Automatic release ‘Mind Your Own Business’ (Delta 5 cover) | Debut album ‘Signal’ out Sep 27th via Stones Throw
Bristol / London shows announced as part of European tour this October
AUTOMATIC RELEASE “MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS” (DELTA 5 COVER)
B-SIDE TO 7″ VINYL OF “CALLING IT” OUT TODAY
UK TOUR DATES + DEBUT ALBUM “SIGNAL”
OUT SEPTEMBER 27TH ON STONES THROW RECORDS
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Purchase “Calling It” + “Mind Your Own Business” vinyl:Stones Throw | Bandcamp
Today, LA post-punk trio Automatic releases the limited-edition vinyl for their lead single “Calling It” via Stones Throw Records. The 7″ pressing also features a cover of Delta 5’s “Mind Your Own Business,” which is also now available on all streaming services. The single, taken from the band’s forthcoming debut album Signal, captures the restlessness of feeling adrift and wanting to start over, encapsulating the deeply-rooted angst that informs the album’s songwriting.
Speaking on the Delta 5 cover, the band says:
“We just wanted to cover it because it’s such a cool sassy song with an amazing beat. It has an inspiring attitude because it can be hard to say no, but it makes you feel empowered to do just that. It’s fun yelling ‘NO’ on stage.”
The vinyl’s release coincides with tonight’s launch of Automatic’s month-long residency at Los Angeles’ The Echo every Monday in August, followed by a string of European and UK dates in October, and a show at New York’s Bowery Ballroom in November.
Their debut album ties together their taste for dub reggae, motorik rhythms, and gnarly synth work inspired by bands like NEU! and Suicide with the eerie atmosphere of films by auteurs like David Lynch and Dario Argento for an album capturing what it’s like to feel at an angle to the world. The album will be released on regular vinyl, limited edition bright red vinyl, and CD.
Signal speaks directly to the band members’ experiences, tied together by a sense of anxiety and alienation so common to life in the 21st-century. “Humanoid” echoes “Too Much Money”s sentiment on the disappointing falsity of social media, “Electrocution” recounts a near-death freak accident singer Izzy experienced – alluded to on the album art, and the title-track captures the feeling of being trapped in the drudgery of a mundane life “and the realization that nobody is going to rescue you from it but yourself.” As they put it: “The world is so fucked up, we don’t know how any musician could say, ‘This is all peachy.'”
Purchase the limited-edition 7″ vinyl above, see upcoming tour dates and album details below, and stay tuned for more from Automatic coming soon.
Upcoming Tour Dates:Aug 5th – Los Angeles, CA @ The EchoAug 12th – Los Angeles, CA @ The EchoAug 19th -Los Angeles, CA @ The EchoAug 26th – Los Angeles, CA @ The EchoOct 17th – Paris, France @ L’AéronefOct 19th – Groningen, Netherlands @ VeraOct 20th – Eindhoven, Netherlands @ DDW Music FestivalOct 22nd – London, UK @ Shacklewell ArmsOct 23rd – Bristol, UK @ The LanesOct 25th – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ London Calling FestivalOct 28th – Berlin, Denmark @ Urban SpreeOct 29th – Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix
AutomaticSignalStones Throw RecordsSeptember 27th, 2019
1. Too Much Money2. Calling It3. Suicide In Texas4. Love You Fine5. Highway6. Signal7. Humanoid8. Damage9. Electrocution10. Champagne11. Strange Conversations
Stream: “Calling It” / “Too Much Money“
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