A new single from Jennifer Castle’s upcoming album slips out today. Draped in a pastoral, autumnal aura, the song acts as a declaration of belonging to this world — a simple premise,…
There hasn’t been enough dust kicked up Stateside for French band EggS. The group’s 2022 debut hung on the speakers around here for a long time, breaking them out into the light…
It seems almost improbable that Songs From A Thousand Frames of Mind marks Kate Bollinger’s proper debut. After a slate of excellent EPs, singles, and vocal pop-ins with the likes of Drugdealer,…
A second single slips out from Mapache’s Sam Blasucci today. Teeing up his sophomore solo album, “Flower” finds Blasucci foraging further into the sun-faded ‘70s that permeated his last album. Reclined strums…
Quickly becoming one of my favorites for late nights and early mornings, Colorado trio Prairiewolf return with a sophomore album that expands their mix of kosmiche, ambient country, and spiritual jazz. Atop…
Very excited to see this one hit this week. The recent Love Child compilation by 12xU shone a much needed light on the band, giving listeners a vital overview of their catalog.…
After a string of excellent singles, Mo Dotti embark on a debut record that’s streaked with all the best smudges from the Shoegaze palette, yet dazzlingly bright in tone. The genre seems…
Another jangler rides out of the Meritorio camp, bringing us new music from Alabama trio Slack Times. Following swiftly on their album Carried Away, the new cut appears on an upcoming EP,…
A second dose of garage grit, jazz-psych, and outer sounds slips out of the Bananagun camp today. “Gift of the Open Hand” soars on flutes, tangled strums, funk contortions, and a flurry…
A new single an EP are on the way from NYC’s Josephine Network this week. Josephine (Brower, Brontez Purnell Trio) has been a fixture around here, slipping from glam to country-simmered stunners.…
Over the past few years Italy’s one-man font of psychedelic swirl, Upupayāma has been on constant rotation around here. Three albums in, it feels like Alessio Ferrari is just getting started. His…
A lovely new single out of the Silver Current stable today finds Julie Beth Napolin (Citay, Meridians) embarking on a solo debut. The songwriter taps into the darker waters of psych folk,…
Really excited to see this one pop into the news this morning. RSTB faves Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears announce a second LP, continuing the Cosmic Country crusade that began on the band’s…
One of the highlights of Deep In The Valley 2022 was the captivating set by Ned Collette. Blue skies instantly turned overcast, the sun a pale dot blotted out by Collette’s veil…
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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