Really excited to see a new album from Rose City Band on the way this year. Many have taken the mantle of Cosmic Americana to heart, but RCB may be, perhaps, the…
Seems it’s a good day for sprawling orchestral folk collectives and it’s great to see another single out into the world from the upcoming debut from Canadian outfit Scions. The first taste…
Good news from some familiar names this week as Mike Gangloff (Pelt, The Black Twig Pickers), Kaily Schenker, and Jesse Sheppard (Elkhorn, The Heavy Lidders) announce a new album as Universal Light.…
Steeped in the drape and drama of traditional English, Irish, and Scottish folk, the works of sprawling outfit Shovel Dance Collective bridge the divide between the town square and the concert hall.…
Very excited to see new music from Jeff Parker’s ETA IVtet this week. Following the near-universal acclaim of the group’s Mondays at Enfield Tennis Academy, the new record comes with quite a…
A sweet wistful second single seeps out from the upcoming new album from Mt. Misery. The band’s second for impeccable UK indie Prefect Records captures the band’s same strain of soft-hearted strums,…
Lyn Avery & Cole Pulice follow up their 2022 album, To Live & Die In Space & Time with a new collaboration that finds the songwriters collaging their contributions, recording both in…
The singles continue to pour out of the upcoming new album from Jim Nothing. Starting late last year, the record became a steady source for indie comforts even before it was announced.…
Feeling every bit like a companion piece to Butterss’ work with SML this year, the songwriter/bassist’s debut for International Anthem is hung on their indomitable rhythm and a sense of exploration. This…
The last few years have seen excellent collaborations from Ava Mendoza, releasing music with Mendoza Hoff Revels, William Parker, Dave Sewelson, and Bill Orcutt, but for her latest Ava’s solo and wrestling…
Always a favorite around these parts, Simon Joyner returns with a new album rooted in grief. Following the loss of his son in 2022 Joyner sought an outlet for grief and a…
The second offering from Gray/Smith expands the duo’s prog-country amble into full bloom. Leaning a bit more into the latter this time around, Heels In The Aisle, pairs knotted pensive acoustics with…
A double dose of good news today as Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records announces a split 12” between Glasgow’s Dancer and Portland’s Whisper Hiss. Both bands offer up excellent singles today…
Surfacing with little early warning, the new album from Jeffrey Novak heralds a return to the solo psych boogie that broke him out of Cheap Time’s punk sweat n’ swagger. The last…
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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