Debut single from Manchester band Westside Cowboy on Nice Swan. Riding a thrilling lo-fi boxcar tuned to the melodic precision of Teenage Fanclub and held together with the slacker cool of Pavement, for most bands this would be enough, but not for Westside Cowboy. Just when you think you have them pinned, they career the entire thing into a brick wall of country, trad and early harmony-coated, major-key rock’n’roll. They call this process ‘Britainicana’.

Freshly signed to indie tastemakers Nice Swan (Chalk, Sports Team, Pip Blom) and teaming up with Mercury Music Prize winner Lewis Whiting of English Teacher on production duties, debut single ‘I’ve Never Met Anyone I Thought I Could Really Love (Until I Met You)’, starts with a frenetic caterwaul of the band name. It’s a flag in the sand moment.

A territorial statement. Rhythmic, rattling drums turn into a three-chord assault, with its crackling guitars soon igniting the combustible, chorus vocals of enigmatic co-vocalist Aoife Anson O’Connell.

STAFF COMMENTS

Laura says: We're super excited here at Piccadilly about the release of this debut 7" single from slacker-country-jangle-popster Westside Cowboy. They've been growing a steady following around these parts with their frenetic live shows and we love 'em. WESTSIDE COWBOY! Yeeha!

TRACK LISTING

1. I’ve Never Met Anyone I Thought I Could Really Love (Until I Met You)
2. Slowly I’m Sure (Demo)