Jonathan Aird

Chris Williams And Kid Reverie “Haunt Me” – hanging around, spectrally

March 17, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Chris Williams and Steve Varney (also known as Kid Reverie) made their musical connection in 2020 over that most common of shared loves – the love of the banjo. It started out as informal lessons, and […]

Jim Lauderdale and the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys “We Look At Things In Different Ways” – rejoice in the differences

March 16, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Mr Americana, Jim Lauderdale, has a new album slated for release on April 24th, it’s called The Birds Know and it finds Lauderdale reunited once again with the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys in order to slake his […]

Bruce Springsteen “A Rainy Night In Soho” – those wet London nights

March 13, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Bruce Springsteen is just one of many well known names who have contributed to the new tribute album 20th Century Paddy, which showcases the music of Shane MacGowan. It falls to Springsteen, though, to mark the […]

Cat Clyde “My Love” – boundless, world encompassing

March 12, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

The last single from Cat Clyde’s upcoming new album Mud Blood Bone is a cover of a 1960 Marty Robbins track, melding the swaying country western croon of Robbins’ original with Clyde’s swirl of blues, folk, […]

Logan Staats “Empty Hands” – nothing left to hold onto

March 11, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Out on Ishkōdé Records, Empty Hands is the latest single from Logan Staats, following on from last year’s Medicine Wheel both of which are precursors to the next album from Staats. All of these things make […]