The arrival of Shrunken Elvis’ debut has been met with excitement around here. A long gestating project that seemed to only be available to Nashville locals for a long time, but now…
Emerging from the cocoon of their early days on Ty’s God? Records, Oog Bogo find their footing in a record that balances cowlicked riffs with butter-smooth harmonies. The band waded through a…
A nice slice of indie pop out of Providence today. Time Thief features members of Jeanines’ live outfit (Zoë has played bass with them off and on), and fans of the band…
It feels like just yesterday that bi-coastal duo Dimples was a fixture on the speakers, but their excellent Soul Chateau has already been in the rearview for three years. It remains a…
With the Family Band in tow, Amram picks up a tradition of slouched country charms, sauntering his way through the songs on To The End with a sly smirk. Every note has…
It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve had a Snapshot, due to some site vacation, but this week hits back big time. With a huge rundown to help get you settled…
Another great single seeps out from L.A.’s Street Fruit today. The band’s last single was the psych scorcher “Drug Face,” a prickly psych-pop pummeler doused in scented smoke, but for the the…
The New Eves have been on the radar around here for some time, an essential new voice balancing solstice and sorcery, folk and punk, dissonance and desire. Early in the band’s run…
Another perennial favorite resurfaces today with the announcement of a new solo album from Jeff Tobias (Modern Nature, Sunwatchers). Tobias’s last solo record moved the needle closer to pop than ever before,…
Thrilled to see this one crop up this morning. Ever since the band’s announcement of East Coast dates, including this year’s stacked Woosist Fest, there’s been hints at a new album and…
Good news from the Circles Around The Sun camp! The band celebrates both their origins, and the 60th anniversary of The Dead with a callback to their early days when they assembled…
It’s a good week for forlorn country songs. Following a heavy sigh from The Pink Stones yesterday, RSTB faves Alien Eyelid offer up the second single from their new album Vinegar Hill.…
Adding to the golden age of indie pop that’s been emanating from the SF/Oakland axis these days, 2025 sees a return from RSTB faves Galore. The band’s last album was a perfect…
A really beautiful piece from Joe Harvey-Whyte (The Hanging Stars) and Paul Cousins accompanies the announcement of a collaborative full length out this fall. Harvey-Whyte’s already been in heavy rotation around here…
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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