Chris from RSTB faves Silver Synthetic strikes out solo for a new record on Nudie. First single “Talking Blues” is a downtempo dalliance with dusk. It’s the kind of cut that follows…
Another sublime single slips out of the new solo record from Ry Jennings of RSTB faves Teddy and the Rough Riders. “Rollin’ In Her Grave” retains the sun-dappled ease that’s been a…
The structure and grounded scope of Modern Nature’s latest album might come as a surprise to more than a few when it hits the turntable this week. The band’s last two albums…
RSTB faves The Garment District return with a psych-soaked instrumental built on an organ groove that’s both enticing and unsettling. The video tracks footage of the Circus Circus casino, a particular interest…
There’s been a groundswell of shoegaze over the last few years. Call it what you will — a TikTok effect or simply that the kids are gonna be all right — but…
This one slipped into the mix last week, but its worthy of a call out all on its own. Jon Camp’s last album was a favorite around here, and the D.C. Songwriter’s…
After a trilogy of albums, completed in under a year, followed swiftly by a searing live record, Edena Gardens returned to Jonas Munk’s (Causa Sui) studio, their first time playing together since…
What I loved and mighta missed in the release week of August 22nd, an overview of releases and singles from Jon Camp, Weirs, Massage, Josie, Cindy, Cut Worms, Good Flying Birds, The…
Having holed up and hidden away for the most part since their 1999 album Sand and Sea, Oregon duo The Crabs kept a quieter vision of the band in the context of…
A second sweet jangler out of Providence’s Time Thief hits this week and its just as addictive as the first. The duo excels at tapping into the bittersweet blur of indie pop’s…
The singles are coming quicker than ever these days, gotta stay sharp! After the dizzying delight of “Daffy Duck” the band introduces the fuzzy forms of “Fading Out.” The second single is…
The upcoming family affair of an album from Winter McQuinn proves to be the gift that keeps on giving. A third single out of the record ropes in even more friends and…
Midwest faves Good Flying Birds return with a new single following their announcement of signing to Carpark Records last month. “Fall Away” finds the band swapping jangles for strums, digging into the…
Aussie punk stalwarts Dragnet return with a new record of jagged and jilted gems. The band’s slipped nicely between their contemporaries in the long shadow of the Suppression Ring over the years,…
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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