Cracking one more into the cosmic ether for today, the announcement for the debut from new outfit Giraffe comes with some deep psych-jazz cred attached. Built from players Dave Harrington (Darkside), Robert…
It’s been nice seeing the new generation skew baggy. Following Britpop turns from GUV this year on top of works form Aluminum and Dummy last year, the latest dip into the Brit-boiled…
Another single seeps out from the hidden hollows of the Woodwose’s debut. The Philly duo brings together keyboardist/flautist/vocalist Jessica Weeks (Magus, The Valerie Project) and guitarist/vocalist Gillian Chadwick (Ex Reverie, Rusalnaia) for…
The Raven faves just keep stacking up this week, and it’s great to see longtime site staple Jeffrey Silverstein back in the news here with a new album on the way. Silverstein…
Another longtime favorite returns this week. Following an interim single, Japanese trio Maya Ongaku slip back onto the speakers with a more substantial offering this week, announcing a new album over at…
Yesterday brought a few RSTB favorites back to the forefront, including perennial site standouts The Tubs. The band’s last two albums cemented their status as jangle-pop heroes for the 2020’s, deepening the…
Where the band’s debut felt like a testing of boundaries; an improv-heavy dip into headiness that only hinted at its creators strengths, the latest album from BCMC is a deliberately deep dive…
If you have any familiarity with Nashville’s Vorhex Angel, then the first moments of Drain will turn expectations completely upside down. Though, given the band’s presence at the fringes of the musical…
Been a little while since I’ve heart from Nick Mitchel Maiato (Desmadrados Soldados De Ventura, One Eleven Heavy) but the songwriter is back this week with news of a new solo album…
A new single slips out this morning from RSTB fave Ned Collette. The Aussie singer-songwriter has been a bastion of heavy-hearted folk, skirting the fringes of pop for years, and his latest…
A little softness to start the descent into the end of the week. Today site regular Tony Jay returns with news of a vinyl version of Faithless, a record that was mostly…
It’s already been a busy year for Yaël Dekker in the wake of news of The Hobknobs debut, but the Dutch artist adds another release to the 2026 pile with the debut…
There’s been a wealth of sunshine pop and ‘60s sounds that have spun up over the past few years; a new renaissance of bubblegum blush and baroque ornaments that can’t help but…
There’s always room around here for site regular Jeffrey Alexander. In the wake of the band’s latest, Jeffrey’s having a second go at the Hidden Gems series. A consummate music archeologist, Alexander’s…
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.



























