Catching up late on this one, but it’s well worth the listen if you too missed out on the new album from Chicago quartet Sick Gazelle. Bringing together some familiar names, Eric…
Perennial favorites Edena Gardens return this week with news of their most ambitious album yet. The band unveils the first track from a massive, 79+ minute new album that finds them exploring…
On their sixth album, The Hanging Stars back down a bit of the blur, stripping away some of the psychedelic cocoon that’s ensconced their county and folk over the last few albums.…
Still one of the best kept wells of UK indie, Gob Nation offers up a new EP that brings together members of The Tubs, Sniffany & The Nits, Bloody Death, and more.…
RSTB favorites Prison pull back the curtain on the other half of their upcoming album, Big Rigs on the BQE. “Sunset Park” gets a bite-sized video treatment, a quick whiff of the…
Catching up on a few missed connections from the last few weeks and it looks like RSTB favorites Josie have offered up a new single for the always sterling Precious Recordings of…
From psych landscapes and sun faded freakouts to surf soundtracks, Allah-las have never been ones to hang too tightly to the idea of what constitutes their sound. One thing remains in any…
It’s been killing me to sit on this one, but happy to share the news today of a new record from Ethan Miller and a cast of similarly deep-seated heads in the…
A busy week has kept the site kinda quiet, but it’s time for a catchup on some essentials from the week. I’m delighted to see another single from RSTB faves The Bures…
The debut from the Hobknobs slips into the stillness of the most tender ends of post-punk. With roots in Dutch bands Lewsberg and The Klittens, the group has plenty of pedigree in…
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…
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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