This was an exciting surprise announcement a few weeks back, as the band’s 2020 LP was one of my top albums of the year. The band comes screaming back into the tail…
Pretty excited to see this one pop up yesterday. Los Angeles’ Color Green put out a truly promising EP last year and I’ve been waiting for any new crumbs ever since. The…
It’s been quite a few years since I’ve had a Doozer record on the deck, at least since his 2012 Woodsist offering Keep It Together, but its great to see that the…
A couple of new tracks out yesterday from the excellent new Jake Xerxes Fussell record, just more reason to get this one on your radar for early next year. Fussell’s long been…
It seems that Modern Nature has taken the idea of the album as artpiece and run with it this year, slashing back at a trend away from the physical with an album…
Always happy to hear from Philly’s Honey Radar and today the band announces a new 12” EP that’s been percolating over the last year. While the band set out for a new…
Hell, I’ve had a good run this week with Slumberland, let’s go for three in a row. Artsick’s Fingers Crossed is the debut from Christina Riley (Burnt Palms), Mario Hernandez (Kids On…
Constantly bubbling below the surface, London duo Padang Food Tigers have long held down a meditative corner of the mind over their four albums and various tributary collaborations. As they waft into…
Ah, this one is probably a long time coming, with Jack Cooper holding down time in quite a few RSTB favorites over the years (Mazes, Ultimate Painting, Modern Nature). The latter have…
As I’ve said before, this jazz wave feels natural on Dwyer and as he steps into his fifth runner in the series the ever rotating cast keeps coming and he’s locked back…
More jangled joy rockets out of the Slumberland stable this week. Following a second slice of The Reds, Pinks & Purples album yesterday the label lets out another peek into the upcoming…
I’ll always take an opportunity to share a new Reds, Pinks & Purples song and today serves up another lovely slice of melancholy from the West Coast. From the upcoming Summer At…
I’m still catching up from time off for holidays last week so the goodness is coming in droves. Spoilsport kicks in a second stunner this week with a new single from Melbourne’s…
The second single swans into view from Young Guvs’s upcoming GUV III and it’s soaked in a classic power pop sound that’s pulling from the Yellow Pills tradition, echoing The Records, Speedies,…
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.
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