series), ‘Dobro’ is the final preview of the highly anticipated It Goes On. 

‘Dobro’ is a slacker-rock indebted groover which sees Jimmy Bradbury take on lead vocals – alongside trademark harmonies from Aoife Anson O’Connell. Lyrical snatches are delivered laconically as the instrumentation unwinds, crackling with warm fuzz and retro static.

Detailing their latest effort, Westside Cowboy explained: “This is our strut song, over 2 minutes in length but just under 3. A song for perhaps a younger self? For that moment of waiting and isolation in the hopes of a return. Or it could just be a song about a weird guitar. Who knows!”

It Goes On was produced by Loren Humphrey (Geese, Cameron Winter, Wunderhorse) at Greenmount Studios in Leeds. As with the previous singles, big feelings are at the heart of the matter: these are songs that aim to distill the confusion, desperation and blind hope of youth into eleven stirring tracks.

Westside Cowboy have always tried to focus on what unites people. Early on in the group’s life, they co-created No Band Is An Island: a Manchester-based collective putting on fundraising nights to spotlight both local artists and important issues via speakers from charities and direct action groups, and the video for the album’s lead single ‘Kick Stones (The Boys)’ was shot in collaboration with activist football club FC United of Manchester.

The quartet will be supporting the album release with their biggest headline tour to date this autumn/winter including sold-out shows at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town and Manchester’s Albert Hall (full dates below). They have already packed out tents at Tramlines, Latitude and TRUCK this summer – and will also appear at Green Man, and Reading and Leeds later this month, as well as a run of limited record store shows around the LP’s release (extra shows now added due to demand). 

ABOUT WESTSIDE COWBOY
Described as “thrilling” by The Guardian, “reshaping UK indie” by DAZED, and “one of the UK’s most exciting forces” in an NME Cover feature, Westside Cowboy’s output so far showcases a band blessed with a telepathic synergy, and unafraid to take this coalescent magic outside their comfort zone.  

The quartet recently came to mainstream attention with an instantly iconic Later… With Jools Holland performance, becoming one of the most talked about appearances of the series. This follows winning audiences over with their unrelenting energy, melodies and wistful guitars whilst supporting Brooklyn icons Geese, as well as a fully sold-out headline UK run in January/February, debut US dates in late 2025, and a tour with Black Country, New Road last October.

The group’s electric live shows have slingshotted them towards 1000+ cap venues even before any mention of a debut album. This is establishing an immersive mythos, replete with ‘I was there’ credentials, and if-you-know-you-know moments. Last summer’s packed-out festival stages including at Glastonbury, Green Man and End of The Road are evidence of an outfit striking the core of the scene.

The band’s two EPs so far – So Much Country ‘Till We Get There (Jan ‘26 / Adventure Recordings) and This Better Be Something Great (August ‘25 / Heist or Hit), spawned singles which landed on BBC 6 Music’s playlist and saw support on BBC Radio 1 from Greg James, Sian Eleri, Alyx Holcombe, and more.
 

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

06.08 – Haldern Pop, Haldern, Germany
08.08 – Winterthurer, Winterthurer, Switzerland
09.08 – Weinturm Open Air. Windsheim, Germany
12.08 – Paredes De Coura, Paredes, Portugal
14.08 – Oya, Oslo, Norway
15.08 – Way Out West, Gothenburg, Sweden
19.08 – Resident Brighton (Record Store Show)
20.08 – Rough Trade East (Record Store Show – 4pm)
20.08 – Rough Trade East (Record Store Show – 7pm) (Sold Out)
21.08 – Green Man, Wales, UK
25.08 – Jumbo Leeds (Record Store Show)
27.08 – Rough Trade Liverpool (Record Store Show – 4pm)
27.08 – Rough Trade Liverpool (Record Store Show – 7pm)  (Sold Out)
28.08 – Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK
30.08 – Reading Festival, Reading, UK
03.09 – Rough Trade Nottingham (Record Store Show – 3pm)
03.09 – Rough Trade Nottingham (Record Store Show – 6pm) (Sold Out)
28.10 – Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands (Sold Out)
29.10 – Paradiso THT, Amsterdam, Netherlands (Sold Out)
30.10 – Helios37, Cologne, Germany
01.11 – Voxhall, Aarhus, Denmark
05.11 – Lille Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
06.11 – Lido, Berlin, Germany
07.11 – Bike Jesus, Prague, Czechia
09.11 – Arci Bellezza, Milan, Italy
10.11 – Exil, Zurich, Switzerland
12.11 – Botanique (Museum), Brussels, Belgium
13.11 – Petit Bain, Paris, France (Sold Out)
14.11 – Aeronef, Lille, France
24.11 – St Lukes, Glasgow, United Kingdom (Sold Out)
25.11 – NUSU, Newcastle, United Kingdom
26.11 – Crookes Social Club, Sheffield, United Kingdom (Sold Out)
27.11 – Irish Centre, Leeds, United Kingdom (Sold Out)
29.11 – XOYO, Birmingham, United Kingdom (Sold Out)
30.11 – 1865, Southampton, United Kingdom
01.12 – Chalk, Brighton, United Kingdom (Sold Out)
02.12 – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, United Kingdom (Sold Out)
04.12 – Electric Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (Sold Out)
05.12 – Albert Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom (Sold Out)

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