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Named after the bobble-headed figurines perched atop many a cabbie's dashboard, Taxi Doll combines muscular pop/rock craft with electronic pop rock flourishes. The group formed in Los Angeles when European vocalist Dhana Taprogge crossed paths with keyboardist and producer Gregg Allen. The two shared an interest in dance-oriented rock music, drawing inspiration from bands like Blondie and the Chemical Brothers. Taxi Doll garnered their first accolades with the release of their EP, Waiting, where the title track peaked at number three on the American charts. The band returned two years later with a full-length album titled Here and Now.
Rockwired - Review
I fell in love with TAXI DOLL the moment I took the advance copy of their forthcoming debut CD 'HERE AND NOW' out of its wrapping and popped it into the CD drive of my computer. TAXI DOLL's effortlessly cool electronic pop rock sound on the tracks 'COME TO ME' and 'GIVE YOU MORE' puts them in a league with other electro rock mavens like GOLDFRAPP and GARBAGE. However, lead singer DHANA TAPROGGE's captivating sex kitten purr draws closer comparisons to ANA MATRONIC of the SCISSOR SISTERS rather than SHIRLEY MANSON. While 'GIVE YOU MORE' has been earmarked as the first single, the biggest surprises on this debut CD are the haunting, reggaefied title track, and SOFT KILL, which showcases the band churning out the coldest TOM TOM CLUB-styled funk. Produced by keyboardist GREGG ALLEN, HERE AND NOW is the electrifying first effort of a band that is here to stay.
Hybrid Magazine - Review
"Excellent pop music - filled with melody and substance... Taxi Doll takes the synthesized beauty of the 1980s and melds it with the electronica trends of the late '90s/early 2000s to create pop that is indisputably indie, while maintaining the clean production normally reserved for major label releases... "Come To Me" is synthy bliss, with a rhythmic chugging that is reminiscent of the 80's works of Pat Benatar, and the sounds are cleanly gritty, focused, and sharply dynamic, exactly like the best of pop music should be. Dhana Taprogge's vocals shine in "Follow Lead," which does away almost entirely with synthesizers, incorporating excellent, tight guitar parts that perfectly offset the bright rhythms and her beautiful voice... The vocals and rhythmic interplay remind the ear of Gwen Stefani's ultimately unrealized possibilities. "Give You More" would be at home in any dance club tonight… Taxi Doll are possibly one of the most listenable and tight electronic pop rock groups in existence right now… their music is brash and creative, without any of the schmaltz or over-done disco trickery of most modern pop."-L. Keane