Westside Cowboy – Don’t Throw Rocks
Manchester quartet Westside Cowboy share “Don’t Throw Rocks”, the lead single from their second EP So Much Country ‘Till We Get There, out January 16th. The band signed to Island Records imprint Adventure Recordings after releasing their debut EP This Better Be Something Great in August. The new EP was recorded in New York with producer Loren Humphrey, who’s worked with Arctic Monkeys, Lana Del Rey, and Cameron Winter.
The track started as a fuzzy drum machine demo Jimmy Bradbury made at home. When they brought it to the practice room before their first Castle Hotel headline show, they tried it fast and loud with a New Order-style disco beat. Nobody was convinced. Just before scrapping it, they shifted the emphasis from snare and hi-hats to floor tom and rim shots. That changed everything. Instead of a two-minute foghorn blast, the song now builds and rumbles with momentum. Jimmy’s lyrics deal with time and change moving beyond our control, and the band wanted the music to match that feeling.
The band came together when Bradbury, working at a music shop and reading Billy Bragg’s book on skiffle history, asked the others to start a group. They’re part of the No Band Is An Island initiative, organizing collectively to raise funds and make a difference beyond just playing shows. The band wants to make music for everyone, not just people in cool cities with good record stores.
They’re currently supporting Black Country, New Road across Europe through October, then headline UK and Ireland dates in November and January, including their biggest show yet at London’s Scala. They’ve also added two US dates in December at New York’s Night Club 101 and LA’s Scribble.
Tracklist:
- Strange Taxidermy
- Can’t See
- Don’t Throw Rocks
- The Wahs
- In The Morning
Europe:
- 10/09/2025 — Casino de Paris, Paris, France (w/ Black Country, New Road)
- 10/10/2025 — Stereolux, Nantes, France (w/ Black Country, New Road)
- 10/12/2025 — Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands (w/ Black Country, New Road)
- 10/13/2025 — Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands (w/ Black Country, New Road)
- 10/14/2025 — Gloria, Cologne, Germany (w/ Black Country, New Road)
- 10/15/2025 — Astra Kulturhaus, Berlin, Germany (w/ Black Country, New Road)
- 10/17/2025 — VEGA, Copenhagen, Denmark (w/ Black Country, New Road)
- 10/18/2025 — Fållan, Johanneshov, Sweden (w/ Black Country, New Road)
- 10/19/2025 — Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway (w/ Black Country, New Road)
- 10/21/2025 — Mojo Club, Hamburg, Germany (w/ Black Country, New Road)
- 10/22/2025 — Roxy, Prague, Czech Republic (w/ Black Country, New Road)
- 10/23/2025 — Les Docks, Lausanne, Switzerland (w/ Black Country, New Road)
- 10/25/2025 — Magazzini Generali, Milan, Italy (w/ Black Country, New Road)
- 10/26/2025 — Epicerie Moderne, Lyon, France (w/ Black Country, New Road)
- 10/28/2025 — Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium (w/ Black Country, New Road)
- 11/01/2025 — Other Voices, Cardigan, UK
- 11/07/2025 — Pitchfork Paris, Paris, France
- 11/08/2025 — Albert Hall, Manchester, UK (w/ SPRINTS)
- 11/18/2025 — Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich, UK
- 11/19/2025 — The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham, UK (SOLD OUT)
- 11/21/2025 — Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, UK (SOLD OUT)
- 11/22/2025 — KOLA, Portsmouth, UK
- 11/25/2025 — Future Yard, Birkenhead, UK
- 11/26/2025 — The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, UK (SOLD OUT)
- 11/27/2025 — The Crescent, York, UK
- 11/28/2025 — Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, UK
- 01/28/2026 — Scala, London, UK
- 01/29/2026 — Gorilla, Manchester, UK (SOLD OUT)
- 01/31/2026 — Grand Social, Dublin, Ireland
- 02/02/2026 — King Tuts, Glasgow, UK
- 02/03/2026 — Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK
- 02/04/2026 — Bodega, Nottingham, UK
- 02/06/2026 — The Exchange, Bristol, UK
- 02/07/2026 — The Hope and Ruin, Brighton, UK (SOLD OUT)
- 02/08/2026 — The Bullingdon, Oxford, UK
North America:
- 12/10/2025 — Night Club 101, New York, NY
- 12/15/2025 — Scribble, Los Angeles, CA
