Another great release on the dock from Astral Spirits offshoot Astral Editions. The label pushes away from the free jazz roots of its parent label to embrace folk and experimental tangents and…
I’ve already expressed my excitement for the new Stroppies record, but the new single, “Up To My Elbows” only pushes that excitement even further. A propulsive bubbler, the song captures the band’s…
After years under the Papercuts moniker, and with equal time spent behind the boards of RSTB faves from Luna to Skygreen Leopards, Massage to Cass McCombs, Jason Quever returns with a new…
Getting into this excellent country-flecked pop gem from Nathan Ma this morning. “She’s Wild” is a soft-focus gem that jangles lightly and curls at the edges with an alt-country twang. The song…
Last year WEEED created one of my favorites of 2021, their densest and most expansive record yet. The band follows up quickly with the first of two EPs on the way from…
On his new album, Jonny Halifax sets aside his blistered blues for a set of creosote raags that delve deep into the heart of desperation. Setting one foot in the waters of…
Another one seemingly out of nowhere today, the debut from Joys Union Group is a welcome respite from the daily punishment of life on this slowly simmering rock. Headed up by Neil…
RSTB faves Weak Signal are back again with a new album from Colonel Records this week. Following up on the scorch and simmer of last year’s Bianca, War & War finds the…
No matter where you know the inimitable John Reis — Hot Snakes, Rocket From The Crypt, Drive Like Jehu — there’s no mistaking that low slung guitar and 40 grit rasp. Reis…
Holding up the banner of UK psych-country, The Hanging Stars have been working through their own particular desert for a few years now, but with Hollow Heart the band boil down their…
This one slipped out during a Bandcamp Friday rush last month and got buried in the debris (as often happens). While the short-run tape is sold out, the digital is just as…
After a long buildup and a string of excellent pre-album singles, UK indie-pop outfit Ex-Vöid release their debut this week. Featuring members of long-beloved group Joanna Gruesome, who’ve since split members between…
Hanging in the air like condensation, the opening track from Finnish duo Tapani Rinne & Juha Mäki-Patola’s album, Open, is patient and contemplative. Straddling the intersection between ambient auras and jazz minimalism,…
There’s a lot to love on this new album from Tommy and the Ohs, but the mid-point, late-night groove of “Mama Allcaps” stands out as a highlight. Blending country croon, oil-slicked rumble,…
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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