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…
Surprised to say that The Hanging Stars haven’t appeared here and its about time to correct that. The UK Cosmic Country band have built a catalog of lightly quivering sunset pop. “Radio…
One of the highlights of 2017 was David West’s third solo slate, Cherry On Willow. West’s bands shift focus, from the indie pop pounce of Rat Columns, the post-punk austerity of Rank/Xerox,…
Starting off with the first Hidden Gems of the year, featuring a regular around the site, Jeff Tobias. The name should sound familiar if you’ve been listening to any number of RSTB…
The new album announcements are stacking up today and this one is as lovely as the rest. Papercuts have long been haunting the site and Jason Quever keeps his influence rolodex constantly…
The lost of Broadcast is felt daily around here, a tragedy that reverberates each year marked with Trish’s passing. Some good news arrives today, though as Warp Records announces a trio of…
Some awesome news out of the Prefect Records camp today as longtime RSTB faves Ex-Vöid announce their debut LP, co-released with Don Giovanni here in the States. The band, which features members…
Been watching the singles out of this group for a couple of weeks now and it seem to only be getting better, culminating in the push-pull of German Progressive throb and post-punk…
This one’s kind of a mix that I needed personally and its always better to share. Been falling down past rabbit holes and looking for the keepers of the cosmic flame along…
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.