Kayak (band)
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Kayak are a Dutch progressive rock band founded in 1972 by Ton Scherpenzeel and Pim Koopman. In 1973, their debut album "See See The Sun" was released, including 3 hit singles. Against their own will, they were immediately declared "Holland's new supergroup" in the press. Their main popularity was in the Netherlands, with their top hit (Ruthless Queen) reaching #6 on the Dutch charts in March 1979 (see external links). They disbanded in 1982 after releasing nine albums.
In 1999 the band was asked to perform on the TV show De Vrienden van Amstel Live. After this performance, they decided to reform and have released six studio albums and three live albums since. On january 4, 2008 they released "Coming Up For Air". That same day saw the start of their 35th anniversary-tour. On 7 October 2008, they ended the tour at the Paradiso in Amsterdam. The concert was released on CD and DVD as "The Anniversary Box" in December 2008.
Their latest album was released on september 18, 2009. The title is Letters From Utopia. It is a double album, with both CD's running for about 40 minutes. In october 2009 the band will embark on a Dutch tour. After that, Kayak will no longer do the album-tour-album-tour cycle. The band will probably keep on making new music though, as Ton Scherpenzeel stated on the band's website.
