I first heard Tengger in a release from the sorely missed Beyond Beyond is Beyond label. The band, based out of the South Korean highlands, retains their tether to the natural world…
The last Rhyton album was one of 2021’s highlights around here and Shuford follows it up with a solo jaunt under his long lingering, but less often used, moniker Theoxenia. The album,…
This year (like pretty much every year) El Paraiso has been serving up excellent offerings. The latest combination of house players sees Jakob Skøtt & Martin Rude pair up with Papir guitarist…
Snarling new single out today from Aussies Alien Nosejob. The band is the solo guise of Jake Robertson (Ausmuteants, School Damage) who never seems to rest for very long, shuffling through a…
Glasgow’s Order of the Toad have a new record just out and a video to accompany the stomping single “Subterranean. The band boasts members of a wide swath of indie outfits, including…
To preface this review by noting that Mythic Sunship have always felt criminally underrated on this side of the Atlantic is a bit of sermon to the served. Hell, there are precious…
I’ve been negligent in highlighting the new album on the way from Philly power pop pounders 2nd Grade. The band has been putting out candy-coated gems delivered in fun sized packages for…
Aussies The Uplifting Bell Ends have found their through line in a progression from mid-‘60s-scuffed garage on into late ’60 psych-folk concept capers. Now, they draw a close on their Super Giant…
Last year saw Lee Baggett stretch further from his laconic folk, rooting deeper into a Cosmic Americana sound that’s long been simmering beneath the surface. The perennial Little Wings collaborator has teamed…
A new album crops up from RSTB faves Spiral Wave Nomads. The pair have a long running collaboration with Twin Lakes and Feeding Tube and they continue that run with the upcoming…
Sun Cru captures a new album from Dave Heumann (Arbouretum, Human Bell, Coil Sea), a collection of late-night electric guitar improvisations that linger on the imagination long after the album draws to…
This one’s taken me a few tries to get a handle on. I hate to hold an artist to their past, but expectations set so far have seen Peel Dream Magazine living…
This split single pairs up a couple of Aussie punk knucklers with a penchant for the more muscular end of the spectrum. The bands toured together in 2019 and hit it off…
I know I’ve been gushing over this one pretty consistently on the site, and you can read the full review here, but it’s hard to ignore a lovely hand-collaged video to accompany…
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.