Head Automatica

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Head Automatica is a power pop and rock band, formed by Glassjaw frontman Daryl Palumbo.

Contents

1 History
2 Members
3 Trivia
4 Discography

4.1 Albums
4.2 Singles

5 See also
6 External links

History

The beginnings of the band stemmed from singer Daryl Palumbo's interests in the hip hop and brit pop genres. Palumbo felt that the material that was inspired by these genres did not fit into Glassjaw's spectrum and so Head Automatica was created to showcase this.

The band's debut album, Decadence, was released in August 2004. Charting on the Billboard Magazine top 200 albums and Top Heatseekers charts [link], the album was the brainchild of Palumbo, who was known better for his work in the hardcore music scene, and Dan 'The Automator' Nakamura, famous for his DJ work with groups including Gorillaz and Handsome Boy Modeling School. The two allegedly met at a party and worked on what later became the album. Palumbo then recruited the other current members as a touring group, and toured the United States [link], playing with bands like Interpol, The Rapture, Mogwai and The Used.

The band released their sophomore release, entitled Popaganda, on June 6th, 2006. Whilst the debut album was produced by Nakamura, this album was instead produced by Howard Benson, who is best known for his involvements with alternative rock acts such as P.O.D. and Cold. With the departure of Nakamura, the band took a more organic, classic power-pop approach citing Squeeze and Elvis Costello as influences.

The Pop Rocks EP was released April 6, 2006 and featured four tracks from the upcoming album: Graduation Day, God, Nowhere Fast, and Laughing At You. It is available only on the iTunes music store, until May when it will be released to the rest of the digital music stores.

In 2006, the band toured with Avenged Sevenfold and Coheed and Cambria, and will be joining Taking Back Sunday and Angels and Airwaves for a month of touring, starting June 22.

Members

Daryl Palumbo – vocals
Jessie Nelson – keyboards
Jarvis Morgan Holden – bass guitar
Larry Gorman – drums
Craig Bonich – guitar

Trivia

The song "Brooklyn Is Burning" appeared on the soundtrack of the video game "FIFA Football 2005."
The song "Nowhere Fast" from the upcoming album Popaganda, used to be named "Oxy Cotton" during the demo sessions.
Sherri and Stacy Dupree of Eisley both sing in the chorus of the Decadence song "Dance Party Plus". The song also features vocals by Tim Armstrong of Rancid
The songs "Beating Heart Baby", "Dance Party Plus", and "At The Speed Of A Yellow Bullet" appear on the SuicideGirls' First Tour DVD.
Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance helped Head Automatica with their album, Popaganda.

Discography

Albums

Decadence (CD) - Warner Bros. - 2004
Beating Heart Baby EP (iTunes Download) (Import) - Warner Bros. - 2005
Pop Rocks EP (iTunes Download) - Warner Bros. - 2006
Popaganda (CD) - Warner Bros. - 2006

Singles

"Brooklyn Is Burning"
"Beating Heart Baby" (3 Different US releases)
"At the Speed of a Yellow Bullet"
"Please Please Please (Young Hollywood)"
"Graduation Day"

External links

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