Racetrack Babies

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Racetrack Babies
Origin Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres Punk rock
Years active1998–2007
LabelsDead Frog
Past membersJacob Aaby, Christian Andersen, Cecilie Ravik, Mads Hvidt, Jamie Salazar, Martin Bjerregaard, Morten Søfting, Søren Hansen, Minh Le, Hans Christian Wayne, Henrik Jørgen Svendsen, Hans Find Møller

Racetrack Babies were a Danish punk rock band, formed in Copenhagen in 1998. Their successful first album produced two MTV music videos for the singles "Changing Weather" and "It's OK". The band recorded three albums with various personnel changes before dissolving in 2007.

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Biography

The band was founded in 1998 by Jacob Aaby (guitar), Christian Andersen (guitar and lead vocals), Cecilie Ravik (bass guitar) and Mads Hvidt (drums). In 2002, Jamie Salazar replaced Hvidt on drums and the band recorded its first album, Love Sick, for the band's own Musikministeriet label. [1] The album was rereleased the following year on the Swedish label Dead Frog Records. [2] The album received positive reviews and television and radio airplay throughout Scandinavia. [3] Music videos for two of the album's singles, "Changing Weather" and "It's OK", appeared on MTV's Up North chart during August and September. [2] [4]

Following a brief break-up in 2004, the band reformed as a trio with Andersen (guitar and vocals), Ravik (bass guitar) and Martin Bjerregaard (drums). [3] The band recorded their second album, The End. [5]

With new members in 2005, the band, consisting of Andersen, Morten Søfting, Ravik and Søren Hansen, recorded the album Summer Salt Santiago. [6]

After a long illness, Ravik left the band in 2006 to finish her Finnish studies at Copenhagen University.[ citation needed ] After a tour of Denmark, Hansen also left the band because stage fright and illness.[ citation needed ]

The band toured the United States in 2006 and received airplay on college radio stations, with their song "The Storm" reaching 365 (out of 875) on the RIYL weighted college chart. [7] The third album received some positive reviews there and was an editor's choice "Best of 2006" for Indie-Music online magazine. [8]

After the US. tour, the bass guitar player, Minh Le, and the drummer, Søfting, left Racetrack Babies. In May 2007, Hans Christian Wayne, Henrik Jørgen Svendsen on drums, Hans Find Møller on bass guitar and Hansen on guitar recorded the album The Captain of Sorrow, but it was never released.[ citation needed ]

Discography

Albums

Singles

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References

  1. ↑ "Dansk klasse" [Danish Class]. B.T. (in Danish). 15 February 2002. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  2. 1 2 Damm, Henrik (9 September 2003). "Racetrack Babies i Sverige" [Racetrack Babies in Sweden]. SoundVenue (in Danish). Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  3. 1 2 Svidt, Ole Rosenstand (6 June 2005). "Racetrack Babies - end of part one". Gaffa (in Danish). Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  4. ↑ Damm, Henrik (19 May 2003). "Fart over feltet når Racetrack Babies fyrer den af" [Speeds over the limit when the Racetrack Babies fire up]. SoundVenue. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  5. ↑ Sørensen, Dorte Hygum (10 June 2005). "Når enden er næsten god -- Lovende udspil fra Racetrack Babies" [When the end is almost good - Promising response from Racetrack Babies] (in Danish). Politiken.
    - Damm, Henrik (2 April 2004). "Nyt album fra Racetrack babies" [New Album from the Racetrack Babies]. SoundVenue. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  6. ↑ Moller, Lars (5 August 2006). "Racetrack Babies - ski(d)tset" [Racetrack Babies -- Shit]. SoundVenue (in Danish). Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  7. ↑ Rosenstand Svidt, Ole (5 December 2006). "Racetrack Babies pænt modtaget i USA" [Racetrack Babies well-received in USA]. Gaffa (in Danish).
  8. ↑ Layton, Jennifer (4 November 2006). "Reviews: Racetrack Babies ~ Summer Salt Santiago". Indie-Music. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
    - "Editor Picks: Best of 2006 - Top 25 Indie CDs". Indie-Music. 2 December 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
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