press kit 2010 - 7 Dollar Taxi

Press Kit 2010
PRESS KIT 2010
Press Kit 2010
BIOGRAPHY
Tizian von Arx:
Christoph Zurflüh:
César von Arx:
Simon Wigger:
lead vocals, guitars
backing vocals, guitars
backing vocals, bass guitar
drums
Having burst out of the scenic city of Lucerne, Switzerland, 7 Dollar Taxi took their
local scene by storm. With various tours through the UK, Germany, Austria and Spain they
managed to build up a notorious live reputation and a decent fanbase. Moreover, they've
proved that Switzerland has more to offer than cheese, watches and the bank secrecy.
"Come And Figure It Out", the band's full-length debut album, was released in Switzerland in 2006 (self-release) and in Japan in 2008 (Kurofune Records) where the single
"Do The Robot" was picked iTunes single of the week and got playlisted on several radio
and TV stations. In the UK the band gained a fair amount of industry interest and not only
NME's James Jam has predicted a bright future for the foursome as he chose them to be
an NME breaking band. Also BBC's Zane Lowe, Tom Robinson and Huw Stephens share
this opinion and have played the band in their shows.
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PRESS
"Some might say it’s a slur to say this harmony-drenched Swiss lot sound like The
Wannadies. I wouldn’t, and those people are dicks. The Wannadies were great. As are 7
Dollar Taxi”
(New Musical Express)
"7 Dollar Taxi give you that attention-grabbing punch. They are a good band, and have
got a really good vibe to them. A skinny indie 4-piece band that's better than most"
(Artrocker Magazine)
"Clad in outfits that would make Harry Potter wet, this foursome uses simple melodies
to write instantly catchy tunes. With styles that recall European bands like The Beatles and
Franz Ferdinand, these guys may be America's next foreign favourite"
(freeindie.com)
"I reckon Swiss pop-rockers 7 Dollar Taxi are going to be bloody huge"
(Room Thirteen)
"Die grossartige Luzerner Band 7 Dollar Taxi klingt wie Franz Ferdinand, nur besser.
Platz 120 der Beiträge der Schweiz zur Verbesserung der Welt"
(Tagesanzeiger Magazin, Switzerland)
"Es passiert selten genug, dass die berüchtigte englische Musikzeitschrift NME eine
Schweizer Band empfiehlt. Aber die Luzerner 7 Dollar Taxi wurden doch tatsächlich zur
"Breaking Band" gekürt. Jurassic Heads ist nun offiziell der beste Schweizer Indie-Song."
(DRS 3, Switzerland, about the band's victory in the "Pop-Geschichten"-contest)
"Luzern bekommt ein neues Wahrzeichen: Neben der Kapellbrücke und dem KKL
werden nun auch die Vintage-Rocker 7 Dollar Taxi im Ausland für Furore sorgen. Die
Band unterschrieb soeben einen Plattenvertrag beim japanischen Label Kurofune Records. Labelkollegen der Luzerner sind Bands wie The Dandy Warhols oder Shout Out
Louds."
(78s, Switzerland)
"Direkt und eingängig. Das sind die beiden Attribute, mit denen man den Sound von 7
Dollar Taxi am besten beschreiben kann. Die vier Musiker spielen auf ihrem Debüt „Come
And Figure It Out“ nicht um den heissen Musikbrei herum."
(20 Minuten, Switzerland)
"2006 erschien das Debüt, die Band landete in Japan die Single of the Week auf iTunes und der britische «New Musical Express» fand sie «grossartig». Im Januar 2011 soll
ihr zweites Album erscheinen. "
(Friday Magazine, Switzerland)
"Das Debüt des Luzerner Quartetts schafft ganz leichthändig den Rockbeam zwischen
den Sechzigern und heute. Elastische Melodien, Satzgesang, punkige Frivolitäten und
Tizian von Arx’ Gesang bringen juvenilen Teen Spirit und retrophile Abgeklärtheit lässig
unter einen Hut."
(radiomagazin, Switzerland)
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RADIO / TV AIRPLAY
BBC Radio 1 (spot plays by Huw Stephens, Zane Lowe)
BBC 6 Music (introduced by Tom Robinson)
XFM (spot plays)
Triple J, Australia (spot plays)
DRS 3, Switzerland
MTV2, UK (spot plays)
MTV Japan (spot plays)
Topshop TV, UK-wide
VIVA, SF2, Switzerland
LIVE
Opening for the likes of Babyshambles, The Blood Arm, Art Brut, Infadels and Maximo
Park, but also as a headlining act, some of the venues 7 Dollar Taxi have played.
Proud Galleries (headline show), London UK
Blow Up @ Metro (headline show), London UK
Audio (headline show), Brighton UK
The Croft (headline show), Bristol UK
Heebie Jeebies (headline show), Liverpool UK
NBI (headline show), Berlin GER
Bang Bang Club (headline show), Berlin GER
Molotow (headline show), Hamburg GER
Astra Stube (headline show), Hamburg GER
Weekender Club (headline show), Innsbruck AUT
Sidecar, Barcelona ESP
Fri-Son, Fribourg CH
Mascotte, Zurich CH
Abart, Zurich CH
Grabenhalle (headline show), St. Gallen CH
Kuppel (headline show), Basel CH
Schüür (headline show), Lucerne CH
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CONTACT
Tizian von Arx
Buchenstrasse 4
6020 Emmenbrücke, Switzerland
mobile: +41 78 748 99 22
e-mail: [email protected]
http://www.7dollartaxi.com
http://www.myspace.com/7dollartaxi