Taxi Girl

Taxi Girl were a French new wave band, adopting the New Romantic aesthetics of the time, such as clashing red and black clothing, synthesizer-led songs, and taking influence from mythology and literature. The group existed between 1978 and 1986, producing 5 mini-albums, and one full-length album, Seppuku. Their early success is attributed to two singles, "Mannequin" in 1979 and "Cherchez le garçon" in 1980. Taxi Girl's music drew from the energy of Iggy and the Stooges, the retro-futuristic soundscapes of Kraftwerk, and the dark romanticism of Joy Division, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and the Stranglers.