Music
Press
"[Raccoon's songs] ...come across as sophisticated and simultaneously rustic.
Taking inspiration from acts like Okkervil River and Neutral Milk Hotel, Whitfield and co. craft off-kilter folk songs with hearts on their sleeves, as well as some uniquely squelchy electronics.
Though they've flown largely under the radar up until this point, Raccoon have immense potential. "
-Jesse Locke
- Jesse Locke - The Calgary Sun [2007/10/12]
"...with boundless energy and clever hooks that stick for days." -Mark Hamilton - Sled Island Review
Discography
Still working on that hot first release.
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Bio
Raccoons songs take shape in the mind of Dillon Whitfield as sparse and simple folk numbers, defined by a memorable melody. This leaves room for the influences of all 5 members (which fall into a vast expanse somewhere between Fleetwood Mac and Neutral Milk Hotel) to imbue the songs with anything from horns or accordion, to gang-percussion and symphonic walls of feedback and synthesizers.
This openness towards diversity translates to the stage as well, where 6 foot inflatable animals, synchronized jumping, or woodland slideshows are not uncommon, or out of place.
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