A second single of hazed indie pop rolls out of the upcoming album from RSTB faves The Reds, Pinks and Purples. The jangle-pop ranks are legion these days, but among the assembled…
A good day for site favorites as Billy Tibbals lets loose another single from his upcoming EP, Nightlife Stories. Following on the glam vamp of “Burn Out!” this time Tibbals turns down…
More goodness out of Nashville today, a dark n’ dexterous single from country-folk duo Paper Wings. With a slight blues rumble, “Is It True” captures the foreboding force of rolling clouds on…
Nashville’s finest, Teddy and the Rough Riders have had a pretty heavy roster of singles this Winter and the band pulls into #3 of 4 planned for the beginning of 2024. The…
Though the chatter on this side of the Atlantic is sparse, one of my most anticipated albums of the beginning of 2024 is the wooded folk collection, Howl from Daisy Rickman. With…
A third and final single soars out of the upcoming Daniel Romano album, and like the last two, it’s embracing the Outfit’s most rock impulses. The last two skewed towards garage and…
A bleary morning jangler heralds the return of R.E. Seraphin, a longtime staple of the site. “Bound” snaps along with an easy sway, a slowly churning the indie pop froth foaming beneath…
A paint-peeler out of the always consistent crew in Writhing Squares today. The Philly duo have been regulars around these parts and it’s nice to see them slot a new album on…
Another pop charmer out of Curation and this time it’s a double-stuffed single from the upcoming GospelbeacH album, Wiggle Your Fingers. The band’s upcoming album marks the first time that labelhead Brent…
Cracking just two months into the year and we’re already hitting pretty heavy with the essential archival material. This one comes from the good folks over at Primordial Void. The Athens scene…
It’s a good day for indie pop around RSTB and the new single from Oakland’s Al Harper is hitting a sweet spot between The Pretenders, Pearl Charles, and Strawberry Switchblade. “Plaster of…
Got a new one today featuring an old site favorite. Bobby Hussy has been found around these parts as part of The Hussy, Wristwatch, Whippets, Cave Curse and more. He returns this…
With the release of their comprehensive box set last year, it would seem that New West had already bestowed as much Acetone treasures as they could on the public, but RSD holds…
Another great edition of Crawl Out From the Fallout, RSTB’s monthly radio show over at WGXC. Only a little over a month into the year and its already packed with new 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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