This is an exciting one to see pop up today. GUU first hit the speakers around here when they appeared on an indispensable comp from Guruguru Brain last year. The song from…
In the world of reissues, the long out of print gem is good, but a truly unearthed, unreleased treasure might be better. A remnant of the psych-folk aughts, which are now getting…
More excellent new music from El Paraiso, this time bursting outside of the inter-label bubble that often tangles musicians in different tessellations. The label picks up Norwegian four-piece Kronstad 23, offering up…
Somehow the October edition of Crawl Out is already upon us and it was packed as usual with brand new music. I had a hard time cutting this one down from the…
RSTB faves Winged Wheel bring some exciting news this morning as they announce a follow up to their 2024 stunner, set for release in early 2026. The band, featuring members of Spray…
An unexpectedly straightforward love song from Joel Cusumano (Sob Stories, Body Double) today, pushing aside breakups and cold crushes for the kind of spark that can only exist inside the everyday infatuation…
Smudged with youthful infatuations with ‘60s strummers and lo-fi ‘90s Paisley Pop pickers, Kai Slater (Lifeguard, Dwaal Troupe) has a handle on the heartsick swoons that scratched off Nuggets singles and WEA…
The second album from Adelaide’s Joe Ziffer slips further into the suds of psych-pop. Like his 2023 debut, the record revels in a murkiness, but this there’s a connective tissue that runs…
UK janglers Tulpa return with a new single, following the ‘90s burn of their opening volley “Let’s Make A Tulpa.” The new cut, “Transfixed Gaze,” turns down the ‘90s nods just a…
Making good on the glam-grit promises of their last album, New Zealand’s Earth Tongue returns with a new single today, produced by Ty Segall. The band slings fuzz with the best of…
Continuing his journey towards pop transcendence, Jeff Tobias (Sunwatchers, Modern Nature) offers a beacon of hope on his latest solo album. Jumping in where he left off on Recurring Dream, Tobias moves…
The last time Agnes Martian were around these parts they had Laraaji, Music for Connection, and Hair and Space Museum in tow. After that detour into deep tissue collaboration, the duo returns…
A second single swims out from the sophomore LP from SML. The West Coast ensemble, culled from ETA standouts Anna Butterss, Jeremiah Chiu, Josh Johnson, Booker Stardrum, and Gregory Uhlmann, stunned with…
Some of the best moments on Glyders last record found them turning down the fuzz and rumble for a richness that embraced country’s sweet caress. They return to the fold with “Moon…
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.