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…
This is another one from the tail end of last year that may have slipped away from most ears. L’Eclair have found themselves in good company over the years, releasing a couple…
One more confetti-pop grenade lobs out of the upcoming Kids on a Crime Spree LP. The band’s surprise upcoming debut LP proves that good things are worth the wait, packed full of…
This one was a surprise in many ways. After years entrenched as the kind of player who gives an experimental outfit a mark of quality Jeff Tobias (Sunwatchers, The Mothers Network, Modern…
This one’s been a while in the pipe around here but 2021 was packed with so many releases that this second offering from Durham’s Magic Tuber String Band got lost between the…
After a quiet runup and incredible physical release, it’s nice to get a bit of this Modern Nature LP to share this week. While I’ve said quite a bit about the album…
Stumbled on this nice collection of Cosmic Country from the West Coast and it slots right in with the last batch of faded valley sunsets that were rounded up on last year’s…
I’ve caught a few singles from Love Burns in the past and its great to see an album on the way with a number of favorite labels attached (K.U.S. Records, Jigsaw, Austin…
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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