I’ve spent quite a bit of time dedicating a corner of this site to hidden gems, the kind of records that got away. The debut from Birdie is certainly a contender for…
A second single from the upcoming Chuck Johnson LP today and it brings together Johnson with another RSTB fave. The track finds the guitarist collaborating with Cole Pulice, whose works in electronics…
Geelong’s O.R.B. had a pretty prolific run a few years back, ripping through three albums in three years, but as with many bands time’s slipped away over the last few years, and…
New West Coast outfit SML put out one of my favorite jazz LPs of the year, a far reaching release more rooted towards the German Progressives than the fusion set. The band’s…
The Soundcarriers stunned on a surprise comeback in 2022. Eight years after their previous album, the band continued to push psychedelic pop boundaries, re-establishing themselves as one of the most vital names…
RSTB faves Upupayāma are back with a new album today, and a new single that keeps the fire of their vibrant psychedelia lit. The band is the work of Italian artist Alessio…
The summers, once a bit of a respite from the release schedule, have now become just as packed as the rest of the year. This month’s radio revue only goes to prove…
The last single from Denver’s Honey Blazer spent some time on the speakers around here and they follow it up with a slow burnin’ new cut, “Diamonds,” today. Saturated with steel (courtesy…
Color Green’s been sneaking onto the speakers around here since their first EP, a gauzy transmission that felt like it was beamed across the canyon from another era. In the last few…
Along with Flowertown, Cindy, and April Magazine, Tony Jay closes the circle of Bay Area bands that wander through the fogged end of the indie pop scene. The announcement of a new…
They don’t make ’em more entrenched than Brooklyn’s Weak Signal. If there needed to be a flagship band for battered NY rock in 2024, Weak Signal should be at the top of…
It’s likely that, if you know Zoots Houston, it’s backing up some of the East Coast’s more exploratory names. Houston’s been found beside Ryley Walker, Jazz improviser Fredrick Longberg-Holm, and playing on…
Following a pre-release single that got anticipation high, the debut album from BASIC is announced today. The band brings together Philly’s best with Chris Forsyth and Nick Millevoi tangling guitars while Mikel…
The second single out of the upcoming new album from The Medium pushes away from the country touches of the title track, embracing the band’s power pop core. “Golden Angels” winds itself…
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.