Taxi Doll combine rock music (and a hot female lead singer) with electronica in a way that may draw comparisons to Garbage. In fact they describe themselves as “Garbage meets Blondie.” However, the reality is that they are more like Garbage minus Blondie in that they have much of the electronic sound and high production quality of Garbage, but forgot to add the edgy attitude and dark side that Shirley Manson and company are so well known for. Not only does the band lack attitude on their debut album Here and Now, they are also lacking anything that remotely resembles something close to memorable, good or bad. This album is the sound of “blah”, sonic beige wallpaper, utterly forgettable and harmless. It lacks the punch of better electronic pop music like Robyn and also lacks the ear-splitting awfulness of over-produced debacles like Katy Perry. If you hate pop music you’re not going to be driven crazy by Taxi Doll, and if you like pop music there’s nothing you’ll go crazy over. Taxi Doll is a suitable name, because this is a group that has about as much emotion and depth as a plastic Barbie doll. (Antidote 2008)
