In the interim since their last album, Ruby Puff of Dust, Philly’s Honey Radar have kept busy in the short format, releasing several EPs and 7”s. They add another to the stack…
Yesterday Hiss Golden Messenger announced a new album on the way from Merge. The record boasts some of M.C. Taylor’s most self-reflective work yet, finding him hunkering down with his compatriot and…
Another Aussie institution kicks out a gem today. The rusted wobble of Wireheads has been haunting RSTB for some time and it’s good to have ‘em back after a short hiatus with…
I’ve long had a soft spot for RVG. The Australian band digs into a strain of New Wave that glimmers with an enticing darkness. The band’s last few outings were albums for…
Maya Ongaku has released one of the year’s best albums, a low-key record full of soft winds and quiet contemplation. In my review a while back I noted, “The album warms, like…
The upcoming James & The Giants record is shaping up into a real essential for 2023 and a new single this week helps firm up those suspicions. Album opener “I Wanna Go…
Last year’s inaugural Deep In The Valley Fest brought together a cross-section of musical genres with a common thread of experimentation and exploration. The roster exemplified the current crop of Cosmic American…
Pedal steel player Rick Pedrosa’s The Far Sound has been a favorite around here. His new album for Centripetal Force is steeped in ambient country, Italian Library Soundtracks, psych-folk smolder, and kosmiche…
Accompanying the mix today from The Far Sound is a new single, one last peek into the darkness before the album is released tomorrow. Highlighting the pedal steel work on the album,…
Anna St. Louis’ new album is standing tall on the anticipated list around here and a new single is just what I need to cool off this early summer heat. “Morning” rises…
Catching up from last week, I’d missed this gem from the upcoming new album by The Natvral. The band is the new(er) outing from Kip Berman of The Pains of Being Pure…
RSTB is back after a little vacation around the holiday weekend and just in time for the return of longtime favorites Gunn-Truscinski Duo. This time the duo add in another familiar name,…
Some good news from the Heavy Lidders camp this week, the band has a new, limited cassette up for grabs this week. The tape, Spacious Minds, will make its way out from…
It’s great to see RSTB fave Leah Senior back with a new record this year. The Australian songwriter makes a move from Flightless to Poison City Records for the upcoming The Music…
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.