Where some might rest on reputation after racking up a dozen or so albums, Eric D. Johnson looks to be making some of the most ambitious pop of his career. After a…
A killer new cut descends today from RSTB fave Bobby Lee. The Sheffield guitarist has been carving out a niche somewhere between the charcoal choogle of Michael Champman and the fogged morning…
The debut from Danny Arakaki quickly crawls out from under the heavy shadow of Garcia Peoples, establishing itself as a completely different strain with a familiar fragrance. Fans of the band’s Cosmic…
Following a number of jazz and improv combos stemming from his 2020 Bent Arcana release, (though in my opinion reaching back to his 2010 Sword and Sandals days), John Dwyer has cycled…
A longtime RSTB fave, King Tuff and Kyle Thomas have been on the site since the earliest years. From days of tracking down a handmade CD-r to the Sub Pop catalog, Kyle…
Following the reissue of his Drommon tape last year, UK psych-folk traveler Daniel Foggin is back as Smote with a new album on Rocket Recordings. Steeped in fantastical worlds draped in fog…
Nice curio today from RSTB fave Jeffrey Silverstein. As he embarks on a West Coast tour with Credit Electric, Jeffrey shares an extended, full-band, studio cut of “Trip Sitter,” from 2021’s Torii…
Since the first moments that this Glyders LP hit the speakers I’ve been drawn back to it again and again. The Chicago band’s been mostly operating in the short format — rolling…
New single on the dock today from Hollow Hand. UK songwriter Max Kinghorn-Mills preps his 3rd album, and Curation Records debut, a crisp, autumnal collection of psych-pop that’s packed with sunset strums…
After a long sabbatical from releasing music, songwriter Sarabeth Tucek re-emerges this week with a new single under the banner of SBT. Paring with longtime producer Luther Russell (Those Pretty Wrongs), Tucek’s…
As may have become apparent over the years, Sarah Records holds a bit of sway over the tastes here at RSTB. As such, the reissue of The Sea Urchins’ Stardust has been…
A third single off the upcoming debut from The Tubs only solidifies the record’s status among the most anticipated titles of the year. The band pulls members from Joanna Gruesome and Ex-Void,…
This one seems to have slipped out among the weekend hours, but it’s stirred up a bit of excitement around here. Following on an excellent single just released on Curation, L.A. glam-tipped…
As Vermont’s Old Saw follow on the summer swelter of their 2021 album, Country Tropics, the band turns to a colder, more barren vantage point. Still steeped in a drone-doused fog of…
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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