Jonathan Aird

Track Premiere: Jennie Arnau “Mabel”

September 4, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

On one level, Jennie Arnau explains, ‘Mabel‘ is a song about a cat: “I started ‘Mabel’ because my little cat Mabel passed away,” she shares, elaborating that while Mabel wasn’t very friendly, she was adored by […]

Dallas Burrow “Colorado Bound” – Oh, don’t you leave me here

September 3, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Here’s the latest single from “The Way The West Was Won”, Dallas Burrow’s latest album which is out September 26th on Forty Below Records. ‘Colorado Bound‘ is a finger-picked ballad, which has a timeless nostalgia to […]

Cruise Control “Like A Bell” – get ready for the get down

September 2, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Sometimes, and we may have mentioned this before, Americana UK gets accused of being too serious. Let’s unpack that (as the kids, and their elders, like to say). Fundamentally, there is nothing as such wrong with […]

Neil Young: “Big Crime” – no more, no more

September 1, 2025 Jonathan Aird 3

Neil Young has a, well, not exactly a new song but in an Eco-spirit more of a recycled song with the newly available ‘Big Crime.’ Recorded at the sound check for a recent appearance in Chicago, […]

Jim Basnight “Still Learning” – lessons for life

August 29, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

It sometimes seems like not too many people are aware that Americana UK covers, amongst other things, that musical form of jangly guitar rock that we sometimes call Power Pop. Fortunately, there are a few who […]