Jonathan Aird

Oceans are Zeroes “Oceans are Zeroes” ( Independent, 2017)

April 24, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Oceans are Zeroes impinge a power-pop sensibility on the hugest Mogwai-meets-Mercury Rev songs imaginable creating a wall of rock sound backdrop behind high and steely vocals. The initial effect is to be bowled over by a […]

Dire Wolves “Excursions to Cloudland” (Beyond Beyond is Beyond, 2017)

April 21, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Four tracks do not an EP make – not when they time-in at up to 12 minutes – so make no mistake, this release from Dire Wolves is a fully fledged album. Excursions to Cloudland is […]

Hat Fitz and Cara on tour in May

April 19, 2017 Jonathan Aird 1

Some might say that they are the odd couple of low-down pre-war style country Blues but the gutsy Australian guitarist and Irish-born Cara compliment each other perfectly. Admittedly some of the compliments are a bit backhanded […]

Tonight we ride! Tom Russell has UK dates

April 18, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Yes, god damn it, Tom Russell will be returning to these fair shores so late in the Fall that we may as well just go ahead and call it a Winter tour. As usual he’ll be […]

Thad Kopec “The Shadow and the Caster” (Independent, 2017)

April 11, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

I found myself thinking of Ursula Le Guinn’s Earthsea, where young magician Ged unwittingly unleashes a dark shadow which pursues him relentlessly – until he finally faces up to it and discovers it is a part […]