I’ve talked about this record quite a bit, and even written up “Ride On,” but I honestly can’t recommend Eric’s new album enough. As I’ve mentioned previously, “Ride On” swerves square into…
As you dive into the fray for this Bandcamp Friday, I’ll try to run down some faves, starting off with a familiar name around these parts. A constant on the site, Bobby…
Brand new burner from MV & EE and it couldn’t come soon enough. Mind melding with their work under the Wet Tuna tentpole, the album feels like a companion piece to the…
Another great single slips out from the upcoming Ryan Wong solo LP. Wong (Cool Ghouls) captures a country croon with a lighter heart, feeling very comfortable among the stable at Rocks In…
It’s been a little while since Crocodiles cropped up here, but the band’s been keeping the fires lit on gaze-gilded garage and psych-pop for years. The title track to their upcoming LP…
Silver Synthetic’s 2021 album was a favorite around here, locked on the turntable for a good part of the year and beyond. The New Orleans band’s cosmic country was rooted in clear…
Another cradle of calm emerges from North Americans. The duo of Patrick McDermott and Barry Walker Jr have been carving out a delicate niche for themselves somwhere between folk, ambient country, and…
Catskill faves Mikaela Davis & Southern Star announce their debut album for Kill Rock Stars, letting listeners into the fold with the gentle glide of “Far From You.” Davis has been playing…
I’m up for pretty much anything that comes down from the Guruguru Brain label. The outfit has been collecting some of the most essential nodes of Japanese psychedelia over the last few…
Mapache’s Sam Blasucci lets out another single from his upcoming solo record, Off My Stars. The album finds Sam fleshing out his sound, moving away from the double acoustic dip and country…
The Pink Stones’ debut found a lot of play on the the deck around here in the last couple of years, so the new that the band has a new one on…
The last record from Edena Gardens has barely left my turntable and the band’s already set with not one, but two releases for 2023. Accompanying an excellent live LP that captures the…
It’s been a little while since Anna St. Louis graced the speakers but from the sounds of “Phone” it’s been well worth the wait. In the intervening years St. Louis has relocated…
RSTB favorites Island House have been holding down the line among the tape set for a couple of years now, capturing a wide range of styles, while feeling delightfully cohesive in vision.…
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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