Another bright star in the banner year of indie pop for 2026, Tulpa sinks their teeth into the underbelly of the ‘90s on a forcible fuzz riot. So many of their peers…
There’s something delightfully tectonic about Wednesday Knudsen’s new solo LP. The album moves slowly, delicately; a graceful arc across the sky mirroring the almost imperceptible shudder of the Earth towards it’s new…
A second single from The Wave Pictures heralds the band’s new album, Gained/Lost, set for release in 2026. With a rumpled softness and easy sway, “Sure and Steady” draws the listener in…
Another RSTB fave is back in the fold today as Arbor Labor Union follow up their 2023 album, Yonder, with a new EP for the new year. The record brings a new…
Lost somewhere in the waves of the holiday weekend, news of a fourth Wet Tuna LP rose over the horizon. The band hit the studio over the past year, honing their dub-slick…
The bulk of the Danish bands that have cropped up here have been from the El Paraiso Roster, an ever evolving collective that swirls through the edges of prog, jazz, post-rock, synth,…
It’s been a couple of months since favorites Jacuzzi Boys have let loose a single, but they’re back at it today. In the interim the band announced their upcoming album, Too Cold…
Well, the year shows no signs of letting up just yet, but we are skidding into the last couple of months and traditionally that has begged for a few mixtapes around here.…
Another favorite returns to the site today with the second single from Winged Wheel. The band’s quickly followed their standout sophomore album Big Hotel with the noisier vortex of Desert So Green.…
I don’t often turn to Meritorio or New Zealand’s great Melted Ice Cream for indie country, but that’s just what’s coming down the net from both labels this week. The labels team…
Few albums in 2023 swept my feet out from under me like Glyders’ Maria’s Hunt. The record boiled blues, country, garage, and a sinewy layer of psych down to a simmer, filling…
A longtime favorite that I never thought I’d see back on LP, The Essex Green’s ’99 debut is a baroque psych-pop essential from ranks of the Elephant 6 family. The record has…
Last year’s EP gave a beautifully brilliant glimpse into the world of Magic Fig. The Bay Area band boasts a handful of familiar names that have been swirling around the indie pop…
A lovely surprise this morning from perennial favorites Curation Records brings together quite a few familiar names. The label vaulted out of the gate a few years ago with the debut from…
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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