Jonathan Aird

Amy Speace with The Orphan Brigade “There Used To Be Horses Here”

May 7, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1

Amy Speace delivers – simple as that. Fathers and Daughters. Mothers and Sons. Only the most complex of familial relationships are examined on Amy Speace’s latest album which she notes was “written between my son’s first […]

Track Premiere: Max RM “Thinking & Talking”

May 7, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Max RM’s new music is another pandemic lockdown story. Max RM is a London-based musician who has spent the past few years writing and playing in bands, studying music at university and composing for Film/TV. Max […]

Track Premiere: Tom West “Gimme What You Got”

May 6, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Gimme What You Got‘ is the brand new single from Australian singer-songwriter Tom West, which is released tomorrow on AntiFragile Music as a taster for the upcoming album ‘I’m Livin’‘, which is out on June 18th. […]

Dot Allison “Long Exposure” – Listen

May 6, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Dot Allison’s new album, ‘Heart-shaped Scars‘, is her first in over a decade and finds her on a haunted folk path. The new album is out on July 30th, but you can hear the first single […]

The Accidentals “Night Train” – Listen

May 5, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

The Accidentals are Savannah Buist – on all things stringed from guitars to 5 string violin – Katie Larson – another multi-instrumentalist and Michael Dause who is the full-time drummer (but he also plays guitar). And […]

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

Amy Speace with The Orphan Brigade “There Used To Be Horses Here”

Track Premiere: Max RM “Thinking & Talking”

Track Premiere: Tom West “Gimme What You Got”

Dot Allison “Long Exposure” – Listen

The Accidentals “Night Train” – Listen

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