To preface this review by noting that Mythic Sunship have always felt criminally underrated on this side of the Atlantic is a bit of sermon to the served. Hell, there are precious…
I’ve been negligent in highlighting the new album on the way from Philly power pop pounders 2nd Grade. The band has been putting out candy-coated gems delivered in fun sized packages for…
Aussies The Uplifting Bell Ends have found their through line in a progression from mid-‘60s-scuffed garage on into late ’60 psych-folk concept capers. Now, they draw a close on their Super Giant…
Last year saw Lee Baggett stretch further from his laconic folk, rooting deeper into a Cosmic Americana sound that’s long been simmering beneath the surface. The perennial Little Wings collaborator has teamed…
A new album crops up from RSTB faves Spiral Wave Nomads. The pair have a long running collaboration with Twin Lakes and Feeding Tube and they continue that run with the upcoming…
Sun Cru captures a new album from Dave Heumann (Arbouretum, Human Bell, Coil Sea), a collection of late-night electric guitar improvisations that linger on the imagination long after the album draws to…
This one’s taken me a few tries to get a handle on. I hate to hold an artist to their past, but expectations set so far have seen Peel Dream Magazine living…
This split single pairs up a couple of Aussie punk knucklers with a penchant for the more muscular end of the spectrum. The bands toured together in 2019 and hit it off…
I know I’ve been gushing over this one pretty consistently on the site, and you can read the full review here, but it’s hard to ignore a lovely hand-collaged video to accompany…
Any release on Inner Islands is going to send the listener inward in search of their own personal vibrations, and to that end, Nimbudala is right in line with banner waving over…
Kilynn Lunsford has been a constant here at the site, from her excellent work with Little Claw to recent records with Taiwan Housing Project. The Philly native strikes out solo for her…
Digging this new single from Norway’s Veps. The young Oslo quartet feels like they may have grown up out of time on a steady diet of Veruca Salt (in their softer moments),…
Busy week for ex-members of Seattle’s Math & Physics Club. After the announcement of a debut LP from his former bandmates as Model Shop yesterday, Charles Bert announces a new LP from…
Since the beginning of Badge Époque Ensemble’s impeccable run they’ve been a staple of the site. Culling together some of Canada’s best psych, jazz, and soul players, the band straddles genres in…
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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