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 […]

After a four-year break, Rayland Baxter will release latest album in October

September 2, 2026 0

Rayland Baxter’s new album, True Violet, will be released on 23rd October 2026 via ATO Records. he feels like the first time he’s truly found it. It is his first album in more than four years. […]

Dom Glynn and His Sunday Best “This Fast Life Is Killing Me”

September 2, 2026 0

Vintage country music at its very best. One of the joys of good music of any genre is its ability to transport you to another time and another place. The new album by Dom Glynn and […]

Cover art for Nick Mitchell Maiato album "Naquera"

Nick Mitchell Maiato “Naquera”

September 2, 2026 0

One Eleven Heavy’s Mitchell Maiato delivers a healthy dose of cosmic psychedelia for the 21st century. Four years have passed since we last heard from Nick Mitchell Maiato, at which time One Eleven Heavy, his sometime […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

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

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

Hat Fitz and Cara on tour in May

Tonight we ride! Tom Russell has UK dates

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

After a four-year break, Rayland Baxter will release latest album in October

Dom Glynn and His Sunday Best “This Fast Life Is Killing Me”

Nick Mitchell Maiato “Naquera”

Jack Barksdale “The Scam Song” – seem’s ok and above board…

Video Premiere: Scott Cook “Steady For You”