Psych-soul duo Abraxas embrace a midnight surf simmer on their latest single “Mañana.” The duo of Carolina Faruolo (ex-Los Bitchos) and Danny Lee Blackwell (Night Beats) let the neon drip down the…
This one caught my ear yesterday but I didn’t have time to get it up properly. Shame on me for not paying attention to the solo works of Stephen Bailey. The songwriter…
A second single lands from Baltimore’s The Smashing Times and its a Paisley gem that stands apart from the bulk of the East Coat enclave’s scene. Feeling more akin to Cali janglers…
Lovely to hear another track off of the upcoming solo LP from Matthew Rolin. “Fourth Street” moves through the sunlight like wind on grain, a gorgeous ramble of strings and serenity that…
This one has been bubbling under for a long time, cropping up with some great singles along the way. Now, the latest album from Uni Boys has landed in all its power…
This record is an amazing collection of talent stuffed into two sides of free jazz scorch. The ranks of SSWAN find Jessica Ackerley, Patrick Shiroishi, Chris Williams, Luke Stewart, and Jason Nazary…
I mentioned this cover when writing up Workhorse’s lovely new album last month. Harriet Fraser-Barbour reinterprets the Joan Baez tune “River In The Pines,” and dubs it “Mary Maiden.” Her cover re-imagines…
There might not be a better album title that sums up the last few years than Trapped in Purgatory. On the new album from Aaron Dooley the artist finds himself floating between…
The next batch of releases from Astral Editions, the rock offshoot of Astral Spirits, promises a lot of gems and this collaboration from Chris Cochrane (No Safety, Weird Little Boy) and John…
I caught Gift a while back opening up for Frankie and the Witch Fingers, but didn’t realize that the standout single from their set, “Gumball Garden” had been released. The Brooklyn band…
Coming out shortly after the band’s announcement, the long awaited Bajascillators is one of the most verdant and vital releases in Bitchin’ Bajas’ catalog. Shimmering with life, practically jumping from the speakers…
RSTB faves Uni Boys finally confirm their debut album. The band has been slipping out singles for the better part of a year, following up on their Curation debut single “Long Time…
New Goat album on the way and the band is still priming the psych-soaked party pump. “Under No Nation” slides in on funk-bound guitars and bouncing polyrhythms. The Swedish collective have been…
The new slab from More Klementines has hit the speakers sweeping between molten ascension and cool water comedowns. The record starts out amp fried and kicking through the muck with the rhythmic…
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.
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