Over the course of their last few releases, Chronophage have steadily become a favorite around here. The band’s wounded New Wave and post-punk crystalized on their eponymous album from 2022 but even…
The noise-soaked closer to The Sewerheads debut Despair is a Heaven chews on the wires of post-punk, run through with art school shrapnel. Feeling like kindred spirits to the similarly named Wireheads,…
I’m still catching up from the end of 2024 and this one’s been on the list for some time now. The work of Sarah Christensen, Sun Swept captures the sweeping vistas and…
A flurry of strings today from Kurdish/ Iranian tanbur player, Mohammad Mostafa Heydarian. The new album finds the artist honed in, not necessarily eschewing the the improvisational air of his last album,…
The second single out of the new Index for Working Musik runs at the listener with a railroad chug. The aura on the song is that of maintaining calm, but just barely,…
There could be no better winter warmer than a new record from Rose City Band. The outfit, headed by Ripley Johnson (Moon Duo, Wooden Shjips), has bloomed over the years from a…
An absolute highlight from last year was Rich Ruth’s Water Still Flows. Already a piercing, sweeping blend of jazz, psych, and post-rock ruminations, the album’s second side standout “Blue Shell” gets a…
RSTB faves Aux Meadows return to the fold this week, providing a little sonic solace with their ambient country aura. “Rooms Without End” tags a bit of rhythm into the headspace, slipping…
Another haunting single from the new Rattle slips out today. The band follows on their ambitious 15+ minute first single with a bit shorter peek into the album. Though, it’s no less…
Been a few years since I’ve found MIEN on the scene, but the band returns this week with a new single and news of an upcoming album for Fuzz Club. The band,…
Aussie outfit Delivery scratched the surface on their 2022 burner Forever Giving Handshakes. The record pulled not only press attention, but the ears of Heaveny, who back the band for their new…
The last record from UK country kickers Brown Horse spent a bit of time on the speakers around here and the band follows quickly on last year’s Reservoir with a new LP…
Island House has consistently been digging through the best in instrumental guitar, jazz, and experimental music over the past few years. Usually slipping out in small tape runs, the label broke the…
January still proves a great setting for reconciling with the the previous year. 2024 was packed, and there were still plenty of great releases that slipped between the cracks. In the spirit…
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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