Jonathan Aird

Ole Kirkeng “Still On My Mind” – I just can’t forget you

May 5, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

You wait for one Norwegian unable to forget someone to come along, and right behind comes another. Ole Kirkeng, however, seems to dealing with his worries in a rather simpler way. Although simpler is not necessarily […]

Siv Jakobsen “Most Of The Time” – Flying high, sleeping right

May 5, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Not, we hasten to point out, a cover of the Dylan song. Siv Jakobsen’s ‘Most of the Time‘ is a wistful, dreamlike song which evokes a wish, of sorts, to be alone: “I wanna know what […]

Drive By Truckers “Every Single Storied Flameout” – so damn good

May 4, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Ok – really quick, this is the second single from the new album ‘Welcome 2 Club XIII‘, and it’s raw and rocking and disdainful of those who find all their disasters are someone else’s fault. Got […]

Haroula Rose “You Should Probably Leave” – but you probably won’t

May 4, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Haroula Rose has taken Chris Stapleton’s country -rock song and stripped it down to the bare essentials – vocal and a slow and steady piano accompaniment. No frills – and it’s that simplicity of purpose that […]

Jon Chi “Got To Give The Devil His Due” – big hand for the boy…

May 3, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

From the San Francisco Bay area comes this new song from Jon Chi, itself taken from his third album ‘River of Marigolds‘. Chi was the frontman for the band Rainmaker who found their fans among the […]