Westside Cowboy – Can’t See
Manchester quartet Westside Cowboy recorded “Can’t See” on day one of their New York sessions with producer Loren Humphrey, who’s worked with Arctic Monkeys, Lana Del Rey, and Wunderhorse. They took the song apart and rebuilt it from scratch, packing a riff, verses, choruses, and a conga breakdown into under three minutes.
The track moves like it’s running somewhere, though the band won’t say whether it’s running toward you or with you. Guitar lines chime and push forward while Reuben Haycocks and Aoife Anson-O’Connell trade the phrase “you can’t see but you try” back and forth, building tension before everything bursts open. It’s the second single from their upcoming EP “So Much Country ‘Till We Get There”, out January 16 via Island Records’ imprint Adventure Recordings.
Westside Cowboy started when Jimmy Bradbury asked Haycocks, Paddy Murphy, and Anson-O’Connell if they wanted to form a band during his shift at a music shop. They learned some covers, then wrote all five songs for their debut EP “This Better Be Something Great” within two weeks. Now they’re playing sold-out shows across the UK and prepping for a massive European tour supporting Geese in March.
Tracklist:
- Strange Taxidermy
- Can’t See
- Don’t Throw Rocks
- The Wahs
- In The Morning
Europe
- November 21 – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, UK – SOLD OUT
- November 22 – KOLA, Portsmouth, UK
- November 25 – Future Yard, Birkenhead, UK
- November 26 – The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, UK
- November 27 – The Fulford Arms, York, UK
- November 28 – Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, UK
- January 28 – Scala, London, UK – SOLD OUT
- January 29 – Gorilla, Manchester, UK
- January 31 – Grand Socials, Dublin, Ireland
- February 2 – King Tuts, Glasgow, UK
- February 3 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK
- February 4 – Bodega, Nottingham, UK
- February 6 – The Hope and Ruin, Brighton, UK – SOLD OUT
- February 8 – The Bullingdon, Oxford, UK
- March 7 – La Cigale, Paris, France*
- March 8 – Botanique Orangerie, Brussels, Belgium*
- March 9 – Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands*
- March 11 – X-Tra, Zurich, Switzerland*
- March 12 – Technikum, Munich, Germany*
- March 13 – Lucerna Music Bar, Prague, Czech Republic*
- March 15 – Astra Kulturhaus, Berlin, Germany*
- March 16 – Mojo Club, Hamburg, Germany*
- March 17 – Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands*
- March 18 – Kantine, Cologne, Germany*
- March 20 – The Prospect Building, Bristol, UK*
- March 21 – SWG3, Glasgow, UK*
- March 22 – O2 Academy, Leeds, UK*
- March 24 – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK*
- March 25 – Eventim Apollo, London, UK*
- May 14 – The Great Escape, Brighton, UK
- May 24 – Neighbourhood Weekender, Warrington, UK
- June 21 – TRNSMT, Glasgow, UK
- July 26 – Latitude Festival, Beccles, UK
- August 13-15 – Øya Festival, Oslo, Norway
North America
- December 10 – Night Club 101, New York, NY
- December 15 – Scribble, Los Angeles, CA
*supporting Geese
