Slumberland remains one of the best divining rods for indie pop, never missing as they uncover the best of the new class. This has already been a banner year for the label,…
Massively underrated French band EggS returns with a second single from their upcoming sophomore album. “End of the Road’ finds the band as anthemic as ever, building towering indie epics that boil…
Another gem out of the upcoming sophomore solo slab from Sam Blasucci this week finds the West Coast songwriter sliding through Rundgren territory. There’s plenty of light and love filtering through “No…
Astral Spirits announces a new release from Hearts & Minds, the trio of bass clarinetist Jason Stein, keyboardist Paul Giallorenzo, and drummer Chad Taylor. The trio immediately grasps on to groove with…
Well, considering this album has released roughly half its heat as singles over the past six months, you’d think that I’d have it covered, but in case you somehow missed the goodness…
It’s no secret around here that I have a soft spot for indie pop and Brooklyn’s Ladybug Transistor ranks highly on my list of pillars of the psych-pop-saturated sound that slipped out…
A new single from the sythier second album from Aussies The Green Child emerges today. “A Long Beautiful Flowing Cape” adopts an air-cooled atmosphere, loping on a nodding rhythm and pairing Raven’s…
The singles from RSTB faves Mt. Misery have been coming in rapid succession over the past few weeks, but with “Hey” the band let out what may be my favorite moment on…
More than a decade on it should feel like business as usual for Goat, but the Swedish collective is still finding ways to let their psych scorch leave new scars. The latest…
If you somehow missed Emily Roses’ last album, the songwriter offered up one of the best heartbreak records of the new country wave and its’ only aged like fine bourbon in the…
A third single from Aussies Bananagun finds the band emerging from the psych-funk clouds for a downtempo ballad that’s reaching for some of the same AOR touchstones as recent works by Sam…
A little while back Tomo Katsurada released a peek into a new project, Dream of The Egg, a collaboration with visual artist Shoko Otake. The project is the first of five explorations…
There’s something raw about the new album from The Submissives. Despite being the band’s first foray into the studio as a complete ensemble, the sheen and shine of the studio environment do…
Auckland’s Te Huhu prep their new album Deelishis Herbs following a string of singles that have drawn listeners into their woozy psychedelic sound. “On Holiday,” the band’s latest, lulls us into their…
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.
The site is written and maintained by Andy French.