Jonathan Aird

Paul Simon doesn’t feel groovy

May 26, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Famously cantankerous master songsmith Paul Simon takes great pleasure in distancing himself from the songs that made him famous in the first place. The very songs which many people of judgement actually prefer. But of all […]

Whitehorse are on a roll

May 26, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Rolling Stone, no less, have described Whitehorse as a “Superduo whose music swirls together the swampy swagger of the Bible Belt, the minor-akey melancholy of film noir soundtracks and the raw stomp of rock & roll.” […]

The Turtles swim free again

May 25, 2017 Jonathan Aird 2

May 2017 has seen many peculiar events popping up in the news, an almost daily dose of incredulity. Here comes another one. Somewhat unheralded Edsel Records have re-issued deluxe expanded versions of all six original albums […]

Argyll Gathering is new Scottish Festival

May 24, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Argyll Gathering is a new Scottish event celebrating the best of music, culture and the arts opening its doors August 19th – 20th 2017 in the stunning setting of Helensburgh, some thirty miles outside Glasgow. The […]

Morton Valence “Europa” (Bastard Recordings, 2017)

May 23, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Were it not for the declaration on the album cover that “millions of us…consider ourselves as both citizens of the UK and Europe” Morton Valence’s latest release would represent the subtlest political album you’re ever likely […]

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Artwork for Fayen album Something To Look Back On

Fayen “Something To Look Back On”

April 21, 2026 0

Norwegian duo delivers a nordicana record filled with beautiful songs, expertly performed and arranged. Fayen is a Norwegian duo based in Trondheim, situated in central Norway, on the south shore of the third-largest of Norway’s fjords, Trondheimsfjorden […]

For the Sake of the Song: Steve Young “Rock, Salt & Nails”

April 21, 2026 0

Before embarking on this feature, to avoid duplication, I conducted a search on ‘Steve Young’, on the AUK website and was surprised to find there are precious few recent pieces devoted to someone who was surely […]

Chip Taylor “Words From Holy Gardens”

April 21, 2026 0

Poignancy heaped upon poignancy on Taylor’s final recordings Words From Holy Gardens was already a very emotionally wrought record, featuring as it does Chip Taylor’s home recordings of his responses to aging and in particular to […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Paul Simon doesn’t feel groovy

Whitehorse are on a roll

The Turtles swim free again

Argyll Gathering is new Scottish Festival

Morton Valence “Europa” (Bastard Recordings, 2017)

Fayen “Something To Look Back On”

For the Sake of the Song: Steve Young “Rock, Salt & Nails”

Chip Taylor “Words From Holy Gardens”

Jesse Malin “Hollywood Forever” – tribute to a friend

Video Premiere: The Rosie Daze Band “Will Rise” – music for the ages