Taken By Cars
Shimmering guitars and motorik rhythms that feel like a fast drive through a neon-lit city. Dreamy indie rock with a sharp, post-punk edge.
Shimmering guitars and motorik rhythms that feel like a fast drive through a neon-lit city. Dreamy indie rock with a sharp, post-punk edge.
Taken by Cars creates a sound that feels inextricably linked to the movement of a city at night. It is music built on the contrast between Sarah Marco’s airy, detached vocal delivery and a rhythm section that pulses with the relentless precision of a machine. There is a sophisticated cool here, blending the atmospheric wash of shoegaze with the danceable urgency of new wave.
The band’s distinctiveness lies in their ability to make high-fidelity indie rock feel both intimate and expansive. They utilize interlocking guitar lines that chime and cut, supported by thick bass grooves and subtle electronic textures. It is the sound of late-night introspection filtered through a high-definition lens, capturing the friction between human emotion and urban isolation.
Start with their debut album, Endings of a New Kind. It perfectly encapsulates the mid-2000s indie explosion in Manila, offering a polished yet moody introduction to their signature blend of driving beats and ethereal melodies. It is the ideal soundtrack for anyone who finds beauty in the blur of a midnight commute.
Taken by Cars, usually referred to as TbC, is a Filipino indie rock band composed of Sarah Marco on vocals, Bryce Zialcita on lead guitar, Derek "Siopao" Chua on rhythm guitar, Isa Garcia on bass guitar, and Bryan Kong on drums and sampler. They describe their sound as a mixture of electro, shoegazing, and new wave.
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