A fun new rumbler from Aussies Body Type lands today. Over a tightening bass line and growls of guitar, the band smacks punk and surf in the back of the head with…
Ahead of a UK tour, L.A.’s Flat Worms unveil an upcoming live album for Frontier Records. Captured in the wake of Into The Iris, and in the lead up to the quickly…
The Spring’s got a lot of gems in store, but this new album from Jeanines is near the top of the list. The last single let a bittersweet breeze into the mix,…
A nice little surprise single lands from Jess Williamson today. Skewing quite a bit more country than usual, and paying homage to her Texas roots, Williamson offers up a pair of covers…
Smithsonian Folkways has been serving up a wealth of archival material and reissues from the largely undersung Entourage Music Ensemble of late. Following the reissue of their debut and 2nd albums —…
It’s not always the case that I get to shout out local artist among the constant influx of music around here, especially with that rather sizable gap in my live viewing schedule.…
The steady stream of sunshine keeps rolling out of George Harrison tribute outfit George Is Lord. Headed by Anna Pomerantz, the outfit features Sam Blassucci (Mapache), a pop-in from Dean Wareham (Luna,…
Melbourne’s Screensaver follow quickly on their excellent album Expressions of Interest with a new AA single and the first cut out of the gate sees them sliding away from the darker corners…
This is a rather peaceful harbor from Cate Brooks (The Advisory Circle) under her Café Kaput name. The CK moniker has often held more ambient works from Brooks and the upcoming Maritime:…
The world of Lay Llamas is a radiant black cavern — onyx and volcanic rock, mystery and mysticism entwined in a space haunted by history. Atop a polyrhythmic pulse, the band makes…
Quite liking the aesthetics of this one. “Who Am I But Someone” precedes Kate Bollinger’s upcoming EP Look At It In The Light, her Ghostly International debut. As the ‘60s tone to…
For their debut record, Seattle’s Star Party offer up a fuzz pop deluge that’s hard to ignore. Mixing together punk’s pounce and shoegaze’s obfuscating aura with an indie pop heart, Meadow Flower…
Two Aussie constants around the halls of RSTB link up for a collaborative album that pushes both of their styles into new directions. Jake Robertson (School Damage, Ausmuteants, Alien Nosejob) and Violetta…
Another edition of Crawl Out From the Fallout hit the airwaves last night, but no worries if you missed out. There’s still time to stream the archive. The show was packed with…
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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