New single on the dock today from Hollow Hand. UK songwriter Max Kinghorn-Mills preps his 3rd album, and Curation Records debut, a crisp, autumnal collection of psych-pop that’s packed with sunset strums…
After a long sabbatical from releasing music, songwriter Sarabeth Tucek re-emerges this week with a new single under the banner of SBT. Paring with longtime producer Luther Russell (Those Pretty Wrongs), Tucek’s…
As may have become apparent over the years, Sarah Records holds a bit of sway over the tastes here at RSTB. As such, the reissue of The Sea Urchins’ Stardust has been…
A third single off the upcoming debut from The Tubs only solidifies the record’s status among the most anticipated titles of the year. The band pulls members from Joanna Gruesome and Ex-Void,…
This one seems to have slipped out among the weekend hours, but it’s stirred up a bit of excitement around here. Following on an excellent single just released on Curation, L.A. glam-tipped…
As Vermont’s Old Saw follow on the summer swelter of their 2021 album, Country Tropics, the band turns to a colder, more barren vantage point. Still steeped in a drone-doused fog of…
With their third album, Atlanta’s Arbor Labor Union continue to fill their lungs deep with the Southern air that fed 2020’s New Petal Instants. The band’s sound shed layers between their 2016…
Aussie indie outfit Thigh Master have reformed as Dippers. The marquee change brings with it a new lineup, paring songwriter Matthew Ford with long term collaborator Innez Tulloch. The name and personnel…
It’s a new year, but I’m up to the same old ruckus for Crawl Out From the Fallout, RSTB’s monthly radio show over at WGXC. The new show is packed with new…
Julian Never is the latest perch for pop chameleon Julian Elorduy. A packed past finds Julian among the ranks or at the head of beloved bands like Mayyors, The Ex-Rippers, and Vichy…
A third single from the upcoming Glyders album finds the band shifting shadows once more, shirking off the exhaust-fume grind of “High Time,” and the country comedown of “Wrong Sometimes Right.” Instead…
Shana Cleveland’s 2019 album Worm Moon was a favorite around here, so it’s well-received news that she’s got another on the way. The album was written in two phases, the first side…
A ton of new music hitting the speakers today and I’ll try to get to it all. Blues Lawyer offer up a second peek into their upcoming All In Good Time, further…
This Doug Paisley album is definitely shaping up into one of my most anticipated releases of 2023. A second single from Say What You Like proves just as potent as the first,…
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.