i'd be remiss if i didn't send out a flare to audities list-members regarding the "new" taxiride album.

it's not really "new" (came out last year) but somehow it slipped under my radar.

for those who already dig taxiride, this one is more along the lines of "garage mahal" than "imaginate".  more power, less organic.  but still the soaring backing vocals and the monster hooks (just give it a few listens and it'll stick itself in your cd player).

if you've never tried taxiride, well, you will be putting yourself in the hands of a slickly produced and sure-footed power pop band.  i hear supertramp, alan parsons, bowman, jellyfish, owsley.

yes, sadly, it's an import, although notlame has it as a canadian import.  i got my copy direct from australia (the band's home) for a very reasonable price... do some internet searching and ye shall be rewarded.

this is a band (like many of those we love) that is criminally underappreciated.  give em a listen!

ned