This one’s been heating up the speakers today. Pennsylvania six piece Ma’aM throws a dose of outlaw country and an equal swig of garage rock into the blender, juicing up a heavy,…
This is starting to become a bit of a yearly tradition and as long as the constant stream of excellent Cosmic Country, Americana, and Alt-Country keeps steady then I’ll keep doing the…
I’m still mopping up some of the best bits from the tailwind of 2022, and if you missed this album from Seattle’s Reverse Death, it’s an argument to never stop listening through…
A hypnotic new solo record surfaces this week from Marlene Ribeiro (GNOD). The songwriter has collaborated in the past with Thurston Moore and Valentina Magaletti, but Toquei no Sol stands as something…
This one definitely got away from me during the year, and its a damn shame I aim to correct this week. Nashville’s Ornament took a step towards the ‘70s on the album’s…
After a string of excellent EPs, including outings for Melters and Slumberland, the Bay Area burners Smiles finally have an album on the way. The band’s Manny Chocano has woven himself among…
Quite a few gems dropped in over the break here and I’ll attempt to play a bit of catch-up early in the week. RSTB fave Ryan Pollie’s 2021 album Stars found the…
The year may have ticked over to ’23, but I’m still playing a bit of catch-up on ’22. Last year was loaded with releases, tucking away gems in every stylistic corner. While…
The lineup alone on this record is enough to make me skid to a stop and instantly set it onto the speakers, but what wafts out of those speakers subverts expectations. With…
Following a few years of prolific release, Joseph Allred slips into 2023 with a new release already in hand. Joseph’s set was one of the highlights of Deep in the Valley this…
Today finds a new single from RSTB faves Loose Koozies. The Detroit country crooners join up with Kelly Jean Caldwell (Saturday Looks Good To Me) who’s just off an excellent contribution to…
A few more morsels are slipping out before the holidays come and skid 2022 to a stop. Perennial favorite Wick records, the rock arm of Daptone, have picked up an old power…
Nathan Salsburg continues his growing series of Landwerk recordings. The project began back in 2020. While sequestered at home, Salsburg began works that were inspired by The Caretaker’s catalog, steeped as they…
I caught Kassi Valazza’s great 2019 album, Dear Dead Days, a bit late, but it was a lovely introduction to the Portland songwriter. With an EP slipped between the album and where…
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.