Work commitments have kept the site a bit slower these days, but there’s always time to tout The Tubs. The UK band is on the come up this year, having already hammered…
I’m forever shouting new works from Aussie favorites The Bures Band. The band has been tearing through 2026 with a run of singles, surely leading up to a new album with no…
A new album from Spiral Galaxy, the duo of flautist Sara Gossett and Streve Krakow (Plastic Crimewave), expands their scope while codifying their vision of psychedelic seance. At the crossroads of drone,…
Always happy to see a new single from West Coast faves The Goods. This one cropped up last week but its just as fresh on a Monday. Packed with power pop charms…
This band’s been bubbling at the edge of my consciousness and as their fourth release nears this year, it promises to be their best yet. Songwriter Mark Grassick and Scottish producer/multi-instrumentalist Andrew…
Another great edition of Crawl Out From the fallout. The latest show features new music from Ty Segall, Ribs, Black Duck, Jeffrey Silverstein, Edena Gardens, The Bures Band, The Tubs, The Hobknobs,…
Another curio that sits between reissue and the constant rediscovery of ‘00s psych-folk over the past few years, Woodwose is a treasure that’s been lying in wait for 20 years. Recorded in…
Rooted in her embrace of the spiritual path of Kriya Yoga and an acquisition of a harmonium at an Indian furniture store, the new album from Paris Rebel Richens (Parsnip, Hierophants) blends…
I’ve already sung a few praises on this one, but a new single descends this week from The Odyssey Cult (feat mems of Comets on Fire, Howlin’ Rain, Osees, Magic Fig, Carlton…
Another indie pop treasure out of Slumberland arrives this week. Featuring a name that cropped up continually last year, Foglights features Eva Cord (of The Cords) along side Archie aka Stone Anthem.…
Drew Gardner’s a pretty familiar name around these parts already, being integral to both Elkhorn and The Heavy Lidders, but for the past few years Drew’s been solo (yet surrounded) for some…
Every missive out of West Coast Anatolian psych unit ÖLÜM just cements the band’s commitment to the leathered sweat of the ‘70s. The band taps directly into the turbulence and rhythmic intensity…
The very crux of The Grebes is built to bait the sensibilities of RSTB. The band, featuring members of longtime RSTB faves The Woolen Men, was born out of a DJ night…
A double shot of Hidden Gems today from two members of RSTB faves Styrofoam Winos. The Winos latest finds strength in malleability and sharpens their charms through a constant sense of adventurousness.…
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.




























