"We wanted to make an album for our younger selves": Westside Cowboy announce debut album, It Goes On

The announcement follows an epic run for the band, who have previously released two EPs: This Better Be Something Great last year, and So Much Country 'Till We Get There, which dropped early this year, and are fresh off of a tour supporting Geese. "Kick Stones" arrives today as the first preview of It Goes On, alongside a video made in collaboration with FC United of Manchester, offering insight into Westside Cowboy's creative mind.

"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,” bassist and vocalist Aoife Anson O’Connell explains of the track. This led them to use a live recording of The Velvet Underground's "What Goes On" as a reference point for inspiration, of which drummer Paddy Murphy says, “We always thought, if we can pull this off it could be really fun. Taking this mad, ‘70s rock thing but then having it played by a bunch of scrawny kids.”

It Goes On was recorded at Greenmount Studios in Leeds with producer Loren Humphrey, who is credited for his work with Geese, Cameron Winter, Wunderhorse, and more. Discussing the inspiration behind the album, the band share: “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.”

In support of the album's release, Westside Cowboy are set to embark on their biggest headline tour yet across this autumn and winter, following a string of summer festival performances at Down the Rabbit Hole, Green Man, Latitude, Reading and Leeds, and more.

It Goes On artwork

It Goes On tracklist

"Kick Stones (The Boys)"
"Paperchains"
"Dobro"
"Well Done Kid, You Did It"
"Worried Age"
"Big Wheels"
"Pin Up Boys"
"Coyote"
"Patchwork"
"Take My Leaving As I Love You"
"You Could Have Died There On The Dancefloor"