The second single from the new Magic Tuber Stringband soothes some of the scratch from their first. The band digs into the fissures between folk and bluegrass traditions and the ecological realities…
After teaming with ‘60s folk legend Bonnie Dobson last year, UK faves The Hanging Stars teased some new music of their own with the single “Sister of the Sun.” They follow that…
It’s always nice to start the morning off with something out of Bay Area stronghold Dandy Boy Records, and doubly nice when it comes from RSTB faves Yea-Ming and the Rumours. The…
Dark times grip the feeds and frames these days but through the anxious mornings, the restless nights, Frank Hurricane has remained a much needed troubadour of goodwill and grace. From the stage…
Always delighted to see new music from Styrofoam Winos. The trio, Joe Kenkel, Trevor Nikrant, and Lou Turner, masterfully blends folk, country, and pop into a potent potion on “Pearls.” The band…
The second single from Magus continues down a darkened path, away from the psychedelic folk and bucolic environs of Greg and Jessica Weeks’ past. Even the bittersweet swaddling of their tenures in…
I’ve taken some time over the last few years to look back at records nearing anniversaries. It’s something I don’t often indulge in, but where there are obvious albums that will get…
A heavy day at RSTB, and it’s not getting any lighter with the first single from Primitive Rings’ forthcoming debut. The trio, featuring site staples Bert Hoover (Hooveriii, Groop), Jon Modaff (Hooveriii,…
West Coast Anatolian psych combo ÖLÜM bring the Turkish heat on a new single today. The song’s been cooking for a while, and even turned up in a live video session about…
An outsider, even in its time, the debut from Sacramento’s Rocketship found its footing somewhere between the jangled and jeweled gardens of twee pop and the headier burbling of Radiophonic plug jockeys…
Something to shake the hinges on a Tuesday morning, as perennial favorites Horse Lords return to RVNG with a new album this year! The band’s first taste of the album is a…
A second single slowly saunters out of the new record from Cactus Lee. Dehan’s always had a way with an unhurried ease, but “Bad Luck” feels even more faded and folded than…
Sliding out of the Aussie enclave of mahogany-framed ‘70s slingers (Hot Apple Band, Winter McQuinn, The Bures Band), Chet Sounds is the solo guise of The Uplifting Bell Ends’ Chet Tucker. Like…
he latest episode brings together new singles from SUSS, Spencer Cullum, Stereolab, Eric Silverman, Cochemea, Beefheart & McQuinn, Frank Hurricane, and White Fence alongside classics from Snuff, The Sixth Great Lake, and…
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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