Westside Cowboy announce debut LP ‘It Goes On,’ share “Kick Stones (The Boys)”

Having released a pair of EPs, most recently January’s So Much Country ‘Till We Get There , Manchester band Westside Cowboy have announced their debut full-length album. It Goes On is due out on August 21 via Island. It was produced by Loren Humphrey, and they say, “Put simply, we wanted to make an album for our younger selves, one that reminds us of all the bodies of work that made us fall in love with music. We wanted the music to be instant, concise, and honest to us as people today. There will be plenty of time in the future for the sprawling triple album with horns and string sections but for now, it’s young music made by some young(ish) people. We want to make songs that are lean and imperfect. We’re really proud of it and we hope that you enjoy it.”

The first single and opening track is the instantly appealing “Kick Stones (The Boys),” which was inspired by a live recording of The Velvet Underground’s “What Goes On.” Bassist and vocalist Aoife Anson O’Connell says, “We loved the way it felt to play, but we thought we couldn’t record it like that or people would think we wanted to be a stadium rock band.”

“We always thought, if we can pull this off it could be really fun,” drummer Paddy Murphy adds. “Taking this mad ‘70s rock thing but then having it played by a bunch of scrawny kids.” Watch the video, which was made in collaboration with local football club FC United of Manchester, below.

Westside Cowboy play shows in Europe throughout the summer and fall, and you can see all dates below.

WESTSIDE COWBOY – IT GOES ON TRACKLIST

1. Kick Stones (The Boys)

2. Paper Chains

3. Dobro

4. Well Done Kid, You Did It

5. Worried Age

6. Big Wheels

7. Pin Up Boys

8. Coyote

9. Patchwork

10. Take My Leaving As I Love You

11. You Could Have Died There On The Dancefloor

WESTSIDE COWBOY: 2026 TOUR DATES

Fri. May 22 – Derbyshire, UK @ Bearded Theory

Sun. May 24 – Warrington, UK @ Neighbourhood

Sat. Jun 13 – Czechia @ Rock For People

Sun. Jun 21 – Scotland, UK @ TRNSMT

Sat. July 4 – Netherlands @ Down the Rabbit Hole

Sun. July 5 – Belgium @ Rock Werchter

Thu. July 9 – London, UK @ Ally Pally Park

Fri. July 10 – Bilbao, Spain @ BBK

Sat. July 18 – Tromsø, Norway @ Bukta

Fri. July 24 – Sheffield, UK @ Tramlines

Sat. July 25 – Suffolk, UK @ Latitude

Sun. July 26 – Oxfordshire, UK @ Truck

Fri. July 31 – Dangast, Germany @ Watt En Schlick

Sat. Aug. 1 – Diepholz, Germany @ Appletree

Thu. Aug. 6 – Haldern, Germany @ Haldern Pop

Sat. Aug. 8 – Winterthur, Switzerland @ Winterthurer

Wed. Aug. 12 – Paredes, Portugal @ Paredes De Coura

Fri. Aug. 14 – Oslo, Norway @ Øya

Sat. Aug. 15 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Way Out West

Fri. Aug. 21 – Wales, UK @ Green Man

Fri. Aug. 28 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival

Sun. Aug. 30 – Reading, UK @ Reading Festival

Wed. Oct. 28 – Nijmegen, Netherlands @ Doornroosje

Thu. Oct. 29 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso THT

Fri. Oct. 30 – Cologne, Germany @ Helios37

Sun. Nov. 1 – Aarhus, Denmark @ Voxhall

Thu. Nov. 5 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Lille Vega

Fri. Nov. 6 – Berlin, Germany @ Lido

Sat. Nov. 7 – Prague, Czechia @ Bike Jesus

Mon. Nov. 9 – Milan, Italy @ Arci Bellezza

Tue. Nov. 10 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Exil

Thu. Nov. 12 – Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique (Museum)

Fri. Nov. 13 – Paris, France @ Petit Bain

Sat. Nov. 14 – Lille, France @ Aeronef

Tue. Nov. 24 – Glasgow, UK @ St Lukes

Wed. Nov. 25 – Newcastle, UK @ NUSU

Thu. Nov. 26 – Sheffield, UK @ Crookes Social Club

Fri. Nov. 27 – Leeds, UK @ Irish Centre

Sun. Nov. 29 – Birmingham, UK @ XOYO

Mon. Nov. 30 – Southampton, UK @ 1865

Tue. Dec. 1 – Brighton, UK @ Chalk

Wed. Dec. 2 – London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town

Fri. Dec. 4 – Bristol, UK @ Electric Bristol

Sat. Dec. 5 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall

_Originally reported by [Brooklyn Vegan](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/westside-cowboy-announce-debut-lp-it-goes-on-share-kick-stones-the-boys/)._