Taxi Violence
(Image courtesy Sean Brand and Speakerbox)
It’s been a long time coming, but the second album from Taxi Violence is here. In truth, no fan would begrudge the long gestation. This is a band that’s all about craft, about authenticity, and about getting it right. Yep, Taxi Violence are that rare beast, an old-fashioned band. If they were fine artists, they’d be painting the oil masters of tomorrow rather than staging the conceptual performances of yesterday’s news.
Raunchy rock ‘n roll mates messily with gospel-tinged blues, especially in a song like Devil ‘n Pistol, which is both helterskelter prayer for protection and delirious dance with the devil. Singer George van Der Spuy has that intense presence we associate with all good frontpersons, and a depth of sexiness that imbues Taxi’s performance with a gleeful gravitas that manages to be earnest while avoiding the turgid. Guitarist Rian Zietsman is developing a signature style that veers from lyricism to wild abandon, but never compromises the song.
This isn’t the great album that Taxi Violence will still make, if they avoid the usual implosion. But it puts down a marker in the dusty landscape of South African rock, a parched environment that is made that little bit greener by the passion and truth that is Taxi Violence.
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