Mankin Records – 201899
Released in 1981, *Seppuku* is one of Taxi Girl’s most memorable albums and an essential work of French new wave. Driven by Daniel Darc’s deep, tormented voice, the band creates a dark, elegant and deeply melancholic musical world, where electric guitars blend with synthesisers and cold rhythms. The lyrics, imbued with poetry, romanticism and disillusionment, reflect the anxieties of a generation in search of the absolute, caught between destructive passions and a sense of loneliness. The album notably features ‘Cherchez le garçon’, which has become one of the band’s signature tracks. With its unique aesthetic, nocturnal atmosphere and emotional intensity, *Seppuku* transcends the conventions of rock music of its era to establish itself as a cult classic, now sought after by fans of new wave, post-punk and 1980s French music.