The Automatic
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The Automatic are a Cardiff-based four piece band who met in the Welsh town of Cowbridge. Originally known as White Rabbit, they renamed themselves The Automatic because they believe that music is the antidote to "the automatic life".
They signed to B Unique (home of Kaiser Chiefs and The Ordinary Boys) in their gap year, escaping having to go to university, and they play electro indie pop-punk influenced heavily by acts such as Jarcrew, Blur and the Blood Brothers, among others.
Their first single was the chart-ineligible “Recover” released November 2005 as a limited release (1500 vinyls, 3500 CD's). This was followed by "Raoul" on March 27, 2006 which reached #32 in the UK Singles Chart. The third single, "Monster", was released on June 5 2006 and reached #4, but entered the UK Singles Chart at #23 the week before based on download sales alone. On the same day, they appeared on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, and played "Monster" along with a cover of Kanye West's "Gold Digger".
Their debut album, titled "Not Accepted Anywhere" was released on 19 June, 2006.
They won The Pop Factory award for "Best New Act" in 2005, and have recently played as part of NME's New Bands Tour 2006, together with Boy Kill Boy, ¡Forward, Russia! and The Long Blondes.
Members
As of 2006, The Automatic is composed of:
- Rob Hawkins (lead vocals, bass guitar)
- James Frost (guitar, vocals)
- Alex Pennie (synths/keyboards, percussion, vocals)
- Iwan Griffiths (drums)
Discography
Studio Albums
- 2006 Not Accepted Anywhere #3 UK
Singles
Trivia
- The band request a shrine to David Hasselhoff at every gig they play. At the time of writing, their request has only been accomodated four times. (Source: New Musical Express)
External links
- [The Automatic Official Site]
- [B-Unique Records Official Site]
- [The Automatic] Myspace Site (contains some demos/mp3s)
- [UK based fan site]
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