Westside Cowboy - "Don't Throw Rocks"

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Photo by Charlie Barclay Harris

Westside Cowboy started after James (Jimmy) Bradbury read Billy Bragg's book on the history of skiffle. The band may have been inspired by the early UK rock and roll movement described in Roots, Radicals and Rockers, but they certainly don't sound much like that genre. Their latest single, "Don't Throw Rocks," has a much more indie rock style, with a guitar sound that seems to combine country twang with indie rock whine. Despite being just over three minutes, "Don't Throw Rocks" is a giant epic of a song that builds and builds upon itself. Westside Cowboy have crafted an impressive new single that has us desperately craving more.

The band says of their new single:

“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 the EP, we all kinda knew once we’d heard it back.”

You can watch the video for "Don't Throw Rocks" below. So Much Country 'Till We Get There is due out January 16 on Adventure Recordings, and is available to pre-order here. For more on Westside Cowboy, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.


Fri. Oct. 10 – Nantes, FR @ Stereolux *
Sun. Oct. 12 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso*
Mon. Oct. 13 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso *
Tue. Oct. 14 – Cologne, DE @ Gloria*
Wed. Oct. 15 – Berlin, DE @ Astra Kulturhaus *
Fri. Oct. 17 – Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA *
Sat. Oct. 18 – Johanneshov, SE @ Fållan *
Sun. Oct. 19 – Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene *
Tue. Oct. 21 – Hamburg, DE @ Mojo Club *
Wed. Oct. 22 – Prague, CZ @ Roxy *
Thu. Oct. 23 – Lausanne, CH @ Les Docks *
Sat. Oct. 25 – Milan, IT Magazzini Generali *
Sun. Oct. 26 – Lyon, FR @ Epicerie Moderne*
Tue. Oct. 28 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique *
Sat. Nov. 1 - Cardigan, UK @ Other Voices
Fri. Nov 7 - Paris, FR @ Pitchfork Paris
Tue. Nov. 18 – Norwich, UK @ Norwich Arts Centre
Wed. Nov. 19 – Birmingham, UK @ The Sunflower Lounge - SOLD OUT
Fri. Nov. 21– Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Bach - SOLD OUT
Sat. Nov. 22 –Portsmouth, UK @ KOLA
Tue. Nov. 25 – Birkenhead, UK @ Future Yard
Wed. Nov. 26 – Hebden Bridge, UK @ The Trades Club
Thu. Nov. 27 – York, UK @ The Fulford Arms
Fri. Nov. 28 – Edinburgh, UK @ Cabaret Voltaire
Wed. Dec. 10 - New York, NY @ Night Club 101
Mon. Dec. 15 - Los Angeles, CA @ Scribble
Thu. Jan. 28 - London, UK @ Scala
Fri. Jan. 29 - Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
Sun. Jan. 31 - Dublin, IE @ Grand Socials
Mon. Feb. 2 - Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts
Tue. Feb. 3 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
Wed. Feb. 4 - Nottingham, UK @ Bodega
Fri. Feb. 6 - Brighton, UK @ The Hope and Ruin - SOLD OUT
Sun. Feb. 8 - Oxford, UK @ The Bullingdon

* = w/ Black Country, New Road

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