Longtime RSTB faves Trummors are back with a new one on the speakers and the desert air has only continued to cure their cosmic country credentials. The band’s latest album, 5, finds…
A lovely little jangler from Swedish indie pop outfit Stephen’s Shore. The band’s been on a run of EPs lately, finding their footing in the short format, never overstaying their welcome, but…
Plenty of shoegaze gracing the speakers these days and it’s sometimes hard to pick out the best from the blur. I caught NYC’s Gift a couple of years back and they were…
A couple of familiar names with a new outfit cropping up this week, Peter Kerlin (Sunwatchers, Solar Motel Band) and Rob Smith (Grey/Smith, Rhyton, Pigeons, D. Charles Spear) combine talents to form…
Haven’t heard from Swiftumz in some time, but SF’s Christopher McVicker is still a wellspring of pop gems, and that feels just right around here. Swiftumz isn’t always the first name that…
Still catching up on a crush of singles from the past week and, as usual, Upset The Rhythm delivers. With members of Sauna Youth and Cold Pumas in the lineup, the odds…
I’m always a sucker for Slumberland, but this new album from NJ’s Lightheaded is a particularly fun romp through indie pop’s most endearing moments. “Moments Notice,” the band’s second single, doubles down…
Another stellar single out of the upcoming TJO album. This time the propulsion of the last single has faded for a more dusk light linger. “Glass Island” creeps onto the speakers, patient…
It seems that lately, the world has finally paid a portion of its due to Sunburned Hand of the Man. The long-serving psychedelic enclave has been the bedrock of the Northeast free…
The Third Man debut from Rich Ruth was one of my favorites when it hit in 2022. An elevated vision of jazz fusion and psychedelic sorcery, the record turned trauma into into…
A second single out of RSTB faves Aluminum. The band’s debut single brought forward fumes of Britpop’s baggy bobble, but the second song to slip out of the upcoming Fully Beat, is…
If your heart’s attuned to the Cosmic American breezes, your ears and eyes should be scanning the offerings from Curation Records. The West Coast Outpost has been a constant wellspring of the…
More excellent news (and some bittersweet) out of Big Ego today. Following last year’s expansive jazz explorations with synth luminary Lisa Bella Donna, Psychic Temple announce a new album on the way…
While he’s probably best known for his work with Sunfruits, Aussie songwriter Winter McQuinn has been making his way in solo circles for sometime now. His debut, A Rabble of Bees, found…
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.