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22 August 2026 – Westside Cowboy's Debut Arrives to Strong Reviews
By Editorial Team - August 22, 2026
Summary
Manchester outfit Westside Cowboy deliver debut LP It Goes On, blending British indie-rock urgency with Americana roots under producer Loren Humphrey.
Key Facts
- Manchester guitar outfit Westside Cowboy release celebrated debut studio album 'It Goes On'.
- Produced by Loren Humphrey in Leeds, blending UK indie-rock with American roots traditions.
- Quickly established the group as one of the UK's most promising emerging live guitar acts.
- Entities: Westside Cowboy, It Goes On, Loren Humphrey, Manchester, Leeds, Britainicana
- Tags: westside-cowboy, it-goes-on, britainicana, manchester, indie-rock, americana, loren-humphrey, debut-album
Manchester's Westside Cowboy released debut album It Goes On yesterday.
Recorded in Leeds with producer Loren Humphrey, the record has already attracted strong critical attention and currently sits among the better-reviewed albums in this week's release cycle.
The band describe their sound as Britainicana, an appropriately playful description for music that combines British indie-rock energy with strands of American roots music.
Westside Cowboy have moved rapidly from emerging live prospect to one of the more interesting young UK guitar bands, making It Goes On an obvious weekend discovery.