Axiomatic is the third studio album by Australia

Australia

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n rock band Taxiride

Taxiride

Taxiride is an Australian rock band. Formed in 1997, the band consists of lead singer Jason Singh, guitarists Dan Hall and Tim Wild, and drummer Sean McLeod....

, released in September, 2005. Three singles were taken from this album, "Oh Yeah" (Which peaked at number 40 in the Aria chart), "You Gotta Help Me" and "What Can I Say". Taxiride made it clear in interviews leading up to the release of this album that they would be breaking away from the radio-friendly pop-rock sound of their two previous albums, and instead they would adopt a more hard-rock feel. Unfortunately for the band this new musical style virtually alienated their entire fan base, as the album did not even make the top 50 chart in Australia, peaking at a dire no. 91 in September 2005, where their two previous albums made the top five. Singer-songwriter

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 Chris Bailey, from the Australian punk rock

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 band, The Saints

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, co-wrote the song 'Everything + Nothing', also featured on their live album Electrophobia

Electrophobia

Electrophobia is the first live album by Australian rock band Taxiride. On 26 May 2006, Taxiride recorded the album in front of an audience of one hundred fans in a church in Melbourne. The album features two new songs, "Everything's Changed" and "Beyond a Day", and live versions of all their hits,...

. Axiomatic was released in Australia

Australia

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, Japan

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, India

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 and South East Asia.

Track listing

1. "Finally Falling" – 4:58
2. "Oh Yeah" – 4:11
3. "Hold On" – 3:26
4. "You Gotta Help Me" – 3:07
5. "Everything + Nothing" – 4:03
6. "The Fatal and the Fragile" – 3:37
7. "Stone" – 4:06
8. "The Nation" – 3:16
9. "San Francisco" – 4:21
10. "What Can I Say" – 4:40
11. "Tripper Red" – 4:39

External links

• Taxiride Official Site
• MySpace Page