Jonathan Aird

Jesse Malin “Downliner (Afterglow Version)” – its all right, people, it’s all right

January 19, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, ‘The Fine Art Of Self Destruction’ will be reissued on 17th February 2023 in expanded form with a bonus disc of the album reimagined and re-recorded with Malin’s longtime band. The […]

Declan O’Donovan “Within The Pale” – fuzzy feel good music

January 19, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Not, we have to point out immediately, a song about the part of Ireland under direct control of the English Government in the late Middle Ages / Early Modern period. No – that would be a […]

Classic Americana Albums: Diana Jones “Better Times Will Come”

January 18, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1

Now many will – quite rightly – query why this feature has not chosen to focus on ‘My Remembrance of You“, Diana Jones’ album from 2006 which first brought her to international prominence. There are two […]

Ted Silar “That One Last Rose” – every petal is gone

January 18, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Seems like we’re having a slightly retro-week here at Tracks central, it just happens that way, there’s no great plan. ‘That One Last Rose‘ is an offering to all those who’ve been hankering after some classic […]

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 […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

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