Jonathan Aird

Katherine Priddy “Anyway, Always” – hanging on a telephone

February 2, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Katherine Priddy has shared ‘Anyways, Always’, the third single from her forthcoming second album ‘The Pendulum Swing‘, which will be out on February 16 2024 via Cooking Vinyl. It’s a low-key folk song which perfectly showcases Katherine […]

Live Review: The Milk Carton Kids + Jenny Owen Youngs, The Barbican, London – 19th January 2024

February 1, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Five years to the day, Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale returned to The Barbican’s main hall, with their latest album ‘Only See the Moon’ which has garnered the kind of reviews that The Milk Carton Kids […]

Track Premiere: Roswell “Arabella”

February 1, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Roswell are Zoë Wren and Jasmine Watkiss, two harmony-obsessed multi-instrumentalists who formed their Folk-Americana duo after an impromptu open mic night in Cambridgeshire in 2018. They’ve released two EPs so far – with ‘Remedy’’ released in […]

Chatham County Line “B S R” – Down to the Delta

January 31, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Chatham County Line’s latest album ‘Hiyo‘ has just been released on YepRoc, it’s their tenth full length release which is something of a milestone for any band. As we’ve noted previously, the new album sees Chatham […]

The Northern Belle “Hell & Back” – where we’re heading

January 30, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

This latest single from The Northern Belle finds the band leaning into their poppier side with ‘Hell & Back‘, which is a jangly, catchy, uptempo pop-tinged Americana tune. On ‘Hell & Back‘ lead singer Stine Andreassen […]

EGREM recording studio Havana - Buena Vista Social Club

Anniversary Cheers: “Buena Vista Social Club” celebrates 30 years

August 20, 2026 0

World Circuit Records, celebrating 40 years, reissues world music’s most iconic album for its 30th birthday. When world music shot out of the blocks into the consciousness of a fascinated listening audience, one album, for various […]

Preview: The Long Road Festival of Country, Americana and Roots, 27th-30th August Stanford Hall Leicestershire

August 20, 2026 0

The Long Road Festival, at Stanford Hall, Leicestershire, remains a favourite festival for americana fans – combining country, Americana and roots music. Running this year from Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th August, the festival lineup combines […]

Moon Attendant “Dum Evol”

August 20, 2026 0

A strange and often beguiling journey through psychedelic pop, fractured relationships and the lessons we learn the hard way. There is something immediately intriguing about Dum Evol. Brighton’s Moon Attendant have created an album that feels […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Katherine Priddy “Anyway, Always” – hanging on a telephone

Live Review: The Milk Carton Kids + Jenny Owen Youngs, The Barbican, London – 19th January 2024

Track Premiere: Roswell “Arabella”

Chatham County Line “B S R” – Down to the Delta

The Northern Belle “Hell & Back” – where we’re heading

Preview: The Long Road Festival of Country, Americana and Roots, 27th-30th August Stanford Hall Leicestershire

Moon Attendant “Dum Evol”

Book Review: Jeff Apter “King of Hearts, Roy Orbison”

Personal Trainer “Human Assholes”