Jonathan Aird

Sarah Shook & The Disarmers “New Ways To Fail” – Listen

April 4, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Remember when the Americana scene was full of ex-punks who’d brought a kick-ass sensibility to a moribund music? Well, Sarah Shook has the right credentials – her inspirations are the Pistols, Elliott Smith and Hank Williams. […]

Tom Paxton “If The Poor Don’t Matter” – Listen

April 3, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

We make no secret of the fact that we’re big fans of Tom Paxton, so you can imagine our excitement that his next UK tour will start just a week from now. You can find the […]

Bruce Springsteen Box Set Bonanza due next month

April 3, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

It is a limited edition…there is not an unlimited supply. We believe it. The next massive release in the ongoing Bruce Springsteen Archival LP releases is Volume 2: 1987-1996. Thus there are vinyl pressings of ‘Tunnel […]

Jesse Terry “Natural” (Jackson Beach Records, 2018)

March 29, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

On his fifth album Jesse Terry has moved away from his usual roots-rock arrangements for a stripped down and mostly acoustic take on songs familiar from his previous albums – with a cover thrown in for […]

Maria Kelly “Small Talk” – Listen

March 29, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

A faltering, introverted, vocal carries this delicate song of social anxiety and an inability to connect with others. Alienation and anxiety and a tense swell of fear building within her “there’s a storm in my chest […]