The Kik is a Dutch music group notable for paying homage to 1960s-era

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with Dutch lyrics ("

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"). They released their debut CD in May 2012 and quickly received national attention.

History

The group was founded in 2010 by

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mer Dave von Raven (formerly of The Madd, a Nederbeat-inspired band with English lyrics), and released two singles in English in 2011 before switching to lyrics in Dutch in which, according to a critic for NU.nl, they combine

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with sincerity. They released their first album in 2012, ''Springlevend''. A reviewer for ''

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'' commented on the humorous and upbeat lyrics (mostly about girls), and singled out an adaptation of "

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", a hit for The Monkees in 1967. A reviewer for ''

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'' said, "Their enthusiasm is contagious, their authentic-sounding Beatles-beats are fantastic." The Kik were announced as the house band for the Dutch television show ''

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'', for twelve episodes of the 2013 season; they performed on the show in May 2012 to promote ''Springlevend''.

Members

*Dave von Raven – guitar, vocals *Marcel Groenewegen – bass *Arjan Spies – guitar, vocals *Ries Doms – drums *Paul Zoontjens – keyboards, backing vocals

Discography

*''Springlevend'' (2012) *''2'' (2014) *''Met De Deur in Huis'' (2015) *''Armand & The Kik'' (2015) *''Wij Zijn Vuilnisman'' (2016) *''Stad en Land'' (2017) *''Hertaalt!'' (2017) *''Boudewijn de Groot's Voor de Overlevenden & Picknick'' (2019, live) *Jin (2020)

References

Musical groups from Rotterdam Beat groups Musical groups established in 2010 2010 establishments in the Netherlands {{Netherlands-band-stub