Automatic (American band)
{{short description|American alternative post-punk trio}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Automatic
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| caption = Automatic live in Paris, 2019
| origin = Los Angeles, California, United States
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Post-punk{{cite web |author=Alice Teeple |url=https://post-punk.com/los-angeles-post-punk-trio-automatic-return-in-their-retrofuturistic-video-for-new-beginning/ |title=Los Angeles Post-Punk Trio Automatic Return in their Retrofuturistic Video for "New Beginning" |publisher=Post-Punk |date=8 March 2022 |access-date=4 April 2022 }}
- rock{{cite web |url=https://www.grimygoods.com/2019/07/22/hot-new-band-alert-automatic-new-song-too-much-money/ |title=HOT BAND ALERT: AUTOMATIC SHARE ANXIOUS ROCK SINGLE "TOO MUCH MONEY" FROM NEW ALBUM SIGNAL |publisher=Grimy Goods |date=22 July 2019| access-date=4 April 2022 }}
- indie{{cite web |url=https://thesoundboardreviews.com/2019/09/26/album-review-signal-by-automatic |title=ALBUM REVIEW: 'Signal' by Automatic |publisher=The Soundboard Reviews |date=26 September 2019| access-date=4 April 2022 }}
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| years_active = 2017–present
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| website = {{url|https://automatic.band/}}
| current_members =
- Izzy Glaudini
- Halle Saxon
- Lola Dompé
}}
Automatic is a rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 2017. The group consists of Izzy Glaudini (synths, vocals), Halle Saxon (bass, vocals), and Lola Dompé (drums, vocals).
Biography
The three band members met while immersed in L.A.'s DIY music scene and started playing live in 2017, taking their name from the track "Automatic" from The Go-Go's album Beauty and the Beat.{{cite web|url=https://post-punk.com/watch-post-punk-trio-automatic-walk-in-los-angeles-with-too-much-money/|title=Watch Post-Punk Trio Automatic Walk in Los Angeles With "Too Much Money"|publisher=Post-Punk|date=21 August 2019|access-date=4 April 2022}} The group signed to Los Angeles label Stones Throw in June 2019.{{cite web |url=https://rockyourlyrics.com/automatic-sign-to-stones-throw-records-release-new-single-calling-it/|title=AUTOMATIC SIGN TO STONES THROW RECORDS|publisher=Rock Your Lyrics|date=3 June 2019|access-date=4 April 2022}}
Dompé is the daughter of Bauhaus drummer Kevin Haskins.{{cite web|author=Nick Linazasoro|url=https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2019/12/19/bauhaus-drummers-daughter-bringing-her-band-automatic-to-brighton/|title=Bauhaus drummer's daughter bringing her band 'Automatic' to Brighton|publisher=Brighton and Hove News|date=19 December 2019|access-date=4 April 2022}} She joined her first band, art-rock outfit Blackblack, when she was 13.{{cite web |url=https://www.stonesthrow.com/news/automatic-signal/|title=Automatic – Signal|publisher=Stones Throw |date=27 September 2019|access-date=4 April 2022}}
Automatic announced their debut album Signal with the release of their first single "Calling It" on June 3, 2019. The band put out two more singles, a cover of Delta 5's "Mind Your Own Business"{{cite web|author=Steve Janes|url=https://www.withguitars.com/automatic-release-mind-your-own-business-delta-5-cover-debut-album-signal-out-sep-27th-via-stones-throw/|title=Automatic release 'Mind Your Own Business' (Delta 5 cover)|publisher=With Guitars |date=7 August 2019|access-date=4 April 2022}} and title track "Signal", before releasing the album on September 27, 2019. Pitchfork described Signal as "an exercise in post-punk and no-wave galvanism".{{cite web|author=Margaret Farrell|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/automatic-signal/|title=Signal - Automatic|publisher=Pitchfork |date=9 October 2019|access-date=4 April 2022}} The band released Signal Remixes on March 26, 2021, which included reworks from artists such as Peanut Butter Wolf, Sudan Archives, Peaking Lights, Osees' John Dwyer, and Kevin Haskins.{{cite web|author=Bill Pearis|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/album-reviews-wand-cory-hanson-jarvis-cocker-automatic-hooverphonic-the-catenary-wires/|title=Indie Basement (4/16): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more|publisher=Brooklyn Vegan|date=16 April 2021|access-date=4 April 2022}}
On March 8, 2022, Automatic announced their new album Excess with their first single "New Beginning". Stereogum described "New Beginning" as "'60s pop kitsch".{{cite web|author=CHRIS DEVILLE|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2178980/automatic-new-beginning/music/|title=Automatic – "New Beginning"|publisher=Stereogum|date=8 March 2022|access-date=4 April 2022}} The group followed it up with their second single "Venus Hour"{{cite web|author=Tommy Johnson|url=https://ghettoblastermagazine.com/features/automatic-drops-new-single-from-new-album-venus-hour/|title=Automatic Drops New Single From New Album "Venus Hour"|publisher=Ghettoblaster Magazine|date=8 April 2022|access-date=14 April 2022}} on April 7, 2022. Excess was released on June 24, 2022 on Stones Throw.
Discography
Studio albums
- Signal (2019)
- Excess (2022)
Singles
- "Calling It" (2019)
- "Mind Your Own Business" (2019)
- "Signal" (2019)
- "Calling It (Peaking Lights Disco Rerub)" (2020)
- "High" (2020)
- "Too Much Money (Peanut Butter Wolf Remix)" (2020)
- "Suicide In Texas (Panther Modern Remix)" (2020)
- "Signal (JooJoo Remix)" (2021)
- "Electrocution (John Dwyer Remix)" (2021)
- "Strange Conversations (Sudan Archives Remix)" (2021)
- "Signal (Maral Remix)" (2021)
- "New Beginning" (2022)
- "Venus Hour" (2022)
- "Skyscraper" ( 2022)
References
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Category:Rock music groups from California
Category:American post-punk music groups
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Category:Female-fronted musical groups
Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles
Category:Musical trios from California