The good folks over at Three lobed aren’t done with their rollout of essential 20th anniversary works just yet. Even as we eek over the fence into a new year, the label…
Got a new one here from a few RSTB faves, packing out the ranks with Cory Plump (Spray Paint), Whitney Johnson (Matchess), Fred Thomas (Tyvek, Idle Ray), and Matthew Rolin (Powers/Rolin Duo).…
Haven’t heard the name Parker Sprout in a little bit, but the Velvet Davenport LP that Moon Glyph Put out a little over a decade ago still makes its way to the…
I feel like this one has too much RSTB bait in it not to get it on the dock for review. Partner cribs members from the full spectrum of Raven’s past –…
I think this marks the first Garcia Peoples release that I haven’t seen take shape beforehand, but that speaks more to my own ability to get out in poisoned times than it…
RSTB fave Pearl Charles has been sliding out a few standalone singles of late and another one hits the speakers this week. Returning to a bit of the disco canyon country blur…
Back at it again with the first Crawl Out From the Fallout of 2022. A little lighter on new stuff tonight as we ease into the new year, but that just makes…
Grace Cummings’ debut was a tempest that proved hard to ignore. While it slipped out a bit quietly as part of Flightless’ stable in 2019, once listeners heard her wind-torn vocals and…
This new Cate Le Bon LP has been bubbling up under the past couple of months sounding like yet another killer from the Welsh songwriter. Hung on synths that slide on the…
Not much better news than a surprise EP this week from Ryley Walker. Following one of the year’s best albums from 2021, Ryley kept pace with the most prolific voices of the…
If you’re in need of a bit of centering this week, (and, gee, what kind of outside stimulus could possibly be stressing you out these days?) then perhaps it’s time to swing…
Again, taking some time to catch up on the things that fell through the cracks of 2021, of which there were many around here. Picking up slack on the archival releases I’ve…
The enigmatic voice of Josephine Foster returns to haunt all of our dreams as her new album Godmother approaches at the end of the month. Following a vital reissue of her tour…
Even with a new album on the horizon, Glenn Donaldson can’t stop the flow of singles that roll out from Bandcamp, and we’re all the better for it. A bit less hazy…
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.