Claude Raines

Claude Raines were an US based guitar-driven post-punk band from Rochester, NY that only released a self-titled album in 1987. Rochester must’ve been a great breeding ground for awesome, underrated post-punk, between this LP and of course, Eleven Pond. In fact, Cedric Herrera, vocalist for this band, was also the singer of Red Violet Red, the band that preceded Eleven Pond. The closest touchstones for this 1987 LP include The Church, The Chameleons, Psychedelic Furs, and The Snake Corps, complete with the big guitar driven sound of all those bands. Perhaps a bit of a R.E.M. / Grapes of Wrath vibe as well, just a bit heavier than either of those bands tend to run. [SOURCE: SYSTEMS OF ROMANCE]