I called out another single from this excellent new EP from San Francisco’s Almond Joy, and the band return with a new video for a jaunty jangler that extols the virtues of…
Each new album from Drugealer comes together like a lost ‘70s soundtrack to a night that exists only in legends and murky memories. Collins has an uncanny ability to craft songs that…
I have to admit that my queues for reviews are stuffed and I’ve been meaning to get to Human Adult Band for some time now, but this new video for “Peace To…
Baltimore Sitar player and singer-songwriter Ami Dang returns with another deeply engrossing album for Leaving Records. The third single from the album, “A Muted Crime,” combines her sitar work with body shaking…
Didn’t even know how much I was missing King Tuff, but the arrival of a new single, “Smalltown Stardust,” today closes the wound of absence from the past few years. The title…
The Men have become something of an institution over the years. Now nine albums deep, the band has moved through noise bursts, post-punk darkness, and even moments of acoustic clarity and toasted…
It’s hard not to get sucked into Jeff Parker’s playing — marked by silken string runs and nimble phrasing. He lights up any recording he’s in involved in, from collaborations with Joshua…
Super excited to see a second single from French outfit EggS today. The band’s pitch perfect indie pop has been bubbling over on a few great singles from the last couple of…
Another heavy mind-scratcher from the upcoming Horse Lords hits today. Following on from the first two singles, “Zero Degree Machine” is another bout of crushed steel riffs and rhythmic somersaults. The song…
This forthcoming album from Daniel Bachman is shaping up to be a jolt to the system, a wake up call for a world with its head still largely buried in the sand.…
There are plenty of safe, cushy jangle-pop records that snatch up the brightest bits of The Byrds, Sarah, and Anglophile pickers with summer strums in mind and Autumn ache in their hearts.…
A low slung choogler out of Chicago snaps on today, tipped up by Drag City imprint Country Thyme. The band’s new single “High Time” chugs along on a dirty riff that laps…
A psych folk gem streaks out of the Canadian cradle this week. The second single from Hieronymus Harry’s debut album is a country ramble that feels like it has a bit of…
The debut from SoCal songwriter Ryan Baine works its way through quite a few pasts, with a particular eye towards ‘70s single-songwriter sounds and bits of Americana. Baine proves proficient in picking…
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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