There’s always a sense of weight with the works of Alison Cotton. From concept records based on the lives of sisters smuggling possessions out of Nazi-occupied Germany to chamber folk forms that…
Caught Rosali the other week and the show is absolutely fantastic. In the mix was this new song, “Other Side” a raucous highlight of the set that now finds an official release.…
Flip through the site and there’s no shortage of scribbles on Cactus Lee. Kevin Dehan’s work under the name has moved from the bedroom to the studio, sometimes drawling out into the…
Good news out of the South Hemi today as longtime favorite Leah Senior preps a new album and sets it up with the wicker folk wonders of “Mothersong.” Senior’s works have always…
Whew, this day is packed with music but there’s always time for a little Primitive Ring. The West Coast trio emerges from a pristine run of singles for their debut this year…
Still trying to weave in a few of the essentials that hit last week while I was gone and this one’s at the top of the list. Following the savage burn of…
An excellent new cut today that comes courtesy of a familiar name in a new guise. Fuses brings together Motorists’ Craig Fahner with Swedish drummer and bassist Moa-Linn Rösenlof (Orkan, Spela Död).…
Another favorite new band expands the bounds of their last album. This time it’s Midwest faves Golomb digging out a collection of remixes, alternate takes, and unreleased gems. The band’s debut was…
The first of new batch of bonus material and cutout curiosities today comes from RSTB faves The Laughing Chimes. In the wake of their last album, which took a turn towards dark…
Aussie favorites The Gnomes have already cemented themselves around here with an excellent debut that hit the year-end list in 2025. The band wastes no time getting back to work, thickening up…
So much music on the dock today it’s hard to keep up, but I’d be shorting you not to direct your attention to a new album from Cooper Crain and Bill MacKay’s…
Seems like Guided by Voices comparisons always come hand in hand with a veneer of tape dust in tow. Short, punchy songwriters get put on the Pollard list, but only if they…
Always fun to give a heads up on a good fest, and friends from Time Thief have a banner fest happening in just a few short weeks at AS220 in Providence. The…
Sifting through opener slots still remains one of my favorite methods of music discovery. I’d missed out on last year’s single from new NYC outfit The Stones, but with some opening dates…
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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