Another inroad into the upcoming Lost Futures album from Marisa Anderson and William Tyler emerges today. The pair have merged their styles for the collaborative album, but this one leans decidedly towards…
Longtime Philly legends Strapping Fieldhands have threaded themselves through the narrative of American indie without ever quite settling on its ethos. The band was part of the original Siltbreeze stable and found…
Over the past few years, Max Turnbull’s Badge Époque Ensemble has quietly become one of the best nexuses of psych, funk, jazz, and soul in the Northern Hemisphere. With a humid aura,…
So far the upcoming singles for Scott Hirsch’s Windless Day have offered a nice crossection of the influences that make up the record. With his pre-dawn JJ Cale cool coursing through “Much…
In the spirit of examining a few great Aussie releases I missed, the second one comes from Full Power Happy Hour. The introspective country cooler explores nature, empathy, and coming to terms…
This recently released EP from Aussies The Oogars mixes Middle Eastern psychedelia, ‘60s garage, and a dark strain of surf, finding them in good company alongside records on your shelf from La…
This one’s flying way under the radar, but with two noise-pop/psych-fry stewers on board it should be pulsating to the top of the pile. This is the third outing from Greg Dalton…
Over the course of 2021 Keven Louis Lareau has released as steady stream of essential Cosmic Americana singles. The set started out back in March with “Not All Songs Have Been Sung,”…
A bit of a capper on the recent 20th anniversary reissue of Beachwood Sparks’ debut. The band has just released a triple single of unreleased tracks from the band’s classic 1999 lineup,…
This new Vanishing Twin album is shaping up into a right nice trip. The second single from the upcoming Ookii Gekkou lands today with a perfect stop-motion video to match. With a…
The second Hidden Gem of the week and its an excellent pick from Amelia Fletcher. Fletcher’s latest work is with The Catenary Wires, her long running band with partner Rob Pursey. Though…
The works of Damon and Naomi have often been intimate, comforting records. Whether celebratory or somber, there’s always a feeling that we might huddle closer around their flame to feel a sense…
Making up for lost time on this one, I’m going to dip back to February when this excellent single from Ricky Albeck & the Belair Line Band was released. Somehow this Adelaide…
New episode of Crawl Out From the Fallout aired last night, RSTB’s monthly radio rundown airs tonight on WGXC. As usual, the show was jammed with new gems and old faves. New…
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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