Got a bit busy over the past week, but that’s no reason to let this one slip away. A second single from Benji Knight again assembles a West Coast dream in the…
Despite heavier links to the electronic sphere, this new single from Portland’s Natural Magic ought to have heavy appeal to fans of Moon Duo, Tuluum Shimmering, and the recent outing from Bobby…
Capping off the year for Crawl Out From The Fallout and there’s still a wealth of new music even as the year winds down. The latest show features new music from Papir,…
Bloomington’s favorite sons The Cowboys hit back with hints at a new album a couple of months back, though it’s been easier to find it in the streaming trenches than anywhere physical…
All right, we’re finally here, the end of the year, and while the year might have been a slog in many ways, musically it was a total treasure. It’s usually a pretty…
As much as I love rifling through new music, archival releases have always been a cornerstone of the site. We’re getting dangerously close to so many albums that helped start the site…
Proof that you can’t judge a year too quickly, even December has kept the quality releases coming in 2025. Following a tributary excursion into new territory as Wine Country earlier this yer,…
Furthering his tack into the Britpop winds, GUV’s second single off the upcoming Warmer Than Gold burbles with a slightly baggy beat. The title track from the new record is a bit…
Smudged and smeared, the indie pop perch of “Push” is a long way from where I first encountered Julian Elorduy so many years ago among the strangled racket of Mayyors. As Julian…
From some of the year-end histrionics, you’d swear no one was making rock records anymore and current-day Brooklyn just rescued it by digging through their moms’ basements. Real searchers know that the…
A continuation and reconfiguration of the late, great Aussie band The Ocean Party, Pop Filter permeated the pandemic year with not one, but two great records as an introduction. They’ve kept steady…
In a year when he’s already offered up a stunning double-album and the follow-up to the long awaited Stonegrass record, Canadian songwriter Matthew Dunn proves there’s no time for rest. Today brings…
It’s always hard to keep up with the onslaught of releases from the Sunburned circle, but I’d always recommend keeping their feed on alert. Among a barrage of live recordings (which are…
It’s barely past ten, but the bounty of Bandcamp Friday fodder has already packed the inbox with more than a few familiar faces. Longtime site faves The Heavy Lidders return today with…
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.
The site is written and maintained by Andy French.
































