Must be slipping these days because I missed the second single from the new Daniel Romano. No worries, though, because punctual or procrastinated, the band’s new album is gonna grab you when…
Forever fave, and two-time entry on the recent power pop comp I put together, Josephine Network is back with a new single and news of a new album. Josephine’s long been the…
It’s always lovely to see something out of the consistently fertile Island House stable, and the label follows quickly on an excellent EP from Philly improvisers The Early with the band’s latest…
Three Lobed doubles down on their excellent start to the year, following up a new record from perennial faves Wet Tuna with the debut from North Carolina’s Object Hours. The band has…
Swinging the opposite direction from the first post of the day, the new single from Dog Chocolate is anything but smooth. The UK band have had a quiet period over the past…
Another smooth as silk single out of Aussie outfit Chet Sounds. Chet Tucker’s been kicking around these parts for years as part of The Uplifting Bellends, but his solo stint swung into…
It’s an absolute wealth of folk today and I’m excited to seen new work from one of the past few years’ rising faves. Magic Tuber Stringband dig through the twisted roots of…
Just on the tail of his excellent solo album, and still in the shadow of last year’s essential issue of Grass’ lost LP, Greg Weeks returns to the news around here with…
Big news for local fave Mikaela Davis today as she announces her new album for Kill Rock Stars. The Catskill songwriter’s spent the last few years vaulting to fame far afield, cutting…
Northwest perennial faves Abronia return to the fold at Feeding Tube for their most ambitious entry into the psych-folk canon yet. The album opens with the slow glow and hot wire finish…
Returning after a busy 2025, RSTB faves Population II follow up their last album and a year-ender collaboration with Yoo II and Nolan Potter with a new EP on the way this…
Just what a Monday called for, another little look into the new King Tuff! With a move back to his Vermont environs, the new cut is accompanied by a video featuring longtime…
Never flagging in their dedication to the psychedelic arts, longtime faves Triptides follow up both an album and accompanying EP from last year with a steady stream of singles in the beginning…
Excited to see a second single on deck from Frank Hurricane’s new one. Frank tees one up for the folks over at Nudie Records and both singles have found the people’s troubadour…
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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