Jonathan Aird

Zach Churchill “Bartender” – Not your typical bar side story

October 25, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Zach Churchill’s big ballad is not the love-lorn, one for my baby type story that you might well be anticipating. The Los Angeles based singer released it last Friday to coincide with the USA’s National Substance […]

David Climaco Garcia “Rolling On” – we keep going round and round…

October 22, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

If you detect a hint of listless desert rock on this new song from David Climaco Garcia it could be because the Albuquerque-based songwriter draws from New Mexico’s Southwestern Americana, a blend of classic cowboy and […]

Charles Wesley Godwin “Strong” – Listen

October 22, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Strong‘ is the most recent single from Charles Wesley Godwin’s latest album ‘How the Mighty Fall‘ (outon November 5th), a follow up to his 2019 debut ‘Seneca‘. The West Virginian has a voice full of a […]

Track Premiere: Curse Of Lono “So Damned Beautiful”

October 21, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Dark. We often glibly talk about a song being edgy, being dark, delving deep into nightmare situations. ‘So Damned Beautiful‘, the new single from Curse of Lono’s new album ‘People In Cars‘ is one such song […]

Track Premiere: King Corduroy “Cosmic Blues Redux”

October 21, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

If there’s a holy grail of Cosmic American Music there is also, it appears, a secondary object of pursuit – “cosmic southern soul music” a sound anchored by a genuine reverence for the good stuff — […]

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

July 3, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

July 3, 2026 0

Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

July 3, 2026 0

Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Zach Churchill “Bartender” – Not your typical bar side story

David Climaco Garcia “Rolling On” – we keep going round and round…

Charles Wesley Godwin “Strong” – Listen

Track Premiere: Curse Of Lono “So Damned Beautiful”

Track Premiere: King Corduroy “Cosmic Blues Redux”

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album