Westside Cowboy
English rock band
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Westside Cowboy are an English rock band formed in Manchester in 2023. The band members are Jimmy Bradbury (vocals, guitar), Reuben Haycocks (vocals, guitar), Aoife Anson O'Connell (vocals, bass) and Paddy Murphy (drums).
Westside Cowboy | |
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Westside Cowboy performing in 2025 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Manchester, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2023–present |
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| Members | Jimmy Bradbury Reuben Haycocks Aoife Anson O'Connell Paddy Murphy |
| Website | westsidecowboy |
The band won Glastonbury's Emerging Talent Competition in 2025.[1]
History
The band formed after meeting at The University of Manchester.[2] After playing in other bands - Haycocks and Murphy in a noise pop group named DieKaiDie, and Murphy and Bradbury as part of Katz, a 'three-piece surf-punk band that played so fast it ceased to exist' - they formed Westside Cowboy with O'Connell.
Bradbury chose the band's name, inspired by the early industrial revolution in New York. He told NME, "the locals didn't know what trains were, and people were getting hit by them, so to control the speed of the trains, they would have guys ride slowly on horseback in front of them, and they became known as the Westside Cowboys."[1]
I've Never Met Anyone I Thought I Could Really Love (Until I Met You), the band's debut single, was released on 7 November 2024, followed by Shells, Alright, Alright, Alright, and Drunk Surfer. Their debut EP, This Better Be Something Great was released on 8 August 2025 by Nice Swan Records and Heist or Hit.[3][4]
They released their second extended play, So Much Country 'Till We Get There on 16 January 2026.[5]
In 2026 Westside Cowboy supported Geese on the European leg of the Getting Killed Tour.[6]
In May 2026 the band announced that their debut album It Goes On would be released by Island Records on 21 August and shared its first single Kick Stones (The Boys).[7]
Discography
Albums
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| This Better Be Something Great |
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| So Much Country 'Till We Get There |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "I've Never Met Anyone I Thought I Could Really Love (Until I Met You)" | 2024 | This Better Be Something Great |
| "Shells" | 2025 | |
| "Alright Alright Alright" | ||
| "Drunk Surfer" | ||
| "Don't Throw Rocks" | So Much Country 'Till We Get There | |
| "Can't See" | ||
| "Kick Stones (The Boys)" | 2026 | It Goes On |