Taken By Cars

Taken by Cars is a young local band that’s currently riding some
serious radio airplay momentum. Their song "Weeknight Memoirs in High
Definition" is steadily climbing the chart (dubbed "Stairway to Seven")
of the country’s trend-setting rock music station NU 107.5. Not bad
considering the recording is still from a tinny demo session. The
band’s sound is so good that listeners vote their way past the audio
quality.

You get yet another glimpse of the border smashing effects of
globalization when you’re listening to this band (which you can by the
way on their MySpace page: myspace.com/takenbycars). You can sense the
international influences. You can sense the rich rock history IQ. When
you hear one of the songs, it’s doubtful that you’ll even consider
guessing that this band is Filipino. That’s not a knock on Filipino
music. It’s just that Filipino music has changed so much from the
foreign perception of what it’s supposed to sound like. The closest
cross-comparison for this band is the innovative disco rock of Bloc
Party (a British band that’s loved worldwide) and the retro dream sound
of proudly domestic Sheila and the Insects.

The band isn’t signed yet but that shouldn’t last long. In case there are any music, advertising or media soundtrack people out there who are interested, scroll down a bit on their MySpace page for contact information.