Live at The 1865 in Southampton: Westside Cowboy

This week the quartet finished a tour winning over audiences with their charming, self-styled Britainicana whilst supporting Brooklyn icons Geese. This followed their own fully sold-out UK run in January/February, debut US dates in late 2025, and a tour with Black Country, New Road last October.

That their numerous live highlights so far have slingshotted the group towards 1000 + cap venues before any news of a debut album speaks to the fact that much of the group’s reputation as leaders of a vital new wave of UK bands has come from a scintillating live set. This is already establishing an immersive mythos, replete with ‘I was there’ credentials, and if-you-know-you-know moments. Packed out stages at Glastonbury, Green Man, End of The Road and more during the summer months of last year were evidence of an outfit striking at the core of the scene.

Described as “thrilling” by Aleixis Petridis of The Guardian, “reshaping UK indie” by DAZED, and as “one of the UK’s most exciting forces” in a recent NME Cover feature, their output so far showcases a band blessed with telepathic understanding between each member, and unafraid to take this coalescent magic outside their comfort zone. So Much Country ‘Till We Get There was recorded with esteemed producer Loren Humphrey in New York, who also leant his studio expertise to Cameron Winter’s acclaimed Heavy Metal LP (alongside credits for Arctic Monkeys, Lana Del Rey, Wunderhorse and more). This EP birthed infectious singles ‘Don’t Throw Rocks’ and ‘Can’t See’, each of which featured on BBC 6 Music’s playlist, and saw support on BBC Radio 1 from Greg James, Sian Eleri, Alyx Holcombe, and more.