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Grace Gillespie “Goodbye” – Listen
‘Goodbye‘ opens with an apocalyptic vision – “Maybe now it’s time to sell all my guitars” – as Grace Gillespie contemplates giving up the struggle – the struggle of trying to make an impact in the […]
Articles by Jonathan Aird
Album Reviews
Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton “Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton” (Smithsonian Folkways, 2020)
The New York folk scene of the early 1960s is one of those legendary moments in the history of popular music where an explosion of new talent mixed freely with the previously neglected talent of a […]
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Track Premiere: Couvo “If You Know Your Party’s Extension, Please Dial It”
Couvo is Josh Couvares a Brooklyn based singer-songwriter who will release his tales of coming-of-age album ‘When This All Ends’ on the 24th of this month. Today’s premiere ‘If You Know Your Party’s Extension, Please Dial […]
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Craig Finn “All Those Perfect Crosses” – Listen
The Hold Steady frontman sounds ever more like Elvis Costello on this song taken from his upcoming Record Store Day exclusive release. Record Store Day is now planned to be June 20th – well, let’s hope. […]
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Henry Jamison “I Forget Myself” – Listen
When Henry wrote ‘ Forget Myself’ about an ex-partner, he couldn’t imagine that 12 months later he’d be moving back in with her just in time for quarantine. It finds Henry trying to discover a sense of self, […]