So many singles out today, but I’d be remiss not to mention a third peek into the new album from SF’s Umbrellas. The band’s polished their jangles for the upcoming Fairweather Friend,…
An infectious and invigorating new single drops out of Tough Love today. The latest from William Doyle’s upcoming album Springs Eternal casts an eye back towards ’80s New Wave and Art Pop,…
A real pop left turn from Village of Spaces as Dan Beckman-Moon takes the band out from under the awning of psychedelic folk and embarks on a clean-shaven, heart-on-sleeve sojourn. The last…
Been a good year (already) for deserving folks getting their due, and it’s great to see site favorite Rosali announce a new album this Spring for Merge Records. Much like her bandmate…
Itasca (Kayla Cohen) releases another single from the upcoming Imitation of War, her latest for Paradise of Bachelors. Wrapped in darkness, the song is pinned to snaking guitars and dragged into the…
Two RSTB favorites connect for a new album out soon on the venerable VHF. Elkhorn have long been a staple around here, weaving heady ragas and lysergic folk that makes good use…
Great to see Omni back on the case. The band got the bump up to the Sub Pop Roster on their last album and they rack up another for the Northeast giant…
Stumbled on this one this week and it’s been an excellent curio. Presumably (going by the initials listed in the credits) this is an offshoot of De Lorians. The band reposted the…
Starting the year out right with a new single and news of a new album on the way from longtime favorites The Pheromoans. The UK band has been chewing on post-punk and…
Still catching up on the works that slipped through the cracks — the best use of time in early January, if I’m being honest. Took me a while, but the latest from…
Far too many albums bombarded the desk last year, and try as I might, I just couldn’t get them all in under the wire before the ball dropped on ’23. There’s been…
I’ll be the first to admit that I was slow to catch onto Ducks Ltd’s last record, but their warm-hearted jangles won me over in the long run and the trail of…
In a well deserved bump in visibility, David Nance announces a record for Third Man today. The Omaha songwriter has had an excellent run over the last few years on Trouble In…
December is an abyss for releases. With a race to wrap up the year before it officially ends, list season is a beast and burden for those whose records have pushed into…
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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