Jonathan Aird

Dream Team Double Header – Darlingside and Robert Plant

September 13, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1

Well, this is Songkick’s suggestion for a great night out with two artists vying for the top spot on the billing. It might look like an odd pairing – Darlingside being the complete masters of vocal […]

Julian Taylor “City Song” – Travelling Out, it’s not easy

September 13, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Julian Taylor’s next release is called ‘Anthology Volume One‘ and, as you might guess, it’s his first retrospective from his various musical outings with the band Staggered Crossing, the Julian Taylor Band, and his more recent […]

Dori Freeman “Do You Recall” – in great detail….

September 12, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

This is the title song from Dori Freeman’s new album – her fifth – which will be released on November 17th. The song is a reflective reminisce on the early days of love, with rings proffered […]

Cat Rose Smith “Tough Luck” – if it wasn’t for bad luck….

September 12, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Despite mention of cards and dice rolling, today’s song from Cat Roe Smith is a far cry from the last time we featured her – the gaming described here is ostensiably a tale of an 1850’s […]

Van Plating “The Hard Way” – featuring Reckless Kelly

September 11, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Today is, it appears, true story day. There’s two strands of truth to Van Plating’s new song ‘The Hard Way‘ – there’s the near death experience that it draws on and there’s the dream fulfilment of […]