Raccoons are pretty cool; I have to admit. Their singer, Nick Stone, sings with a weird half-smile - the kind you only get when you have a boner. They play out of boutique amps. They remind me of the cool band Kevin Ink was in before I was born. They all have a pretty good sense of style, but none of them are gay or willing to embarrass themselves by taking off their clothes or wearing makeup. It’s kind of an ideal situation. I like their guitar player “Jeremy R.†the best. He is super inviting and seems like he’d be a good dad if I were fertile.
-- Myles / World Famous in SF
The Raccoons filled the basement room of the Retox Lounge Friday night with warm swirling melodies and gently pulsing electronic drum beats. The cozy audience and band were wrapped up together in the cocoon they wove of breezy electronic rock music. Still reeling from a nightmarish hangover that day, I indulged in a few precious moments of eyes-closed swooning back and forth. When they launched into their cover of Cory Hart’s “Sunglasses at Night†I felt sure that the Raccoons and I had entered a dream together and were floating away.
-- Jeff Bissell / Wiretap Music
Raccoons have brought their love of C86 and the virtues of Britpop into the 21st century, becoming one of San Francisco's most exciting pop bands in the process. Who else makes rock 'n' roll you can dream to these days?
-- S. Pedal / Mushrooms International