It’s a big day for RSTB faves around here and it’s great to see Jack Cooper’s Modern Nature in the mix. After the release of his ambitious last album, Island of Noise,…
Montreal’s Private Lives return with the second single off of their upcoming scorcher, Hit Record. The title track offers up a sunburnt singe of punk, hung on whiplash clash of guitars and…
On their third album, Texas duo Tele Novella explore personal reflection, digging deeper into the well of wounded country that began to mark their 2021 album Merlynn Belle. The first single, “Hard-Hearted…
It’s always great to see what’s coming out of SF hub, Paisley Shirt records and that goes double if the project involves labeled Kevin Linn. While Linn is usually cropping up behind…
It’s always good to check in on what Batov records is up to. The label casts a wide net, picking up gems like Wax Machine, though they primarily hit on a mixture…
Wireheads return to the fold for 2023 and Potentially Venus fills a void I couldn’t quite put my finger on over the past couple of years. The band had been kicking out…
Been waiting for this one to get up on Bandcamp as there are packed gems on the debut from Mariam Saleh aka Bong Wish. The Boston-based songwriter follows up on her EP…
Bobo Integral lines up a psych-pop gem for the fall, offering up the debut from Frode Strømstad (I Was a King, The No Ones) as Colored Lights. Tapping into the temperament of…
It’s been eight years since Mammatus last graced the speakers with a new release, but the increasingly elusive band have come back with a force both brutal and beautiful on their latest…
Over the last couple of years its been a joy to see Cable Ties soar in stature. The Aussie trio has long been serving insistent punk anthems anchored by the gale force…
As the temps rise we enter the perfect climate for the glue-slick dub wonderlands worked up by Wet Tuna. Good news for all of us then that the band has a new…
It’s always a bold move to name both a release and song after your band. In the grand tradition of those who’ve rolled that lane before them and won, Aussies “Perfect Actress”…
Given their relative popularity at home, Japanese outfit never young beach barely scratch the surface of consciousness Stateside, and it’s a damn shame as the band’s last few albums have been a…
The first single from Moundabout’s sophomore album solidifies the duo as much more than a side project. Composed of Paddy Shine (Gnod) and Phil Masterson (Damp Howl, Bisect) arose last year on…
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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