The site was on vacation last week, but I’d be remiss not to give some space to the new single from Düül Suns that slipped out while I was away. The band’s…
More good news out of the Bay Area today, with news of a debut LP from Ryli. The band popped up here before with an EP that set the scene for the…
Really excited to share this one today! RSTB faves Whitney’s Playland return with a new EP on the way this summer. Following up the much played (around here) album Sunset Sea Breeze…
Constant RSTB favorite Ma Turner (Warmer Milks, State Champion, Huevos II) returns to one of his constant covers as Mazozma for his sixth album, echoing a relocation to the UK with soft…
A new single hits the breeze today from Joe Harvey-Whyte & Bobby Lee’s upcoming Last Ride. The record is one of my most anticipated for 2025, bringing together two of the UK’s…
There’s just something about psychedelic jazz from Canada. From Badge Époque Ensemble to Cosmic Range, and the majority of the Idée Fixe catalog, the country’s got a lock on the lysergic end…
Loving the news this week that RSTB faves Autocamper have joined the Slumberland family for the long haul. The band hit early on with jangled charms for Discontinuous Innovation Inc. and Safe…
A lovely new single out of perennial favorite sound font Island House lands today. Slipping to the side of the label’s usual focus on jazz, guitar soli, and experimental, the new single…
I always love a new cut from an old fave. Supreme Joy have been on the radar around here for a while, filling the speakers with the faded pop Polaroids of Ryan…
Each new release from Eli Winter over the last few years has been pushing towards the sound on A Trick of the Light. The talented guitarist was often discussed in guitar soli…
In quite a few hands, the idea of a full length LP coming out of a tribute band seems like it might be indulgent or even unnecessary. Who needs the shadow when…
It’s been a few years since I’ve heard the Aussie pop snap of Loose Tooth, but the band has been busy working on songs while letting life grow around them. Longtime friends…
Been digging into this one over the last couple of days. The debut cassette from Canadian psych slingers Peace Within finds the band balancing an insistent choogle with chilly washes of flute…
Rocks In Your Head always comes clean with the good stuff, and they have a new single from Oakland’s Sarah Coolidge today. Inspired by aughts indie, “Redwood Regional” finds a kinship with…
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.