A rare and sought-after DIY collaboration from Rachel Brooke, and songwriter Brooks Robbins. Full of Detroit grit, this is a straight-up break up record – and the first chapter into this songwriting duo’s critically acclaimed work. Originally released on CD in 2009 (the same year Rachel released her Demos album and recorded A Bitter Harvest with Lonesome Wyatt from Those Poor Bastards), this collection has maintained an air of mystery and obscurity in the underground country realm. Now released on limited edition vinyl, JUNK perfectly encapsulates a moment in time – a picture of heartbreak and sorrow, and a vulnerable longing for a failing love. 250 copies pressed on Gold & White swirled vinyl.

Released December, 4th 2012

Rachel Brooke channels the darkest nights of American Southern music, pulling forth influences from raw, early country singing to Chicago blues greats, vintage New Orleans "jass" bands to old animated cartoons (see video below!), all tied together in the framework of her old-fashioned melodies. It takes a peculiar vision to be able to unite these many different sounds, but Brooke’s pulled off the most difficult task: she’s created a new sound from a pastiche of old music without sounding derivative.

December 4th, 2012

1. Have it All
2. Fox in a Hen House
3. Late Night Lover
4. Every Night About This Time
5. Life Sentence Blues
6. Old Faded Memory
7. Ashes To Ashes
8. The Black Bird
9. Only For You
10. Serpentine Blues
11. A Killer's Dream

The Misanthrope Family Album on White Vinyl. Includes free digital download with purchase. Officially released May 12, 2017

"Like some twisted love child of Brian Wilson and Lou Reed, rebel-psych Americana group Modern Mal, is the meeting of traditional country with a mirage of tropical beach-psych. "

Featuring Rachel Brooke, and Brooks Robbins

The Misanthrope Family Album on CD. Includes free digital download with purchase. Officially released May 12, 2017

"Like some twisted love child of Brian Wilson and Lou Reed, rebel-psych Americana group Modern Mal, is the meeting of traditional country with a mirage of tropical beach-psych. "

Featuring Rachel Brooke, and Brooks Robbins

Cd of Bad Omen

The moon is rising. The shadows are growing. Strange music fills the air... Listen to these twelve tear soaked ballads, and journey into a mysterious world of uncertain futures and mournful pasts. "Bad Omen" is the highly anticipated follow up to Lonesome Wyatt and Rachel Brooke's acclaimed first album "A Bitter Harvest."

A Bitter Harvest CD

Those Poor Bastards’ singer Lonesome Wyatt teams up with Rachel Brooke for ten songs of woe and unrelenting despair. Rachel and Lonesome each wrote half of the songs, but they sing all of them together. Recommended for those who are sick at heart.

FOREVER SOLD OUT! You can order the digital download below.

A collection of heart sinking, sad country songs uniting a depth of beauty and despair on a 6-song 7” EP

Side A 1. Ghost Of You 2. The World's Greatest Anchor 3. Apathy

Side B 4. Gold 5. Delilah 6. Revenge

-Limited to 300 Blue Marbled vinyl (33 1/3) -Free Digital Download

Release DATE: January 19TH

*All songs written by Brooks Robbins

Recorded by Andy Van Guilder at HaloHorn studio in Traverse City Michigan Photo by Jess Varda/Lucky Wishbone Photography *Artwork and Design by Strange Fortune Design Co

SOLD OUT - Will be restocked with different color option soon.

Released December, 4th 2012

Rachel Brooke channels the darkest nights of American Southern music, pulling forth influences from raw, early country singing to Chicago blues greats, vintage New Orleans "jass" bands to old animated cartoons (see video below!), all tied together in the framework of her old-fashioned melodies. It takes a peculiar vision to be able to unite these many different sounds, but Brooke’s pulled off the most difficult task: she’s created a new sound from a pastiche of old music without sounding derivative.

December 4th, 2012

1. Have it All
2. Fox in a Hen House
3. Late Night Lover
4. Every Night About This Time
5. Life Sentence Blues
6. Old Faded Memory
7. Ashes To Ashes
8. The Black Bird
9. Only For You
10. Serpentine Blues
11. A Killer's Dream

33 1/3 Self Released/Independent "Late Night Lover is a quartet of songs. Rachel sings while hypnotically strumming her guitar. As always, she evokes the past, but not "ironically" or as some precious thing, but because there's a certain kind of magic old music evokes in us. This album is a thematic story cycle that could easily loop back to the beginning after the final song has finished. We're taken from the first fast heartbeats of new love to the final gasps of love faded."- CC2K

Film Photography by Kelly Kustra Artwork and Desgin by Katie Umhoefer

Currently sold out. We will be getting another shipment in soon. Please check back again later. Digital Downloads available on this site, and from CDbaby, Amazon and iTunes

Rachel Brooke, Down in the Barnyard: Self Released, 2/22/11

The Barnyard Lonesome For You Must Be Somethin' In The Water City Of Shame Me and Rose Connelly How Cold Meet Me By The Apple Tree The Legend Of Morrow Road Please Give Me A Reason Gather and Hear Mean Kind Of Blues I Don't Worry Don't Forget me When I Die

Self Released/Independent

“(Down in the Barnyard) I love this album. I think it's superb. I am astounded by how wholly original the thing is, how successful the theme and vision were implemented and seen through, that it brought out Rachel's subtly brilliant songwriting, and most importantly, did not suffocate her most important asset: her timeless, flawless voice.”- Saving Country Music

“(Down in the Barnyard) "There was a strange kind of cognitive dissonance at work here, the brain pulled in all sorts of directions at once. There's so much depth here. So much room for vision, for contemplation. It's metaphysical country music. But the good stuff always is. To borrow from the great Dean Moriarty: This woman knows time. Dig?"”-Pat King , CC2K

Photography by Jess Varda Artwork and Design by Katie Umhoefer

First Rachel Brooke release, 2008. Self Titled

"Rachel Brooke has the wintertime blues , but unlike the rest of us, her end product of misery is something haunting and beautiful, rather than alcohol and bad poetry-mired..."-Real Detroit Newspaper

"The only other person I've ever known of that can convey that much pain with just their voice and an acoustic guitar is Hank Williams. Rachel Brooke is not only a singular talent, if you ask me she is a national treasure."-Saving Country Music

Track List:

Everything But You Wolves Bottle Tippin Blues BLackin Out Dead Dog Too Far Gone By and By Your Sweet Years The River Blue Day Falling For You You More Knoxville Girl