The last few years have been good for settling into the smoth end of the ‘70s — from Sylvie to John Andrews, Cool Ghouls and Bedouine, there are plenty of artists finding…
A catchy dose of fuzz pop hustles out of Manchester this week from Sumos. Following a self-recorded debut EP, the band readies their first album for Meritorio Records, thickening up their sound…
A real gem out of Aural Canyon’s stable today. Featuring the bulk of Joys Union Group, the record comes from improv sessions between Mike Sharp (Sungod, Remember Ecstatic Duo) and Neil Lord…
Another great new single from the upcoming Love For The Underdog, the new record from RSTB faves John Andrews & The Yawns. Over a low-swung snare and rolling piano, the song pulses…
Just starting to dive deep into this pair of releases from Feeding Tube and Cardinal Fuzz this year. Dutch artist Ajay Saggar, has let loose a few records under the Bhajan Bhoy…
Sort of a companion piece to the ‘70s pop album that I put together last month, Door Into Summer is glazed with a psych-pop shimmer. I’ve done a modern psych-pop mix in…
Shana Cleveland’s last solo outing, Night of the Worm Moon, established her post-surf nocturnal songbook as something far beyond what she’d been doing with La Luz. The album was a sourball surprise…
Any day’s a bit brighter with a new Rose City Band tune on the speakers. Ripley and co. let loose another choogler from the upcoming Garden Party and it’s all I can…
The music made by Josephine circles a smorgasbord of genres. 2020’s Music Is Easy had a playful glam pop to it, cut with a jangled bubblegum soul. In the interim Josephine has…
Indonesian band Crayola Eyes are hitting that psychedelic sweet spot that’s reserved for Spacemen 3, Loop, and early Black Angels. The band’s debut is out now and stirring up a hazed hurricane…
There’s a delightful lightness to Scree’s album Jasmine On A Night In July. The album carries a self-applied genre of Spiritual Lounge, and that might be the crux of what makes the…
Another great single slides out from the upcoming North Americans album this week. “The Last Rockabilly,” contrary to the connotations of its title, is a meditative circle around the drain of existence.…
I’m a bit excited to see that the loose collection of singles that have been coming out of the Sunfruits camp have coalesced into an album. The band releases the third single…
It still stymies me the quality reissues that remain to be dug up vs. some of the completely rote roster rock that finds its way back to the shelves each RSD cycle.…
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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