Taxi Girls “Coming Up Roses” 2023. Wild Honey Records. 5 song EP from Montreal punks; their debut release. Fun fun girl punk: Ramones meets The Go Go’s with some growling spice. SO good! Sharp, short and edgy, with just five songs it’s a quick listen. All the tracks are great, but of the five my top picks are the grab you by the throat ass-shaking opener “After Effect” and “Hands Off” which is anthemic grrrl power – “keep your hands away from my body!” to a relentlessly driving bass and beat. Both “Sunshine” and the closer “Stay With Me” lean power pop/punk (both would feel very at home on the Dirtnap label) with 60’s pop vibes, complete with ooo ooo’s and harmonies. Since the three-piece group just formed a couple of years ago, there isn’t much out there about them. From their Bandcamp single (released a couple of months ago) “Rainy” page: “This past year, Taxi Girls shared stages with such notable acts as NOBRO, NOFX (final tour), Lagwagon , The Hives, Pansy Division – just to name a few. Iggy Pop played a pair of Taxi Girls tracks on his BBC 6 radio show in the UK.” Not sure if they will be touring the States anytime soon (you know, the Canada stuff 🙄) but hoping to catch them live sometime soon.