Taxiride
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Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Genres | Alternative rock,[1] power pop, pub rock |
Years active | 1996–2008, 2015–present |
Labels | Warner, Sire, Mandarin Music |
Members | Jason Singh Tim Watson Tim Wild |
Past members | Dan Hall |
Website | http://www.taxiride.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/wearetaxiride/ |
Taxiride is an Australian
Prior to formation, the members of Taxiride—Hall, Singh, Watson and Wild—had been playing in
Taxiride's musical style has changed significantly over the course of their career—from a hybrid pop/pub rock sound merged with classic harmony referencing bands like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to a heavier sound on later works. Throughout their history, the band has had multiple lead singers and songwriters on the majority of their songs. The band continued performing live until 2008.
In 2015 the four original members reformed and have been performing on the Australian festival circuit as well as public shows.
History
Formation and early work (1997–1999)
Prior to forming Taxiride,
Pop success (1999–2002)
In 1998, Taxiride relocated to
Taxiride wrote the majority of the album in a studio, and the final product generally used songs that band members had worked on individually.
Following Hall's departure, the band began work on their second album. Garage Mahal was released on 5 August 2002, and produced three singles: "Creepin' Up Slowly", "How I Got This Way", and "Afterglow". All three songs charted in Australia; "Creepin' Up Slowly" was the most successful at number six, also reaching number 19 in New Zealand.[8][9] In 2002, Garage Mahal and "Creepin' Up Slowly" were certified platinum by ARIA.[17][18]
Much of Garage Mahal was written on the road, while touring, and as such had a different sound from the band's prior work.
Independent and acoustic (2003–2008)
Watson left Taxiride in 2003, and the band began work on a new album. They decided to release independently after splitting up with Warner Music,[23] and recorded at Wild's Melbourne home for a total of 12 months. During that time, the band collaborated with vocalist Chris Bailey (The Saints lead singer) and Hall, who took time out from working with Airway Lanes.[15] Taxiride's third album, Axiomatic, was released on 5 September 2005, shortly after the first single, "Oh Yeah". It would be the only song to chart from the album, reaching number 40 in Australia.[8] To support the album, the band toured India as part of VH1's Rock Rumble.[24]
Following the release of Axiomatic, Wild and Singh began to write new songs, accompanied by Hall.[25] The band's first acoustic album, Electrophobia, was released on 16 September 2006 on Australian record label Liberation. It features songs from the band's first three albums, all recorded in a standalone session in a Melbourne church on 26 May 2006. The production was arranged by Rob John (producer for Led Zeppelin and The Tea Party).[26]
Reformation (2015–present)
In 2015, Jason Singh brought the original lineup back together. In July 2017, Dan Hall elected to take a break from the group to focus on other musical projects, including South Side Rebel and Interlocker. It is yet to be confirmed if his departure is permanent.
Musical style
Taxiride is primarily a
The International Herald Tribune's Mike Zwerin noted the band's style of having "four lead singers, four potential front men"—Imaginate's strength was in their collective sound, argued Zwerin.[27] On Garage Mahal, Taxiride had three active singer-songwriters, with their strong opinions on musical content clashing frequently. Singh told Dan Grunebaum of Metropolis Tokyo that the arguments came about "because we were very passionate about what goes down onto tape", and so they were resolved by recognising the overall goal of the band's work.[28]
Band member timeline
Discography
Studio albums
- Imaginate (1999)
- Garage Mahal (2002)
- Axiomatic (2005)
- Electrophobia (2006)
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1999 | "Get Set" | ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Single
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Won | [29] |
ARIA Award for Best Pop Release | Nominated | |||
2000 | Imaginate | ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Album
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Nominated | [30] |
ARIA Award for Highest Selling Album
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Nominated |
References
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- ^ "Artist Chart History - Taxiride - Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
- ARIA. Archived from the originalon 19 May 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
- ARIA. Archived from the originalon 11 June 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
- ^ Annemarie Failla, Michelle Palmer. "Taxiride Interview". Girl.com.au. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
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- ^ Australian Musician. Archived from the originalon 5 October 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- The Herald Sun. news.com.au. Archived from the originalon 10 January 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
- ARIA. Archived from the originalon 13 June 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
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- ^ Steve Jones. "Taxiride". dB Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ^ Annemarie Failla. "Garage Mahal". Girl.com.au. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
- ^ Gary Glauber (21 April 2003). "Taxiride: Garage Mahal". PopMatters. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
- ^ Bernard Zuel (31 August 2002). "Releases from Icecream Hands, Taxiride, Motor Ace". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
- ^ Guy Blackman (22 January 2006). "The boys are back in town". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
- ^ "Aussies Abroad No. 1: Taxiride". themusic.com.au. 11 April 2006. Archived from the original on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
- ^ Jason Singh, Tim Wild. "Taxiride diary". taxiride.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
- ^ "Taxiride - Electrophobia". Liberation Music. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
- ^ a b Mike Zwerin (5 July 2000). "A Few Good Sounds for Summer". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
- ^ Dan Grunebaum. "On the phone: Taxiride". Metropolis Tokyo. Archived from the original on 3 February 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
- ^ "1999 ARIA Awards Winners".
- ^ "2000 ARIA Awards Winners".
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