Jonathan Aird

Sad Funeral “Kazbeg” – Listen

August 27, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Lead vocalist of Brighton band Cave Painting, Adam Kane has now written and recorded some more layered introspective music under the Sad Funeral moniker. Emerging from a visit to Kazbegi in Georgia, ‘Kazbeg‘ is a song […]

Roxanne de Bastion “I Should Live In Salt” – Listen

August 26, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

This cover of The National by Roxanne de Bastion emerged from her virtual tour this year. As she says “I loved playing a different cover song each night of my virtual UK tour and wanted to […]

Jerry Lehane “Runaway With You” – Listen

August 25, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Nearly thirty years after they were recorded Jerry Lehana, of Boston’s The Dogmatics, is releasing an EP of five songs recorded just after the band came to a sudden halt with the death of bassist Paul […]

Lisa Akuah “Bubbles” – Listen

August 24, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Not, thankfully, a song about isolation and the community bubbles people are advised to restrict their meeting of others to. We don’t think we could have taken that. No, Lisa Akuah’s soft sounding but rather biting […]

Evelyn Cools “Misfit Paradise” – Listen

August 21, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Evelyn Cools hasn’t railed against fate – instead she has embraced her destiny to record an EP ‘Misfit Paradise‘ that is definitely imbued with the cool. The title track has now been released as a single, […]

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 0

Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]

George Mann and Si Kahn “Mayday!”

July 7, 2026 0

An old-styled folk protest album from two past masters of the genre which skewers the current administration with acerbic lyrics. This is George Mann and Si Kahn’s second album working together following the release of Labor […]

JP Harris is “Shaving A Dead Man” with his new album

July 7, 2026 0

JP Harris, known across the americana world as a craftsman of outlaw country and old-time music, has announced his sixth full-length album. Shaving A Dead Man, produced by and featuring GRAMMY-winning musician Chance McCoy (Old Crow […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Sad Funeral “Kazbeg” – Listen

Roxanne de Bastion “I Should Live In Salt” – Listen

Jerry Lehane “Runaway With You” – Listen

Lisa Akuah “Bubbles” – Listen

Evelyn Cools “Misfit Paradise” – Listen

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

George Mann and Si Kahn “Mayday!”

JP Harris is “Shaving A Dead Man” with his new album

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