I missed out on this one when it popped up a few days back, but I’d be remiss not to mention this excellent new single from Jerry David Decicca. The Texas troubadour…
I think this one cropped up a few years back on the ol’ Blogspot, back when this was reissued on CD by Yoga Records. A fresh reissue brings a fresh re-evaluation, as…
Another sweetly strung single wafts out from Cactus Lee’s upcoming, eponymous new album. The album opener eases the listener in, buffeted on summer breeze and a bucolic air that’s largely provided by…
Cali’s own fever dream denizens, Hooveriii, follow up one of their most meticulous albums, 2023’s prog-stacked stunner Pointe, with one of their most immediate. Trading layered psych-pop sundries for the cathartic crunch…
This one’s been haunting the speakers around here for a few months, finally flooding out into the world this week. Built on a bedrock of Nashville studio heads, including RSTB fave Spencer…
It’s few and far between these days that a true slice of the Elephant 6 slips out. Aside from the much-appreciated posthumous Olivia Tremor Control tracks, the best peek behind the Athens…
In the lead up to a EU/UK tour, RSTB favorite Charles Moothart breaks ranks with his fuzzed brethren for a soft and sweetly dreamed bout of pop. “The Path (I’d Like To…
I’m a bit behind here, but if you missed out on the radio show last week, here’s another shot to catch up. The show this month featured, as usual, a ton of…
Last I heard from Australia’s Adam Hipwell was on a solo set for the indispensable Island House Records. Hipwell’s kosmiche landscapes carved their way across Gardenworld and on its follow-up, he and…
RSTB favorites Mountain Movers are back with a new track this week as part of an excellent new compilation whose proceeds will go to the Gaza Soup Kitchen. An overcast cut that…
This record from Rosey Dust has been steadily spilling singles over the last year, but with the album finally out in the world, the band offers up one of its best that…
Portland’s Lavender Flu have always operated outside of the norms and forms of the average indie band. Letting garage and punk sluice through psych, soul, and folk, the band’s been a beacon…
Probably my favorite cut off of the upcoming new Silver Synthetic album, “Cool Blue Night” introduces a ripple of jazz to the band’s Cosmic American landscape. The song finds the core band…
Been a couple of years since Sister Wives have been on the speakers, but the UK outfit is back with a new single today. Following the deep-tissue burn of their debut, the…
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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