The Raymond Brake...

The Raymond Brake was formed around 1994 in Greensboro, NC. Most, if not all of them, not even of legal drinking age yet when they got together. Being not too far away from the Chapel Hill scene at the time, it’s not surprising that The Raymond Brake sported some resemblances of some of the areas big hitters such as Archers of Loaf and Polvo. However, for those that have never listened to the band, don’t expect any sort of carbon copy as The Raymond Brake were definitely great in their own way and don’t get the props they deserve when speaking of that great early to mid-nineties indie-rock class.

The band released a couple singles, including a split with Rebar, before releasing their album Piles of Dirty Winters in 1995 through Simple Machines. I can’t recommend picking this album up enough if you’re a fan of anything mentioned in this post thus far. It’s a great album that somehow continues to float under the radar 10+ years later. The band would follow that up with a fairly solid EP titled Never Work Ever through Hep-Cat Records before calling it quits sometime around 1998.

These days you can find singer/guitarist Andy Cabic playing in the highly acclaimed indie outfit Vetiver.

Piles of Dirty Winters:
The Raymond Brake – Philistine [MP3]
The Raymond Brake – Slink Moss [MP3]

Never Work Ever:
The Raymond Brake – Easter [MP3]

For those looking to pick up releases by the band, there are still copies of the album and EP for sale through Amazon or if anything head on over to Simple Machines and hit them up. Either way, pick these up…well worth it.