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The Automatic otherwise known as '''The Automatic Automatic''', in the , 2005 , retrieved November 10 , 2006 . They are influenced heavily by acts such as Jarcrew , Muse , Blur and The Blood Brothers , among others. The Automatic Myspace Influences of the band. BAND MEMBERS The Automatic, as of 2007, is composed of:
HISTORY 1988-2005 ]] The members first met at Primary school, in 1988, and formed a band at the age of 15. This was without current member ) in their gap. ''Not Accepted Anywhere'' (2006-2007) See Also: Not Accepted Anywhere The Automatic singles CEJ. In November 2005, the band released their first single, " Recover ", prior to the release of their debut album '' Not Accepted Anywhere '', this single however was not chart eligible since only 1,500 copies were released on Vinyl and only 3,500 on CD . Also in 2005, The Automatic won The Pop Factory award for "Best New Band". the bands no.#4 UK Hit]] On , retrieved April 3 , 2007 in Playmusic magazine]] '' Not Accepted Anywhere '', was released on 19 June , 2006, which they celebrated with a signing and performance in Oxford Street's HMV . On July 17 , 2006 shortly after the UK release of '' Not Accepted Anywhere '', the '' Raoul EP '' was released, containing a number of early songs and b-sides to ''Not Accepted Anywhere''. The EP also included the original versions of " Recover " and " Raoul ". Raoul EP The Automatic have been heavily criticised for their follow-ups to their chart hit "Monster", which peaked at #4 in . Drowned In Sound Review of Not Accepted Anywhere The fourth single was a full release of " Recover ", and is actually a re-recorded version of the song which the Record Label felt to be a more fully-realised performance. Generally it is heavier in sound, features more synths from Pennie and a sharper guitar sound for Frost's solo. 16 August 2006 saw the band's second EP , titled '' Live At The 100 Club '', the EP was recorded at the 100 Club , in London and made exclusive to ITunes . iTunes/Coke The Automatic Live at the 100 Club The fifth single, a re-release of " Raoul ", was released on January 8 , 2007 . The single fared worse than its original release, however received higher plays on MTV , Kerrang and other music stations. Raoul Re-Release On June 26 , 2007 the band released their debut album, '' Not Accepted Anywhere '' in the USA and Canada . This comes prior to their attendance at the Vans Warped Tour , 2007 . Their first US Single , " Monster ", was released on April 24 , 2007 . The Automatic Automatic Not Accepted Anywhere USA Release Second Album, future Album(2007-present) We want to just make it sound rawer, make it sound heavier because we felt the first album got pretty poppified and it was quite rushed so we didn’t get to do a lot of the ideas we had. So hopefully we’ll get a bit more time to make it more of an album where you have to listen to the whole album. You know like with some albums, you only listen to one track but you feel like you have to listen to whole album. We want it to be like that,” says the sticksman of the direction he thinks the whole band should make out with each other. “I think it’ll be more in the potty direction, more in the vein of Foo Fightery type , kind of thing but keeping in what we do now. We don’t want to be perceived as this pop band which we do at the moment, we seem to be a bit pushed into this corner, but when you come to our gigs you sort of see that we’re a rock band. So far the official details on a second album are limited; however, new songs have been showcased on the , retrieved February 9 , 2007 . Also in ''playmusic'' magazine it is suggested that the sound on the second album will change. "Our record is a bit too pop for my liking," says Alex Pennie in the interview, however they have said in other interviews that there will be no drastic changes in the genre for the second album. They have also stated that they will start writing this album when they go out to America , for the Vans Warped Tour 2007, and it is expected to be released early 2008 . HighSoc.com Interview With The Band NME 19th May 2007 page 35 Tour.net Iwan Interviewed By Warped Tour.net On 26th July 2007 theautomatic.co.uk was changed for the first time since the UK release of Not Accepted Anywhere, from the Not Accepted Anywhere Theme into a new lighter flash aided design, the design may or may not have relevance to the forthcoming Untitled Second Album scheduled for a late 2007 /early 2008 release. A US site was also released, the style only slightly differs with The Automatic UK site featuring a new logo, the USA site uses the logo from Not Accepted Anywhere. theautomatic.co.uk The Automatic re-designed website. LIVE PERFORMANCES See Also: The Automatic tour history The Automatic are well known for there extremely energetic on stage performances, the constant microphone swinging from keyboardist 2007 Vans Warped Tour 2007 Band Lineup. TV, RADIO, AND ONLINE APPEARANCES Performance.]] The band has appeared on television and radio a number of times; notably, they were first ever band to make a return performance on live lounge cd. In the spring of 2006, Frost and Pennie destroyed some of the equipment whilst performing "Monster" on , 2006 , retrieved November 10 , 2006 . The band have been featured in a number of magazines, the most notable being NME , Kerrang , Playmusic, Q Magazine , and Rock Sound On On and Alex Pennie stand in for Zane Lowe ", January 9 , 2007 On January 11 , 2007 the band appeared in Habbo Hotel UK. The Automatic In Habbo Hotel AWARDS The first factory award they received was on December 3 , 2005 for "Best New Act". In 2006, The Automatic won the "Best Performance Award", as well as "Rock 'n' Roll Excess Award" (after their GMTV performance earlier in the year) at The Pop Factory Awards 2005 , and performed " Raoul " both at the ceremony, and also performed at the prior press launch in Hard Rock Café, Cardiff. Pop Factory Awards 2006 DISCOGRAPHY See Also: The Automatic discography Albums REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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