TAXIRIDE: Axiomatic (MGM).

TAXIRIDE'S third album is the kind of silky smooth, harmony drenched pop the band has always specialised in. But this time around the quartet is on more of a sonic trip which puts even more emphasis on the three-part harmonies and big choruses, recalling a range of studio experimentalists and power popsters, from 10cc to Super Furry Animals. Sumptuous and slick.

JEFF CRAWFORD