Westside Cowboy announce new EP ‘So Much Country ‘Till We Get There’
The Manchester-based band have also signed to Adventure Recordings.
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Alongside the release of their latest single, Don’t Throw Rocks, Westside Cowboy have announced their second EP So Much Country ‘Till We Get There.
Hailing from Manchester, the breakout quartet have just signed to Island Records’ imprint Adventure Recordings. Mentioned in NME’s 100 to watch list and booked all summer at festivals across the country, including packed out sets at Glastonbury, Westside Cowboy have established themselves as a major force in the UK music scene.
Don’t Throw Rocks is an exciting insight into their upcoming EP. It was recorded with Loren Humphrey in New York, who brought the same studio magic to the quartet’s self-styled ‘Britainicana’ sound as he has for Cameron Winter’s Heavy Metal LP (alongside credits for the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Lana Del Rey, and Wunderhorse).
On the origins of the single, the band explain, “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.”
A slippery, punk guitar riff, underscored by fast tempo drums builds to an anthemic crescendo. Matched with Jimmy Murphy and Aofie Anson O’Connell’s harmonies, the track holds so much promise of what is to come.
So Much Country ‘Till We Get There is out January 16th via Adventure Recordings.
