It’s few and far between those that can truly make any song their own. While interpretation was paramount in previous generations — from ‘60s hitmakers to folk blues stalwarts, the cover is…
Been waiting on an announcement of the debut album from Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears ever since the excellent Time Has Grown A Raspberry EP slipped out a few years back. In the…
A lovely new record arrives on the horizon from RVNG, Intl. Isik Kural’s “paperhat” feels like a lullaby for the soul — childlike, but beautifully constructed. The delicate lap of guitar and…
Sometimes the sweetest payoffs come when you’re not expecting them. While a constant, prolific run of singles leading up to a band’s debut can feel like the release you’re waiting for, the…
One of the great tragedies of the current vinyl production conundrum is that it’s flooded the market with a ton albums that, more often than not, don’t call for the need or…
A new bout of indie pop bliss swoons out of the stables at Bobo Integral today. Canadian collective Crystal Eyes smudge their jangles with a hazy nod to seminal sounds — finding…
Soundcarriers albums don’t come around all that often, so it’s best to perk up and dig in when they do. The latest carries on the band’s tradition of woozy, narcotic psychedelia. Their…
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…
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.






























