Catching up from last week, I’d missed this gem from the upcoming new album by The Natvral. The band is the new(er) outing from Kip Berman of The Pains of Being Pure…
RSTB is back after a little vacation around the holiday weekend and just in time for the return of longtime favorites Gunn-Truscinski Duo. This time the duo add in another familiar name,…
Some good news from the Heavy Lidders camp this week, the band has a new, limited cassette up for grabs this week. The tape, Spacious Minds, will make its way out from…
It’s great to see RSTB fave Leah Senior back with a new record this year. The Australian songwriter makes a move from Flightless to Poison City Records for the upcoming The Music…
I’ve been talking up the singles from Swiss-American outfit Sweat for the better part of the year, but this is a release best experienced as a whole rather than piecemeal. The Pittsburgh…
Immediately one of my favorites of the year, the debut from Maya Ongaku is imbued with the relaxed nature of the band’s island environs. Hailing from the surrounding community of Enoshima just…
The catalog of Perpetual Doom is always packed with surprises and this low-key release upcoming from perennial fave Lee Baggett and Japanese songwriter Blind Dead Timmy boasts some real gems among its…
These days Glenn Donaldson’s name tends to conjure up indie pop jangles more than psychedelic ripples, but don’t let the smooth taste fool ya, Glenn’s always been rooted in the itchier side…
Always game for some newnesss from Osees around here. The band has jettisoned the garage, pushed through the prog, and trashed the thrash in favor of a synth-punk sound on the upcoming…
Steve Palmer’s 2020 album Useful Histories was always a favorite around here. Put out on the sadly shuttered Sunrise Ocean Bender (RIP Kevin McFadin), the record bent the notion of an instrumental…
I’ve been behind in throwing some attention towards Guadalajara psych outfit UAY, but their upcoming album Kukulkan for Halfshell Records is shaping up into a real gem. The band has built themselves…
Following two previous installments of his Forest Standards series, Montreal by way of Wichita guitarist David Lord brings the latest to Big Ego and Astral Spirits. The previous two landed with Big…
Sam Blasucci’s keeping busy this year, with a solo release already on the schedule, he and Clay Finch return with a new Mapache album out at the end of the Summer as…
RSTB faves Jeanines hit the breeze this month with the announcement of a new 7” on Slumberland. The EP brings together three post-Don’t Wait For A Sign cuts. “”Each Day” chimes like…
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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