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Racoon is tagged as: dutch, rock, pop, alternative, pop rock

Racoon is a Dutch pop-rock band founded in 1997. Bart van der Weide (vocals) and Dennis Huige (guitar) were fed up with the sound of their hardcore rockband Vic’tem and decided to go acoustic. Their first writings resulted in a song called Rapid Eye Movement. For their first release, a demo called “It’s an Ice Cream Day”, Stefan de Kroon (bass) and Paul Bukkens (drums) completed the band’s line-up.
The band made a breakthrough appearance at the 1999 Noorderslagfestival in Groningen, resulting in lots of record deal offers. Contracted by Sony’s S.M.A.R.T. label, they released their first album Till Monkeys Fly in January 2000. Produced by Michael Schoots, former Urban Dance Squad drummer, the album hit the charts receiving nationwide airplay. Both the first single Feel Like Flying and the second one, Blue Days, became a 3FM megahit. Their festival appearances on Parkpop and Lowlands confirmed their image as a live-act.
Summer 2001 Here We Go, Stereo! was released as their second full-length record. Widely acclaimed, this record was their ticket to play at the Netherlands’s largest festival: Pinkpop.
While working on their third album, Sony ended the record deal. With help from Dutch radio station 3FM and the producer of their firs...
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Top 10 Racoon Songs
Love You More
Laugh About It
Feel Like Flying
Brother
Happy Family
Hero's in Town
Walk Away
Lucky All My Life
Lose Another Day
Blow Your Tears
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Top 10 Racoon Albums
Another Day
Till Monkeys Fly
Before You Leave
Here We Go, Stereo!
Universal Vibes
Close Your Eyes
Here We Go Stereo
Here We Go, Stereo
Brother
Love You More
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