Jonathan Aird

Great American Trainwreck “Hell On The Rise” – Listen

April 23, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Great American Trainwreck are a five piece band operating out of Seattle who have been playing for a couple of years, time enough to get their eponymous debut album together – it’s out on May 23rd. […]

Lucille Furs “Another Land” (Requiem Pour Un Twister, 2019)

April 18, 2019 Jonathan Aird 1

Lucille Furs, a five piece from Chicago, have an abiding admiration for psych-influenced rock, and on the showing of ‘Another Land‘ there’s a strong Anglophile side to that admiration. It’s something that singer Trevor Newton Pritchett […]

Joy Williams “When Does A Heart Move On?” – Listen

April 18, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s tempting, of course, to hear this song as part of an on-going exchange of bruised emotions between Joy Williams and her ex-partner in singing John Paul White. It’s probably just a coincidence though. Probably. Even […]

Erin Durant “Take A Load Off” – Listen

April 17, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Erin Durant has shared the lead single from her second album ‘Islands‘, to be released in June. Produced by TV on the Radio’s Kyp Malone it perfectly showcases Durant’s perfect vocal and elegant songwriting. ‘Take a […]

Track Premiere: Sean Whiting “Just The Same”

April 16, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Kentuckian Sean Whiting hasn’t always been a musician, having previously made his way as a coal miner and a truck driver. And he pulls this blue-collar background into his new album ‘High Expectations‘ from which ‘Just […]

Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

August 28, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week, and what a sad week it’s been for not just the americana and country communities but for, well human decency. Plaudits can be cloying when someone moves on […]

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

August 28, 2026 0

A strong storytelling album, highlighted by good songs, exemplary playing and a fascinating soundscape. Chris Murphy was born into an Irish-Italian family in New York, growing up surrounded by a wide range of traditional music such […]

Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975

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On January 24, 1975, Poco appeared on The Midnight Special, the popular late-night musical variety show that ran during the 1970’s. One of the six songs they performed that evening was High and Dry, an energetic […]

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