New single out of Madison duo Red Pants today finds the band working through a hushed brand of indie, knocking on the doors of Blonde Redhead, Yo La Tengo, and Sonic Youth.…
RSTB faves Uni Boys have been carving out a comfortable space within modern power pop over the past few years. For their latest, they bring fellow ‘70s pop scholars Brian and Michael…
I’ve enjoyed the arc of L.A.’s Hooveriii. The outfit, once the solo stint of frontman Bert Hoover (Jesus Sons, MIND MELD), has bloomed into a large scale ensemble, with familiar faces like…
Another new single grabs the speakers from the upcoming Chet Sounds album. The solo project of Uplifting Bell Ends’ Chet Tucker, Chet Sounds diverges from the Americana itch that had worked its…
The October edition of Crawl Out From The Fallout is live and full of tons of new music, plus a plea to help out our sponsor station WGXC. The station hosts a…
An excellent new single makes its way out today from Mike Reed’s upcoming collaborative album, The Separatist Party. The album features Reed (Loose Assembly, Exploding Star Orchestra) alongside Cornetist Ben LaMar Gay,…
Really great to hear a new one out of Tasmanian duo The Native Cats. The band, long a favorite around here, offers up a scathing, snaking new single that clocks in just…
On their evolutionary new album, Wax Machine break with the humid, baroque psych that’s been the cornerstone of their past few records for something more delicate. Following the first single, that touched…
Not content to simply rest on their indie and alt laurels, NZ band Wurld Series returns with a third album that finds them pushing towards Canterbury strains of prog, psych and folk.…
Every time the name Patrick Shiroishi shows up, there’s a guaranteed chance that the record’s going to be a stunner. That’s happening more than ever these days, as the saxophonist has already…
The legacy of Swedish psych outfit Goat seems all but certain at this point, as they head into their fifth album, Medicine. The band’s built a reputation on blast furnace guitar and…
Another one to brighten up a grey slip into the Autumn months, memories of summer just barely fading from the mind. Lee Baggett has been quietly curling out country-fried folk for a…
Always a treat to get something new from The Hanging Stars, especially following the band’s excellent album from last year, Hollow Heart. The band teased out a Sandy Denny cover last month…
The Bandcamp Friday gems roll on today (despite the Songtradr cloud overhead) with a new treat out of the Three Lobed family. Eli Winter has long been a staple around here, solo…
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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