Whew, this day is packed with music but there’s always time for a little Primitive Ring. The West Coast trio emerges from a pristine run of singles for their debut this year…
Still trying to weave in a few of the essentials that hit last week while I was gone and this one’s at the top of the list. Following the savage burn of…
An excellent new cut today that comes courtesy of a familiar name in a new guise. Fuses brings together Motorists’ Craig Fahner with Swedish drummer and bassist Moa-Linn Rösenlof (Orkan, Spela Död).…
Another favorite new band expands the bounds of their last album. This time it’s Midwest faves Golomb digging out a collection of remixes, alternate takes, and unreleased gems. The band’s debut was…
The first of new batch of bonus material and cutout curiosities today comes from RSTB faves The Laughing Chimes. In the wake of their last album, which took a turn towards dark…
Aussie favorites The Gnomes have already cemented themselves around here with an excellent debut that hit the year-end list in 2025. The band wastes no time getting back to work, thickening up…
So much music on the dock today it’s hard to keep up, but I’d be shorting you not to direct your attention to a new album from Cooper Crain and Bill MacKay’s…
Seems like Guided by Voices comparisons always come hand in hand with a veneer of tape dust in tow. Short, punchy songwriters get put on the Pollard list, but only if they…
Always fun to give a heads up on a good fest, and friends from Time Thief have a banner fest happening in just a few short weeks at AS220 in Providence. The…
Sifting through opener slots still remains one of my favorite methods of music discovery. I’d missed out on last year’s single from new NYC outfit The Stones, but with some opening dates…
The site is back from break and there’s no better way to burst into a Monday than with a power pop rinse cycle from West Coast faves Autos. The band celebrates a…
While the name Sean Thompson might be synonymous with the best strains of psychedelic country, the Nashville guitarist has long proven a mercurial soul with an adept handle on any genre he…
The last offering from Herb Lore was a massive exploration of psych-folk and prog-adjacent passages that unfolded slowly over longform landscapes. For the follow-up, the Brooklyn songwriter trims the timestamp and focuses…
With a host of early 00’s folk coming up on their 20 year mark (just like the site) in these last couple of years, it’s been a good time to flip back…
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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