Jonathan Aird

Anna Tivel “Desperation” – crackin’ up…

April 30, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

What can we tell you about Anna Tivel that we haven’t mentioned before? Well, until the full album review arrives I guess we could just mention that ‘Living Thing‘ shows Anna Tivel expanding her sonic repertoire, […]

Folk Roundup – Richard Trethewey, Phoebe Rees, Louise Bichan, One Night String Band, Twm Morys and Gwyneth Glyn, Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach

April 29, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Another set of folk music albums for our short review format Folk Roundup column – and this time we can finally say that the Welsh Folk album has arrived. Strangely this is probably a first for […]

Album art for TexiCali by Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore “We’re Still Here” – We’re still standing!

April 29, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1

‘TexiCali’ is the a brand new studio album from Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and it is out June 21st via Yep Roc Records. In advance we can point you towards the aptly-titled first single […]

Track Premiere: J.M. Clifford “On My Mind”

April 26, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

‘On My Mind‘ is the latest single from J.M. Clifford’s album ‘Trains, Thinkin’ And Drinkin‘ which will be out on June 7th via Brooklyn Basement Records. The song is a co-write with Ron Pope, who also […]

John Canning Yates “The Quiet Portraits”

April 26, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Dream Whispers from former Ella Guru frontman. There is no question that the former Ella Guru singer and songwriter John Canning Yates has picked an appropriate title for his new solo album, which keeps itself determinedly […]

Personal Trainer “Human Assholes”

August 20, 2026 0

Experimental indie-jazz for the beat generation. Hailing from the Netherlands, the band’s third album was allegedly built around the base starting point of an acoustic guitar; although as the listener journeys through the songs on the […]

Margo Cilker “Little White Cross” – unplanned ends for reckless actions

August 20, 2026 0

Here’s an unexpected bonus for the Track section – the relentless wrestle between videos and tracks has allowed the realm of sound to also sometimes claim performance videos. You do not need to ask us twice […]

Video: Rayland Baxter “The Fool” – that monster can tear us apart

August 20, 2026 0

Rayland Baxter’s latest single explores what it is like to fall in love too quickly and then deal with the vulnerability, emotional upheaval, and uncertainty afterwards. In The Fool, Baxter takes all these ideas and delivers […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Anna Tivel “Desperation” – crackin’ up…

Folk Roundup – Richard Trethewey, Phoebe Rees, Louise Bichan, One Night String Band, Twm Morys and Gwyneth Glyn, Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach

Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore “We’re Still Here” – We’re still standing!

Track Premiere: J.M. Clifford “On My Mind”

John Canning Yates “The Quiet Portraits”

Personal Trainer “Human Assholes”

Margo Cilker “Little White Cross” – unplanned ends for reckless actions

Video: Rayland Baxter “The Fool” – that monster can tear us apart

Interview: Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester on why “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”

Michael McDermott “Flowers From The Graveyard”