Jonathan Aird

Florry “Pretty Eyes Lorraine” – there’s been some misunderstandings

May 14, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Florry is a band bred in the crackling warmth of the Philadelphia DIY scene and forged with the alloys of community action, queer liberation and bedroom poetry. Bandleader Francie Medosch and her absolute unit of collaborators […]

Jeff Karoub And Garrison Corner “Come Back To Ourselves” – could we return to reason?

May 13, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Detroit singer-songwriter Jeff Karoub, but he’s been working both on his songs and the sound in his arrangements. Take ‘Come Back To Ourselves‘, which is a soulful plea […]

The Song Remains: Wizz Jones (1939 – 2025)

May 12, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1

Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Davey Graham…the great guitarists of the British folk boom of the 1960s are leaving us one by one and now, sadly, we have to add Wizz Jones to that number. Very much […]

James Cook “Is That All You Got” – not defeated yet

May 12, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

The first single from James Cook’s second album “Texican Velvet” sees the Texas/Oklahoma music scene fixture bring his raw and honest songwriting to bear on the journey of a resilient protagonist named Josie, fearlessly exploring themes of […]

Arren “Broken” – talking might help

May 9, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Today is definitely an eyebrow raising day as we introduce the new song from ARREN. ARREN is a Dublin-based, Clare/Limerick-born artist who aims to bring the anthemic scale of iconic ’90s and 2000s pop-rock into the […]