Jonathan Aird

As Bad As Its Reputation? Bob Dylan & Grateful Dead “Dylan & The Dead”

November 7, 2024 Jonathan Aird 10

Two Giants come together – can they create musical magic? There are many albums that have a reputation for being dire, or at least underwhelming, that is not fully deserved. There are just as many feted […]

Juanita Stein “Carry Me” – letting things go

November 7, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

The Howling Bells fronts-woman returns at last with her fourth solo album ‘The Weightless Hour‘ from which today’s song is taken. The new single was a lockdown written song, with quite the story behind it as […]

Holly Lovell “Lion’s Den” – Alone and terrified

November 6, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

“I I fall no one sees / I don’t have a friend / If I break please believe me / I’m in the lion’s den” sings Holly Lovell on this naked declaration of helplessness and a […]

Madison Olds “When I Lost You” – painful memories from lockdown

November 5, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

It would be easy to be misled by ‘When I Lost You‘ which features a very modern folk-pop sound which could easily have you thinking of Lumineers or Mt. Joy. By which we mean it’s bouncy, […]

Charlie Castell “My America” – Keeping America Progressive

November 4, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

We don’t really expect to have any great influence on the upcoming mass voting opportunity, but obviously we have something of an interest in what American musicians have to say about the event. There’s a lot […]