This one found some space in the weekly wrap-up at the end of last week, but its worth giving a little more space this morning. Part of a record born out of…
One of 2025’s buried treasures, the sophomore album from L.A. garage-psych slingers Street Fruit hits the senses with an immersion into the sticky sleaze of the early aughts’ best. The band hearkens…
Among a wealth of roster favorites and the revelation of some new signings (Katzin, SMG, Wax Machine’s Lau Ro, Natural Wonder Beauty Concept) Mexican Summer slips in a new cut from longtime…
Wrapping up the week with the ones I loved and the ones I may have missed. There’s a huge selection, heavy on the psych and jazz, including two great new Indonesian bands,…
It’s hard to believe that Music For Writers comes in as Steve Gunn’s first solo instrumental album. That particular piece of trivia seems almost entirely impossible, but here were are, sitting with…
Primitive Ring keeps the singles stream steady with their fourth short-format burner of 2025. The power trio wraps up a heavy roster of RSTB faves, including Charles Moothart (Fuzz, Gøggs, Ty Segall’s…
Real excited to share a second single from the upcoming Creative Writing debut today. Slipping away from the jangled tangles and ‘90s CMJ chart digging of their early works, the band hits…
Can’t believe we’re already at the August installment of Crawl Out From the Fallout. The year is just filling up with new music month over month The latest edition features new singles…
I’ve been sitting on these bonus tracks since the album came out and it’s great to finally get the opportunity to share the joy with others. Following on the Cosmic American, salt-air…
A study in the push-pull between noise and pop, the Felte debut from Shaki Tavi continues Leon Manson’s sterling submersion into the depths of shoegaze. Not wholly enamored of just pop’s more…
L.A. Turkish psych band ÖLÜM continue to channel ‘70s psych gold with each single. Feeling like the kind of crate-dug gems that turned up on early aughts comps exploring the era, the…
Donning his solo hat as Whisperin’ Ry, RSTB fave Ry Jennings (Teddy and the Rough Riders) dips into a different wind on his first album away from the band. Still rooted in…
A huge new single swings in from Hans Chew today. The songwriter and pianist has been found in excellent company over the years (Garcia Peoples, One Eleven Heavy, D. Charles Speer &…
The second single from the Slumberland stable today comes from longtime faves, The Telephone Numbers. The SF band have shored up their second album proper, and the first couple of tastes 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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