Got a new one from an RSTB favorite and longtime haunter of the site, Steven R. Smith today. Specializing in a harrowing brand of instrumental psychedelia, Smith has been found under the…
A second lovesick jangler from Massage makes its way out this week, and with Bandcamp Friday on the horizon its a good reminder to get this one on your list. The L.A.…
Thoroughly enjoying this bonkers video that John Dwyer and co. have rolled out for the latest psych-jazz odyssey Moon-Drenched. Taking the same expansive tack towards cosmic jazz that he’d done with Witch…
Well its damn good to see Sonny Smith back in country mode, hearkening back to the Lonesome Companion days with a new song and a new album in the same heavy-hearted hues.…
2021 has been a year for high watermark records, but few artists go as deep into the well as Daniel Bachman. With Axacan, Bachman has wrought a defining statement, a culmination of…
Two RSTB faves paired up last month for a sunset-soaked single that hit on Bandcamp Friday. On the eve of this month’s download holiday, Young Guv and James Matthew VII give their…
If you’ve kept an eye on UK jangle of late then Prefect Records’ sterling catalog has certainly crossed your path. The label has been key in parsing out ex-Joanna Gruesome bands now…
This one’s a south hemi hummer that flew under the radar, especially Stateside. Guardian singles scoops up some kiwi cresters from SoccerPractise, Na Noise, Coasting, and Green Grove. Hell drummer Fiona Campbell…
Gonna wind down the day with another lovely single from the upcoming John Andrews and the Yawns record. Lost in a fog, “Try” folds onto the speakers cascading waves. Andrews’ piano ambles…
The good ones sometimes get lost in my cavernous inbox, but thankfully Fake Fruit have a new video out as a capper on the release of their eponymous album from earlier in…
It should come as no surprise at this point that Will Oldham is crafting melodies and musings that slowly crush the heart under their weight. He’s been doing so for as long…
Somehow 2021 is a good year for teenage jangle pop, with the unearthing of the Tangled Shoelaces collection by Chapter Music and now a modern companion in this upcoming debut from The…
While there have been quite a few artists that have conjured up the kind of private press aura that drapes some of the best ‘70s releases, very few seem to be doing…
Very excited to see rootless back already with another stunner. Last year’s Docile Cobras was a high watermark from Jeremy Hurewitz and he follows it ably with the upcoming Places Remember Us.…
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.