Jonathan Aird

Marisa Anderson “Cloud Corner” (Independent, 2018)

July 10, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Marisa Anderson is a Portland based guitarist with several previous albums to her name, whose latest release ‘Cloud Corner‘ continues along a path of guitar instrumental pictures in sound. Here Marisa Anderson has found herself wandering […]

David Myhr “Lucky Day” (Monogram Recordings/Lojinx, 2018)

July 9, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Not many albums cross our paths that are the product of research for a doctoral thesis – in fact ‘Lucky Day‘ may be the first such. David Myhr has been working for four years on researching […]

AmericanA to Z : The Byrds

July 6, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Not every A-Z artist is a complete unknown, sometimes it’s good to remember just how good some of the seminal bands really were. The Byrds are the band that spawned a thousand jangly guitar bands, seemingly […]

Oh Sees premiere new jam with Mojo magazine.

July 6, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

That’s not like a new flavour of your favourite toast topping. If it was it’d be ‘blueberry and apricot with a twist of lime’ jam. Mmmm. No, what Mojo magazine have (and the link is here) is […]

Track Premiere : Loren Cole “Blue”

July 6, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Blue‘ is the latest single from Loren Cole’s debut album ‘For the sake of being honest‘ and it cuts through the endless clutter of new music with a crystal clear vocal and an elegant and almost […]

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0

Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

Mary Gauthier announces new album “Reckoning”

July 13, 2026 0

Mary Gauthier has announced the release of her latest album, Reckoning, via Soundly/Thirty Tigers on 25th September 2026. The new record is described as exuding an urgency during turbulent times, while offering inspiration and hope. Each […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 244 “There by the grace…”

July 13, 2026 0

In the last four weeks, I have taken the train to gigs in London featuring the likes of My Girl The River, Jerry Joseph, Kevin Morby, and others. I am a very lucky man, and recently […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Marisa Anderson “Cloud Corner” (Independent, 2018)

David Myhr “Lucky Day” (Monogram Recordings/Lojinx, 2018)

AmericanA to Z : The Byrds

Oh Sees premiere new jam with Mojo magazine.

Track Premiere : Loren Cole “Blue”

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

Mary Gauthier announces new album “Reckoning”

Sounds from beyond the Shed 244 “There by the grace…”

Kaatwalk “Open Your Eyes” – can you really not see what’s before you?

Video: American Aquarium “Twin Flames” (Live From Echo Mountain)