A perennial name to those with a fondness for Chicago’s post-rock and jazz enclaves, Jeff Parker further dug himself into the public consciousness with a run of records for International Anthem and…
If you’ve been trawling through the tape bins at World of Echo and Monorail, there’s a name that keeps popping up among UK DIY. The work of Tom Bryant, whose own imprint…
Another great entry into the Cosmic American canon for 2024 swoops in from Denver’s Crooked Rugs. The outfit’s been at it for a bit, hitting their stride with a third album in…
Really digging this one today. I came a bit late to Horsegirl’s lauded debut and I don’t think I ever really got time to let it leave a proper mark, but new…
This one cropped up here last year when the band self-released it, but 2024 brings a wider reissue of Tacoma Park’s eponymous debut. The duo of John Harrison (Jphonol, the Comas) and…
Bananagun’s already spent a good deal of time on the site, but now the full force of Why Is The Colour of the Sky? is out in the world and it’s time…
It’s honestly been a lot to process these past few weeks and with a promised onslaught of daily trials of the spirit in the future, I hate to concede that some respite…
I’ve always been a sucker for an intricately crafted pop album, and for those digging in the bins of the late ‘90s it was often refreshing to find bands that were mining…
Among modern day guitarists Ava Mendoza is most certainly a virtuoso, having graced recordings from Nels Cline, Carla Bozulich, William Parker, Fred Frith, Matana Roberts, and Mick Barr, and working as an…
It’s nearly Thanksgiving, but it still feels like there’s a lot of musical ground to cover for 2024. While most of the year can hit the scrap heap, there’s certainly been a…
Nice to see some West Coast heads finding each other this week with RSTB faves Ty Segall and Color Green’s Cory Madden announcing a collaborative record for Ty’s God? imprint. Dubbed Freckle,…
Starting the morning off with a dose of damage from Osaka’s Hibushibire. The band’s latest pairs a blistering new cut with a couple of covers and a winding, live version of “Ayahuasca…
RSTB outside country killers Loose Koozies are back with a new single and a subtle announcement of a new album on the way from Tall Texan. The Detroit band shirks the cosmic…
A second stunner out of the new Rose City Band hits today and it’s just the thing to usher in a little Autumn sun to the week. With a loose strum and…
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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