The sophomore album from Flanger Magazine ditches the solo aesthetics and welcomes in a team of players to support the open-concept folk of Christopher Bush. Members of The Other Years, Sapat, and…
Ben Cook continues his sterling run of recent Young Guv singles. While the last album was a power pop treasure, Guv IV is shaping up to devour quite a bit more influences,…
At this point Terry Allen has enshrined Lubbock (on everything) as a treasure in any collection. Paired with its predecessor, Juarez, the early works of Allen have a certain hangdog humility about…
Longtime site favorite R.E. Seraphin returns with a new E.P. (his best format) for Mt. St Mtn and this time he’s back in the arms of synth-pop, finding solace in the chromatic…
There was a deep nostalgia to Supercrush’s last album, but one that was so nicely rooted in the late ‘90s power pop tradition that it hit me square in the soft spot.…
Keeping on a pretty sterling run of late (Golden Brown, Channelers, Nimbulala) Inner Islands continues to tap into a sense of deeply layered calm that’s needed as the pot seems to boil…
After delivering one of my absolute favorites of 2021, Joseph Allred is already back with the promise of a new record. The first taste skews away from some of the soaring, beautiful…
A new single from power pop gems The Boys With The Perpetual Nervousness brings news of a new album on the way from Bobo Integral. Their third album finds them as comfortable…
Over the years Japanese psych outfit Kikagaku Moyo went from fringe import for the heads to bumping up to the legible text on psych fests worldwide. Rightfully so, as the band’s mix…
Meritorio Records continue cull the best indie pop going, from West Coast janglers to Swedish pop pickers. This time they take a tour through the American south with Birmingham-based Slack Times. The…
There’s been a nice ripple of ‘70s pop prominence running through the past few years, with the excellent new LP from Michael Rault already spawning two excellently lavish singles, his partner in…
While there’s plenty to absorb on this Bandcamp Friday, don’t let the gems pass you by in all the fuss and fluster. This new album from Jon Camp is one such gem.…
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.
The site is written and maintained by Andy French.