Jonathan Aird

Peaceful Faces “Doin’ It Wrong” – on a daily basis

June 18, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Peaceful Faces – the performance moniker of multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Tree Palmedo, who has also worked with Fleet Foxes as a trumpeter. Here, on a song from Peaceful Faces’ recently released third album “Without a Single Fight“, […]

Bruce Springsteen “Sunday Love” – here’s lookin’ at you kid

June 16, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

There must have been something in the air in the 2010s – Dylan was putting out his “Sinatra” albums, and Springsteen was recording songs for one of his “lost” albums – soon to be available in […]

Track Premiere: Beebe Gallini “Run, Run, Run”

June 16, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Beebe Gallini brings a new light to classic garage rock on their new album ‘Begged, Borrowed And Stealed‘, from which comes today’s version of ‘Run, Run, Run‘ originally by The Gestures. It’s the second release from the […]

Iron & Wine “Robin’s Egg” – sweetness follows

June 13, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Sam Beam heads up the bewitching Iron & Wine, and this Summer he’ll be touring the States with the awesome I’m With Her. That’s going to be some gig. The whole tour is being given the […]

Live Review: Cat Power, The Barbican, London – 1st June 2025

June 12, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

This is a gig with a subtitle – Sings Dylan 66 – because this is Cat Power’s tribute to Dylan, drawing on the controversial 1966 tour and specifically the legendary Royal Albert Hall gig, which, of […]

For The Sake of The Song: The Flying Burrito Brothers “Sin City”

August 17, 2026 0

Co-written by Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman for The Flying Burrito Brothers’ 1969 debut album, The Gilded Palace of Sin, Sin City features one of the best lines in the whole of popular music. “On the […]

Waylon Payne album cover art for Wayward 2026

Waylon Payne “Wayward”

August 17, 2026 0

A fantastic-sounding third album from the ‘outlaw prince’ treats us to some great songs and a sublime band. One of the first things that strikes you about this record is just how good it sounds. Many […]

Kelly Hunt to release third album “Requiem For A Sleepless Night” in September

August 17, 2026 0

Kelly Hunt’s last album, Ozark Symphony, was one of the highlights of 2023. Now, the Memphis native, returns with her third release, Requiem for a Sleepless Night, which will be issued on Compass Records on 18th […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Peaceful Faces “Doin’ It Wrong” – on a daily basis

Bruce Springsteen “Sunday Love” – here’s lookin’ at you kid

Track Premiere: Beebe Gallini “Run, Run, Run”

Iron & Wine “Robin’s Egg” – sweetness follows

Live Review: Cat Power, The Barbican, London – 1st June 2025

For The Sake of The Song: The Flying Burrito Brothers “Sin City”

Waylon Payne “Wayward”

Kelly Hunt to release third album “Requiem For A Sleepless Night” in September

Sheryl Crow to release 12th album in the Autumn

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Natalie Del Carmen