Berlin Taxi's new wave synth pop swing of "Human"

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Berlin Taxi are not from Berlin, no... they are based out of New Orleans but their synth pop does have a sort of Eurowave tone with an 80's patina. At the core is Michael Arruebarrena's songwriting and while his inspirations are cast from garage rock and psyche rock as well, when I listen to the celebratory swing of Human it feels like a happy (yet) torn love song that might exist in an 80's John Hughes film with a certain redhead in it. I am a sucker for this sound and thought of the now defunct L.A. synth pop band Roses. I also like Arruebarrena's vocal aesthetic which in some ways has a Paul Banks (Interpol) sort of edge. 
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Robb Donker Curtius




THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:

Berlin Taxi is the latest stop for the musician Michael Arruebarrena. In recent years, the New Orleans music scene has been exposed to Arruebarrena’s songwriting through prisms of garage rock, alternative, and even touches of psychedelia and new wave. Berlin Taxi is his latest effort after further musical exploration; namely an excursion through Europe with bandmate Morgan McManus. The two discovered the distinctive styles of Euro-based synth pop and soon afterward began devising a newly inspired creation. Adding another New Orleans scene mainstay, Greg Manson, to the outfit, the group presents a modern take on synth based pop music that incorporates the more straight forward writing styles of Arruebarrena’s past works.