Jonathan Aird

Deer Tick, Islington Assembly Hall, London, 30th January 2018

February 12, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Like any band that has been playing together for over a decade Deer Tick have seen an evolution of their music, most strikingly laid out on their recent eponymous twin album release which share common artwork […]

James Perryman “Why Do You Only Love Me When I’m Stoned?” – Listen

February 12, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

West-London based singer-songwriter James Perryman raises a pertinent question on his newly released single. There’s an EP to follow in April. Multi-layered vocals add an appropriate fuzzed-up feel to the smooth vocals. If you like what […]

Arkansas Dave “On My Way” – Listen

February 9, 2018 Jonathan Aird 1

Arkansas Dave has all the right credentials – born and raised in the piney swamps of Camden, Arkansas, started his musical journey with drums at five years old and by 12 was playing guitar every Sunday […]

Jodee Lewis “Buzzard’s Bluff” – Listen

February 8, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Jodee Lewis may have travelled North from Missouri to settle in Chicago, but she didn’t bring the blues with her: she’s traditional country, spinning tales to guitar, fiddle and banjo accompaniment. Buzzard’s Bluff is the title […]

Select Captain “Miles Apart” – Listen

February 7, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

On which Kristian Gaarskjaer (a.k.a. Select Captain) blends his subtle guitar and folk leaning vocals with Soluna Samay’s to produce a duet which meditates on relationships that are intimate…but not emotionally close…that feel good…but feel like they […]

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@joe-nathan A much overlooked album
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Jesse Malin at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis 10th November 2019

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Jesse Malin

April 29, 2026 0

New Yorker Jesse Malin began his performing career in the New York hardcore band Heart Attack, before assuming the role of vocalist of glam punk band D Generation. Between 1994 and 1999 D Generation released three […]

Mildred “Fenceline”

April 29, 2026 0

Sensitive sounds carry poetic lyrics and encourage deeper reflections on meaning. Mildred is a four-piece band from Oakland, CA, with members: Henry Easton Koehler (vocals, guitar), Jack Schrott (vocals, guitar), Matt Palmquist (vocals, bass, woodwinds) or […]

Folk Tracks Roundup – April 2026

April 29, 2026 0

We’re heading towards the Summer now, May Day falls this week, and the obvious thing would be to offer you, valued reader, a swathe of music that touches on those themes of rebirth and the explosion […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Deer Tick, Islington Assembly Hall, London, 30th January 2018

James Perryman “Why Do You Only Love Me When I’m Stoned?” – Listen

Arkansas Dave “On My Way” – Listen

Jodee Lewis “Buzzard’s Bluff” – Listen

Select Captain “Miles Apart” – Listen

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Jesse Malin

Mildred “Fenceline”

Folk Tracks Roundup – April 2026

Rock legend Lenny Kaye to release debut solo album at 79

Natalie Jane Hill “Hopeful Woman”