Another sterling single out of the Sunfruits camp arrives today in anticipation of their upcoming debut LP, One Degree. Still steeped in the psych-pop that the Aussies have dug into on previous…
The third album from Canadians Bart expands on the ‘70s sway of their last. Today, Tomorrow, and the Next Day is doused in a luxurious, lounged vision of pop, fleshed out with…
In some dusted corner of a half-torn barn, in the darkest reaches of an over-parched field, on the median where the forest meets the fields, there exists Old Saw. The band follows…
Diving into the world of Sunburned Hand of the Man is a daunting task, especially if you head down the CD-r rabbit hole, but for the casual consumer the last few years…
Every work that emanates from Joseph Allred comes as a welcome brace against the darkness. With one gorgeous, collaborative record already under their belt for 2023, Joseph shows no signs of slowing…
This record’s been a long time coming, but like a lot of things that gestate in the cultural catacombs for years, it’s worth the wait. Milk Music came to prominence about a…
The run of great singles from the upcoming Terry album keeps coming this week with the release of “Centuries.” Growling out of the speakers with a gush of fuzz, the song pushes…
A real nice unearthing by Shagrat Records, co-released in the US through Feeding Tube, blows the dust off of ‘70s home recordings from the loose collection of friends known as The Folk…
Houston’s Alien Eyelid skirt away from the garage/noise connotations of their moniker for an album that’s more in line with their southern rock surroundings. The first single from the band’s Tall Texan…
Slipping on a new name once again James Jackson Toth (Wooden Wand, One Eleven Heavy) emerges today with a new record as James & The Giants. The new record takes a look…
After some hints and build up on this one in the past few weeks, there’s finally some new music to share. After a few years away from the all seeing eye, MV…
Another excellent single slips out of the upcoming album from Jeffrey Silverstein. Following on the mid-afternoon vocal drawl of “Cowboy Grass,” “Chet” returns to his instrumental inclinations. Based around a Chet Atkins…
The artistic well around Chicago’s Elijah McLaughlin Ensemble proves to be as deep as ever as the band rounds into their third record. Like the record before it, the album balances acrobatic…
Continuing in a run of guest mix tapes, this latest is set up as a primer to often overlooked territory. Like Jeffrey Alexander’s recent mix exploring the boundaries of the Raccoon Records…
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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