Jonathan Aird

Live Review: The Unthanks Alldayer, The Barbican, London – 10th September 2023

September 21, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s been a busy weekend for The Unthanks as they celebrate the reissue of three of their early albums, ‘The Bairns’, ‘Here’s The Tender Coming‘ and ‘Last.‘ It’s quite the undertaking – to play all three […]

Track Premiere: The Morning Yells “Natural Feel”

September 21, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

The Morning Yells is an American band based in the Beach Cities of Los Angeles. The band are led by siblings Phil and Laura Stancil, and The Morning Yells have released two LPs, two EPs, as […]

The Hangmen “Midnight Riders” – staying true to the end

September 20, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Whether The Hangmen regarded themselves as Americana when they formed in 1986 is questionable – but this new release which sees the band staying true to their own musical heritage has file under Americana written all […]

Rachel Sermanni “Big Desire” – past imperfect

September 19, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Rachel Sermanni’s latest album on navigator Records is called ‘Dreamer Awake’ and it was released last Friday. ‘Big Desire’, from that album, is the most recent single and comes via an unusual route being written after […]

Track Premiere: Hallie Spoor “Shenandoah”

September 18, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

This is the third single to be released from Hallie Spoor’s EP ‘Heart Like Thunder‘, and it’s a lovely reimaging of the well known folk song. Hallie Spoor explains that “This cover of Shenandoah is very […]