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“Sonically I would call this rather catchy low-fi Hard Rock with a definite taste of early 80’s UK Indie Rock and it’s really quite mesmerizing and fresh. And the deeper you dig the more you uncover on this exceptional record from the gentler, slightly dark waters of ‘Don’t Stay’ or the more urgent ‘Unherd’. Very, very good. 9/10” – THE ROCKPIT Album Review

Sydney hard-rockers Raising Ravens have announced new EP “Motives” drops on May 10 including heavy-hitting new single ‘Bright Side’ with a mini tour in Australia featuring Suzanne Rex on bass and Skarlett Saramore on drums, before Jess Jean Ravens jets off to UK & Europe for some solo dates including the Rebellion Punk Festival in England.

RAISING RAVENS – MOTIVES ep out 10 May 2024
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‘Motives’ was written ultimately as a purge of negative experiences both personal and universal from the past two years as a way of understanding, or coming to terms with what motivates human beings to do the things they do.

Motives: We all have them.

Raising Ravens was conceived by Australian artist, Jess Finlayson in 2020 and grew into a musical nebula over the following years of mayhem and chaos.

Including contributions from some of Jess’s favourite musical comrades, Raising Ravens has become more of a collective than one singular entity and continues to evolve. Choosing to remain completely independent, Jess created her own label, Interloper Records with all Raising Ravens releases being launched from a platform owned and run by the artist.

A hard-hitting rock-based project, Raising Ravens focuses on topics that tend to be swept under the carpet or ignored and touches on subjects relating to worldwide and personally experienced abuses of power and the effects those abuses have on those who are at its mercy. Working alongside long-standing friend and producer, Lachlan Mitchell, Raising Ravens have managed to pull together a vast body of eclectic work with both national and international tours on the immediate horizon. There may even be an album number two in the works.

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TOUR DATES – AUS / UK / EU

MAY 11 – SMITH’S ALTERNATIVE, NGUNNAWAL NGAMBRI/CANBERRA AUS
MAY 17 – MARRICKVILLE BOWLING CLUB, GADIGAL/SYDNEY AUS
MAY 22 – HAMILTON STATION HOTEL, AWABAKAL/NEWCASTLE AUS
MAY 24 – RYAN’S HOTEL, DHARAWAL/THIRROUL AUS
JULY 19 – BUDAPEST, HU (tbc) EU
JULY 26 – THE BIRDS NEST, DEPTFORD UK
27 JULY – THE PIPELINE, BRIGHTON UK
3 AUG – REBELLIONS FESTIVAL, BLACKPOOL UK
7 AUG – BANNERMANS, FRINGE FESTIVAL UK
8 AUG – BANNERMANS, FRINGE FESTIVAL UK

Ticket Links & Show Info

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“Raising Ravens is the solo project by ex-Nitocris lead guitarist Jess Finlayson, and if you had ever wished Nitocris had kept going, you’re going to be more than pleased with Leaving The Halflight. I chucked my headphones on, and I began my journey through the record’s 11 songs. And there it was. THAT sound, and I was so thrilled to hear it. Perhaps more importantly, I was pleased to recognise that it’s timeless. If you ever listened to Nitocris, you know the sound I’m talking about. When a musician can be instantly recognised by the tone of their instrument, that’s a beautiful thing. Jess’ guitar riffs and melodies are an infusion of classic rock, punk and metal, and they are unique to her.” – HEAVY MAG album review

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EP TRACKLIST

1. Bright Side
2. Nails
3. Blame Shame Inc
4. Jealousies
5. Love & Other Injuries

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Follow RAISING RAVENS
Website – Instagram – Facebook – Spotify
Apple music – Youtube – Bandcamp
Triple J Unearthed – Soundcloud
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AMNPLIFY – DB