Another psychedelic gem (actually two!) sneaks out from the upcoming Wax Machine LP today “Springtime” is doused in a haze that spills over to the video clip for the cut. Atop a…
At this point West Coast country folk outfit Mapache have harnessed the right breezes and are riding high on the hammock-bound strums of their windswept tunes. Pushing the boundaries further than before,…
A second single from the upcoming Teddy & The Rough Riders album lands today and its another lovely evolution in the band’s sound. Smoothing their edges from some of the cosmic country…
I thoughougly enjoyed Sylvie’s debut EP last year, a digital-only document of the bands first few tracks that sunk sweetly into the Laurel Canyon calm of the ‘70s. The record was a…
A bit of bliss to wind out the day before the weekend hits. Under the name TWÏNS, Berlin artist Miro Denck has an upcoming album for Earth Libraries that pulls from the…
There are too many good things happening today, it’s hard to keep up. After a stunning album of vocal and instrumental pieces last year for Feeding Tube, Joesph Allred is already on…
An unexpected new EP rises today from RSTB faves SUSS. Leading the wave of ambient country that’s been rising up from the desert sands, the band’s first offering from the EP, Heat…
With each new release, Austin’s Chronophage leap handily over their previous efforts, putting so much distance between them that it hardly feels like the same band. Their debut was a fuzz-pocked four…
One of the most fun things about Matt Valentine’s Wet Tuna has been the periphery releases. Alongside three essential albums he’s been releasing Bandcamp EPs and singles that often find joy in…
Sun Cru is set to give an LP release to Zephyr later this month, a previously cassette-only release from Kyle Field’s Little Wings. The album was recorded as a merch table gem…
Every new single out of the upcoming third album from The Boys With The Perpetual Nervousness is a crisp breeze of pop perfection. The latest adds in some subtle slides to the…
The always evolving El Paraiso Records offers up another in their continuing series of psychedelic jazz records. Riffing on both the lineups of their Chicago Odense Ensemble, which found Jonas Munk and…
I came to The Wave Pictures roundabout from members’ inclusion in The Surfing Magazines. That band have put out two solid albums that expand on the noir surf and gnarled indie that…
I already wrote up the single on this, but noticed that there’s an equally charming vid for the cut as well. As this Color Green LP sits high on my list of…
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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