Sean Thompson’s back with a second single off his upcoming sophomore outing with Weird Ears. A softer side of the guitarist’s cosmic country romp, “Riding In The Van” pairs neon streaks with…
The debut EP from Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau band Big Sur arrives just in time for the weather Stateside to start to sink towards frost. While the band’s moniker might conjure up images of…
On their fourth, and sadly final album, Baltimore/Aussie outfit Smoke Bellow strip their sound down to its most basic elements and begin to build it back, finding a balance between minimalism and…
The forecast for 2025 is looking up every day (musically at least) and this week news of a new album from The Tubs further proves the point. The band’s last album, Dead…
Another batch of singles seeps out from the upcoming new collaboration between Lynn Avery & Cole Pulice. The pair’s previous outing, To Live & Die In Space & Time, was a favorite…
Souled American are one of those bands that exist in a sphere of influence where too few heard them, but those that did were left with a mark that would often make…
I’m always looking to see what’s on deck for Longform editions. The conceptual label often encourages bands to expand their sound, seeking out ways hit that meditative plane, and providing a platform…
Slumberland remains one of the best divining rods for indie pop, never missing as they uncover the best of the new class. This has already been a banner year for the label,…
Massively underrated French band EggS returns with a second single from their upcoming sophomore album. “End of the Road’ finds the band as anthemic as ever, building towering indie epics that boil…
Another gem out of the upcoming sophomore solo slab from Sam Blasucci this week finds the West Coast songwriter sliding through Rundgren territory. There’s plenty of light and love filtering through “No…
Astral Spirits announces a new release from Hearts & Minds, the trio of bass clarinetist Jason Stein, keyboardist Paul Giallorenzo, and drummer Chad Taylor. The trio immediately grasps on to groove with…
Well, considering this album has released roughly half its heat as singles over the past six months, you’d think that I’d have it covered, but in case you somehow missed the goodness…
It’s no secret around here that I have a soft spot for indie pop and Brooklyn’s Ladybug Transistor ranks highly on my list of pillars of the psych-pop-saturated sound that slipped out…
A new single from the sythier second album from Aussies The Green Child emerges today. “A Long Beautiful Flowing Cape” adopts an air-cooled atmosphere, loping on a nodding rhythm and pairing Raven’s…
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.
The site is written and maintained by Andy French.