Video: 7 Dollar Taxi - Do The Robot

Seven Dollar Taxi is a band out of Switzerland that is burning up the path blazed by bands like the Libertines and the Strokes. They play wacky and woozy power pop that is sure to lift your spirits on a rainy day (Like today?). Plus their new video has some sweet rotoscoping and is about doing the infamous dance move... "The Robot"! What's not to like? 7 Dollar Taxi - Red Lips 7 Dollar Taxi Myspace [...]

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NEW MUSIC FROM SWITZERLAND DO THE ROBOT Signed to UK label Yergh , Swiss band 7 Dollar Taxi are making some pretty convincing indie-pop. The band (Tizian, César, Christoph, and Simon) have a hot new single, "Do the Robot" (video follows) and it's getting solid air time in the UK on [...]

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