From some of the year-end histrionics, you’d swear no one was making rock records anymore and current-day Brooklyn just rescued it by digging through their moms’ basements. Real searchers know that the…
A continuation and reconfiguration of the late, great Aussie band The Ocean Party, Pop Filter permeated the pandemic year with not one, but two great records as an introduction. They’ve kept steady…
In a year when he’s already offered up a stunning double-album and the follow-up to the long awaited Stonegrass record, Canadian songwriter Matthew Dunn proves there’s no time for rest. Today brings…
It’s always hard to keep up with the onslaught of releases from the Sunburned circle, but I’d always recommend keeping their feed on alert. Among a barrage of live recordings (which are…
It’s barely past ten, but the bounty of Bandcamp Friday fodder has already packed the inbox with more than a few familiar faces. Longtime site faves The Heavy Lidders return today with…
With a slow build of singles over the past year, the debut from NY’s Düül Suns has finally taken its final shape. Tapped into a nocturnal brand of psychedelics, the group slips…
Another bright star in the banner year of indie pop for 2026, Tulpa sinks their teeth into the underbelly of the ‘90s on a forcible fuzz riot. So many of their peers…
There’s something delightfully tectonic about Wednesday Knudsen’s new solo LP. The album moves slowly, delicately; a graceful arc across the sky mirroring the almost imperceptible shudder of the Earth towards it’s new…
A second single from The Wave Pictures heralds the band’s new album, Gained/Lost, set for release in 2026. With a rumpled softness and easy sway, “Sure and Steady” draws the listener in…
Another RSTB fave is back in the fold today as Arbor Labor Union follow up their 2023 album, Yonder, with a new EP for the new year. The record brings a new…
Lost somewhere in the waves of the holiday weekend, news of a fourth Wet Tuna LP rose over the horizon. The band hit the studio over the past year, honing their dub-slick…
The bulk of the Danish bands that have cropped up here have been from the El Paraiso Roster, an ever evolving collective that swirls through the edges of prog, jazz, post-rock, synth,…
It’s been a couple of months since favorites Jacuzzi Boys have let loose a single, but they’re back at it today. In the interim the band announced their upcoming album, Too Cold…
Well, the year shows no signs of letting up just yet, but we are skidding into the last couple of months and traditionally that has begged for a few mixtapes around here.…
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.






























