Jonathan Aird

Beat Circus “All the Pretty Horses” – Listen

January 17, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

This is something different – Beat Circus will be releasing ‘These Wicked Things‘, the third in the band’s Weird American Gothic trilogy, on March 22nd. The album is an immersive experience, it’s a story told like […]

Lucille Furs “Paint Euphrosyne Blue” – Listen

January 16, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Lucille Furs are an LA based band who….you know what ? Singer Trevor Newton Pritchett has actually provided the perfect band description himself “You might hear the Zombies for their kind of haunting and contemplative quality” […]

The Long Ryders “Two Fisted Tales” (Cherry Red Records, 2018)

January 15, 2019 Jonathan Aird 2

This is a great time to be an admirer of the Long Ryders – not only is the band back together but with this release the excellent series of expanded original albums is complete. The third […]

The Rev “El Diablo” – Listen

January 15, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

The singer and songwriter for The Rev is Eric Meyers, and he’s had what could be described as a colourful life, which has also suggested that he was predestined to play the guitar. Not that he […]

Emilie Kahn “Island” – Listen

January 14, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Of course we are all about the alt-country and the twang, but, as regular readers will have noticed we also have great admiration for the folk-inspired and the off-mainstream rock. And harps. Both types. Joanna Newsom, […]