Been excited about this record since I saw a “working on new stuff” post last summer from Mystic 100s (Milk Music). The Northwest band has been away so long its hard to…
As we crest into this Bandcamp Friday, there’s plenty of new releases to get on your radar, and a good place to start is this new album of country kickers from Ryan…
“Corners” is the second single off of Kassi Valazza’s anticipated new LP Kassi Valazza Knows Nothing. Where the first single paired her country air with a touch of Anglican folk, this time…
After quite a few months of anticipation the new album from Hollow Hand is on the decks and it’s well worth the wait. A while back I’d become caught up in Max…
This is a record that’s sold on me before a note ever escapes the speakers. Bringing together three faves from over the last few years, the trio combines Powers/Rolin Duo with the…
The upcoming new album from Toronto’s Bart continues to prove chameleonic. Just as “Turncoat” brought about visions of bristly post-punk, the new single “Song of Spring” slips into jazz-rubbed R&B due in…
Part of the magic of Joseph Allred’s work is that it’s so varied. While they weave threads through folk, bluegrass, gospel, and the shadow of what’s often still referred to as American…
It’s been a little while since I’ve had a guest mixtape (since the great Xian Country mix by Bobby Lee) but this week the tradition revives with a new mix from site…
The second single off of Jana Horn’s new album, The Window Is The Dream, captures the colors between the night air. “The Dream” slinks on slicked spiderwebs of guitar. In the air…
The next single from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne’s Smote is soaked in a heavier drape of gloom than the first. On their latest album, the band oscillates between psych-folk, doom, and drone, but they’re leaning…
Alongside a stacked lineup of Nashville players — Jack Lawrence (Raconteurs, Dead Weather), Brian Kotzur (Silver Jews, Country Westerns), and Luke Schneider (solo, Margo Price) — William Tyler fashions his guitar trysts into slightly…
Amish Records gives an overdue reissue to a folk gem that stands at the axis of quite a few RSTB faves. P.G. Six, better known as Pat Gubler, is a member of…
The trajectory of Triptides has always been one of evolution. The band’s sound often evokes other eras, but they never stay still for long. For their latest album on Curation the band…
Another single slides out from the upcoming new album by RSTB faves Terry. Hung on a healthy guitar crunch, a stomping beat, and a squiggle or two of synth, the song delivers…
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.