Artist description Schizophrenic rock band from Philadelphia.

Music Style Urgent chords dot the landscape, song structures become unhinged, melodies storm into the room and collapse.

Musical Influences the beatles, neil young, tom waits, the clash, soft boys, talking heads, pavement, velvet underground

Similar Artists neil young, guided by voices, wilco, the beatles, pavement, the soft boys, velvet underground

Artist History Established as Raccoon in 1999. Has released two CDs: 2001's self titled debut on Sonicstream Records and 2002's Strange Terrain EP on Le Bande Magnetique.

Group Members Rory Connell, Toby Leaman, Andrew Jones, Scott McMicken

Instruments Guitar based beat group

Albums Raccoon - self-titled ten song affair

Press Reviews "Easily one of the most inspired albums this year." Rockpile Magazine "Damn good, even apologetically pretty songs." Philadelphia Weekly "Raccoon is able to transmorgify its varied influences into something not only original, but also wholly engaging." Rockpile Magazine

Location philadelphia, PA - USA

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