Surprise sizzle out of MV & EE on this past Bandcamp Friday. The band has been blurring the lines between Tuna and the twin spires of Valentine and Elder classic these days…
12xU does some heavy lifting in the reissue department, helping to round up a much-needed collection of works by Love Child, an early output for celebrated guitarist Alan Licht and Rebecca Odes…
Catching up on a few that slipped through the cracks last Friday. Just because the Bandcamp Friday is gone, that doesn’t mean its not a good reason to support some great artists.…
Tompkins Square’s Imaginational Anthem series has long been a favorite around here. Past entries have found RSTB faves like Ryley Walker, Henry Parker, Luke Schneider, and Hayden Pedigo at the helm and…
One of the Bay Area’s finest lets out a new single today, adding a much-needed dose of downy jangle and hiss-toasted harmony into the air. The band’s been holding down the gauzier…
An old favorite rendered anew here today, with news of an upcoming Little Wings album looming on the breeze. The record finds Kyle breaking out of his usually relaxed saunter for a…
Been following the arc of Canadian psych-pop fixture ROY aka Patrick Lefler for a few years now and this album marks a pretty dramatic shift from what’s been raining down from the…
A gorgeously tender cut from the upcoming solo debut from Irish songwriter Oisin Leech (The Lost Brothers). Produced by Steve Gunn, the record finds Gunn accompanying Leech on the majority of the…
Real excited to see new music from Trummors headed out into the world today. The band’s last album, Dropout City, was a constant favorite around here. A hard record to top, but…
Some West Coat quiver today from songwriter/author/illustrator Kim Krans. “Dead Stars” hangs in the darkness, gaunt and crouching, an ambience of gnawed raw nerves about it before the song kicks into its…
I’ve been loving the current wave of Aussie’s hitting a ‘70s streak – from Bures Band to Hot Apple Band, and Stephen Bailey’s solo work. Today the new solo slice from Sunfruits’…
This one’s been marinating in the tank for some time around here, and I’m sorry it took me so long to spread the love. Still an outpost of the unmissable, Soft Abuse…
This mix continues a series that I started at the end of last year, working as an introduction to some of the artists that have meant a great deal to the formation…
A new slip into the abyss from the good folks over at Centripetal Force today. The label announces the debut solo outing from Patrick Sansone (Wilco, The Autumn Defense). Falling far from…
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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