On Great Lakes’ Contender, songwriter Ben Crum swings between indie facets — digging out dark psychedelics from the dirt one moment and skating on the remnants of Bob Mould and The Wrens…
Been missing some ‘riders on the hill’ psych-folk in my life this year, and to fill that Pentangle/Trees/Espers shaped hole in my heart, this new release from The Order of The 12…
Got a new cosmic country gem from West Coast staple Dan Horne. While Horne’s name might not be on the tip of tongues everywhere he’s made time in bands like Circles Around…
Another scorcher out of the Castle Face stable, this time Matt Jones (Male Gaze) and vocalist Ari Blaisdell (Lower Self, The Beat Offs) dig into arpeggiated pop that mixes a love for…
A power pop sparkler out of Christchurch arrives via the always on top of it Meritorio Records. With an ‘80s pop sheen, the song blends snap back guitars and vocals so clean…
Nice to see this one surfacing digitally. For those that haven’t been keeping an eye on Feeding Tube’s excellent Quarantunes series of streamed performances, the label has had a nice cross-section of…
Got a good one here this morning from Caleb Dailey, who despite his roots with indie, and more recently minimal roots heading up the excellent Moone Records, has embraced the country corners…
Honestly I’ve been remiss in giving any space to Tuluum Shimmering over the course of their run of great interpretations. The band drills down on minute aspects of themes in classics then…
After quite a few releases on his own Paisley Shirt Records, Kevin Linn takes his Sad Eyed Beatniks out into the wild, playing shows with a lineup that includes members of fell…
Excited to announce some Dire Wolves news today. After a huge season for Alexander’s Heavy Lidders, its been a bit quiet on the Wolves front, but if you’ve been keeping a keen…
A breathless punk stomper out of Australia this week from Pinch Points. As the band careens int their next album themes of self-care, anxiety, and frustration come bubbling to the surface. “Am…
Sinking into 2022 with a new edition of Crawl Out From the Fallout. The latest episode showcases a ton of new music that’s hit the site lately, including Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears,…
So this is a column that I started and abandoned a while back. Not out of lack of interest, but more of out time I think. However, as the glut of albums…
Been eyeing this release for a while now, with a nod to the excellent single “Nine Herbs Charm” featured a while back on the site. Now, in the wake of the holidays,…
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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