I’m always game for a solid album of Aussie indie and this debut from Melbourne’s Partner Look ropes in quite a few members of RSTB faves. Culling from the ranks of Cool…
Continuing the excellent run of power pop singles leading up to the release of Guv III, Young Guv lets out another burst of sunshine to shoo away the clouds on a February…
Quite liking this new single from Alabama band Banditos. The band makes a move from Bloodshot to Egghunt Records and the new single embraces the band’s country-strewn rock. Echoing shades of Shannon…
Not to go searching for cyphers, but it seems there’s a bit of a tell in the artwork to Glenn’s new LP under the Reds, Pinks & Purples name. Following a repress…
L.A. shoegazers Clear Capsule have just released their EP Gravity Licker, a gauzy, propulsive collection that breathes in the fumes of second wave Creation Records, Swirlies, Drop Nineteens, and Secret Shine. While…
Last year Meritorio released a solid EP from Swedish group Stephen’s Shore. The band follows the EP with yet another, proving themselves a perfect fit for the compact format. Today they unveil…
Reaching back into the catalog of guitarist Tom Ng (Gong Gong Gong, Love Research Institute) Trouble in Mind reissued the sole album from Canto psych trio The Offset: Spectacles at the tail…
Subverting expectations Joesphine Foster moves further from her roots as a folk figurehead than ever before on Godmother. While Foster might be most known for her otherworldly voice more than the instrumentation…
Last year brought news of Julie Doiron’s new solo album, a tender, boundlessly buoyant collection. She wastes no time keeping the momentum rolling, embarking on a new project with her partner Dany…
Excited to see this one come through today. Zachary Cale’s False Spring spent quite a bit of time on the speakers over here in 2020 and it looks like Cale has a…
I was engrossed in the last couple of releases from El Paraiso based duo Martin Rude & Jakob Skøtt but their latest still caught me off guard. The pair released a couple…
The dip in live shows hits home for lots of artists, but on another level it also takes away a means of musical discovery for fans. I miss the glut of posters.…
2019’s Dusk touched off a lovely run for guitarist J.R. Bohannon and after a collaboration with Ryley Walker and Ben Greenberg, the artist returns for another bout of country-soaked acoustic blues on…
Following last year’s excellently tempered Other You, Steve Gunn starts off 2022 with with an introspective spirit, reinterpreting songs from the record with friends and contemporaries. The opener finds Gunn sparring with…
Raven Sings the Blues started as an MP3 blog back in 2006, when such a thing existed. Eventually it evolved into a daily music review site focusing on garage, psych, county, experimental, indie and crucial reissues.
The site is written and maintained by Andy French.