After a few singles that dabbled with amber-colored country strains, I’d expected Ben Cook to lean into the dust of this new direction. The turnabout seemed even more plausible once stories of…
Dead Oceans has continues to foster the legacy of Bill Fay. Over the last decade, the label has brought light to his early works and issued new albums from the English singer.…
This one has been charming the RSTB speakers for some time now and it’s great to have it finally out in the world. Feeling like an almost too perfect fit for Slumberland,…
John Dwyer’s current crawl into the psychedelic jazz cavern continues unabated with his latest arriving just a few months after the funk-bent Moon Drenched and the free scrawl of Endless Garbage. Dubbed…
‘Nother nice one out of the Australian psych-folds, with a new single from Adelaide’s Druid Fluids. Rippling in the winds of ‘60s psych-pop, the song has a damp coolness to it. Perpetrated…
The last album I explored here from saxophonist Patrick Shiroishi, was his deeply personal exploration of his grandfather’s time in a U.S. internment camp, Descension, which was out last year. It would…
Outside of certain circles, the Western Mass free improv scene doesn’t always get the accolades it deserves. Step a few notches above this site’s reach and there’s less digging into the layers…
A surprise new record (or mini-album if you will) from Lewsberg lands today, and while I’m sure I’ll have more to say after a few full immersions, it’s worth getting in front…
Another peek into a love letter to their influences from Mapache lands today. This Sam and Clay, along with Doug Horne take on fellow West Coast luminaries Allah-Las, covering their 2014 title-track…
Matt Lajoie’s current run of improvised records has been fruitful to say the least. Spanning three recordings over the past couple of years, and drawing from an elemental aura — the first…
Mexican Summer’s Looking Glass series has proven a deep well of material outside the label’s normal purview. They continue this week with a fragile, frost-laden cut from Maine’s Lisa/Liza. With a music…
One of America’s great explorers of the past, Jake Xerxes Fussell returns to form today with the announcement of Good and Green Again, his follow-up to 2019’s Out of Sight. The album…
The ever indomitable Upset The Rhythm never misses the mark with post-punk and the latest on the roster is Berlin’s Clear History. “Presents” storms into the room on a double drum pound,…
In a year marked by pain, loss, frustration, hope, and subsequently lost in hope’s shadow, there has been a proliferation of albums that embrace a past that exists wrapped in a community…
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.