Jonathan Aird

Whitehorse “If The Loneliness Don’t Kill Me” – remember the pandemic?

January 17, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Canadian band Whitehorse (Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet) have eight albums to their name, the most recent being ‘I’m not Crying, You’re Crying‘ from which today’s spin-on-the-pandemic theme song is taken. The spin being that Whitehorse […]

Iris Dement “Workin’ On A World” – aiming for better

January 17, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Iris Dement’s debut record ‘Infamous Angel’, which just celebrated its 30th anniversary, was recently named one of the “greatest country albums of all time” by that other music magazine Rolling Stone. Her new album ‘Workin’ On A […]

The Chigger Hill Boys And Terri “My Path Was Paved By The Blood Of The Lamb” – Bluegrass perfection

January 16, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

There is no shortage of good Bluegrass bands in the world, and The Chigger Hill Boys are certainly that – but when you hear Terri Argot Gore’s vocals then you’ll agree that Mike Richards (the group’s […]

Portland “Stardust” – gone, gone, gone

January 13, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

There’s a definite Mercury Rev dreaminess to ‘Stardust‘ from Portland. The Belgian duo of Jente Pironet and Sarah Pepels met through a shared student house whilst studying at the PXL Music School in Hasselt and took […]

Dream Team Double Header – Gretchen Peters, Flaming Lips: “Imagine it – sensational!”

January 12, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1

So, perhaps we need to remind readers new and old about this occasional feature. Songkick is a great and useful website, and it kindly sends out email shots highlighting artists on tour that one has expressed […]