Gems pick yesterday, the Australian songwriter returns with the second single from the upcoming Pt. Roadknight. An ode to quietude, a celebration of the simple and sanguine in the face of noise,…
A daybreak country ramble out of Gothenburg comes courtesy of RSTB faves Northern Lights. The Swedish duo lay into lounged, porch side strums threaded through with an ache of Americana that’s focused…
A 2026 highlight for indie pop pool, Austin’s Touch Girl Apple Blossom swoops in on sprightly strums, a slight haze, and hooks that’ll smack a smile on your face. While the name…
Over the last few years there have been many corners of the Aussie underground on view here at RSTB, but few have been as captivating as the works of Leah Senior. A…
A name that’s woven itself through the fabric of the site over the years, Gun Outfit emerged from the indie outcroppings of the Northwest nearly two decades ago. A more gnarled outfit…
Real excited to wake up to news of a new single from site favorite The Bures Band. The Aussie band’s been leading the choogle charge in the South Hemi and they keep…
A band full of RSTB familiar names. Years on, the debut, and sole album, from UK collective The Eighteenth Day of May sits in nicely among both their vaunted influences and a…
One of my favorite debuts last year came from Aussie upstarts The Gnomes. The young band had a indelible ability to channel the seeds of punk that trickled through garage a decade…
Another stunner from Jeff Parker and the ETA IVtet, this time venturing outside of the comfort and confines of the ETA itself. As the last document closed a chapter on the club,…
The connection between Josephine Foster and her partner, Spanish composer and guitarist Víctor Herrero goes back years into her catalog. Sift through the credits of her works and Herrero’s hand can be…
A good week for country caps off with an excellent new single from site favorite Mac Cornish. The single comes with news of Cornish’s second studio offering, on the way to the…
Several albums into their career, The Lemon Twigs finally feel unencumbered by expectation. Usually that equation works in reverse, but the band’s early days always felt like they were under the microscope,…
One of the best parts of catching a set from Messthetics this week, aside from the searing sax bath from James Brandon Lewis, was the opening set by new outfit Yr Knives.…
There’s probably not a bigger music note today than the arrival of the first music from the upcoming Boards of Canada record. Following the cryptic album announcement last month, the band releases…
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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