Jonathan Aird

Aoife O’Donovan “Age Of Apathy” – can you actually drown in beauty?

December 2, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

The title track of the Joe Henry produced album that will be out on January 21st via Yep Roc, and this is a song of some wonderment and beauty. What did we say last time about […]

Beth Bombara “Space Junk” – Zooming in from the Outer Limits

December 2, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Missouri based Beth Bombara has spent much of her adulthood on the road, carving out her own mix of modern folk and electrified roots-rock. She’s been a solo artist, a bandleader, and an occasional side musician […]

Ajeet, Sukhmani, and Aisling Urwin “Ash + Bone” – Heading for Freedom

December 1, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s quite rare for a band or artist to refer to themselves as a “unicorn in the music industry” but such is the claim that Ajeet, Sukhmani, and Aisling Urwin make with the release of their […]

The Natvral (ft Jen Goma) “Ballad Of Easy Rider” – flowing to the sea

November 30, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

The Natvral is the new band name for Kip Berman, former singer / songwriter of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart released his debut album as The Natvral back in April, via Kanine Records. Here […]

Silver Lining “Go Out Nowhere” – they shall be released

November 30, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

You’ll probably recall that from time to time we bang on about the leading bands and artists of the Nordicana scene – a group of musicians who are so supportive of each other that they permutate […]

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0

It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 0

It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

July 2, 2026 0

The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Aoife O’Donovan “Age Of Apathy” – can you actually drown in beauty?

Beth Bombara “Space Junk” – Zooming in from the Outer Limits

Ajeet, Sukhmani, and Aisling Urwin “Ash + Bone” – Heading for Freedom

The Natvral (ft Jen Goma) “Ballad Of Easy Rider” – flowing to the sea

Silver Lining “Go Out Nowhere” – they shall be released

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”