7 Dollar Taxi

With the video for their winter 07/08 single Do The Robot, these Swiss youngsters probably made one of the best music videos of the year. Directed by British shooting star Graeme Pearce it is now getting airplay in various countries, is to be shown UK-wide in Top Shop they will be releasing their debut album in July 2008. It all started with named album – Come And Figure It Out. 7 Dollar Taxi got nominated a ‘Breaking Band’ by NME and several songs on the record got radio airplay in countries like the U.S., Australia and even the Philippines. The band spent a lot of time in 2006, touring the UK with 'babyshambles'. Meanwhile they’ve holed up in the studio in order to record the all so important second album. It is obvious that the band have something big in mind with it: the record is supposed to be the next step on their way to the throne of indie-rock. “Otherwise we’ll quit”, drummer Simon Wigger is joking but you can tell – these lads won’t be giving up so easily.