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Monday, August 15, 2022

Automatic Share Music Video For "Automaton"


Los Angeles avant-garde/post-punk/synth punk trio Automatic have shared the video for their latest single "Automaton". 

The song is taken from their forthcoming sophomore album 'Excess', released on June 24th via Stones Throw Records. Get it here.

The band say, “'Automaton' is about having to deprogram yourself from capitalist ways of thinking, but, of course, we framed the song in our sci-fi theme - with an actual automaton as protagonist."

Watch the clip below.



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Thursday, July 28, 2022

x-blu Unleash Music Video For "Fear"


South London avant-garde/post punk band x-blu have unleashed the video for their debut single "Fear".

The song is part of our current playlist and came out in November last year. Get it here 

The band formed at the beginning of 2021 in Thamesmead, SE London and are influenced by The Velvet Underground, Joy Division and Doves.

In this short space of time, the band have already built a reputation for passionate live performances and the innovative use of digital media. They are a band from diverse backgrounds and equality and diversity are at the heart of their ethos.

x-blu are Gary Parker (guitar, key boards, vocals and production) Dani Tagen (vocals, production, and creative director) and Sybil Mayard (vocals, keyboards, production and digital director).

Whilst encapsulating Punk, Soul and Electronica they are a digital media band working in visual art, film, music, poetry, live performance and video. This is their debut single 'Fear'.

Watch the clip below.



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Friday, July 01, 2022

Simesky+Fritch Unleash New Single "Such Imperfection"


UK no wave/avant-garde/electronic/post punk project Simesky+Fritch have unleashed their new single "Such Imperfection".

A future retro love-letter to gloss-polished pop, neon nu-wave and cool indie. As the decades collide from The Cure, Peter Gabriel and Brian Eno to Tears for Fears, Royksopp and Robyn, every sweetly honed sonic shines sultry. And in extending that love letter to the best lost tradition of A-side and B-side 80’s vinyl, the 7” edit arrives with a full 12” mix that weaves synthwave with prog-glam and grandeur. This is lo-fi turned hi-fi and glistening.   

Living in Belgium, United Simesky Institutes has worked with Budapest Scoring Orchestra and scored high with releases of sweet 80’s synthwave amongst the ranks of Vice & We Write About Music. Fritch comes from Wales, and comes fresh from an album that gained 5-star comparisons to Bowie’s Blackstar and Scott Walker. This is music that moves across boundaries, this is UK and Belgium combined. 

But right here a new cult is created. Right here is a new sound entirely.

With shared production, shared writing, shared artwork, shared visions, the debut single from Simesky+Fritch is a celebration of a meeting of minds. It’s a lean synth-kissed passion for pop. 

This is music that cuts across decades. This is new nu-wave love for the steal.

Stream it below.

Monday, June 13, 2022

Watch: Automatic Unleash "Skyscraper" Music Video


Los Angeles avant-garde/post-punk/synth punk trio Automatic have unleashed the video for their latest single "Skyscraper". 

The song is taken from their forthcoming sophomore album 'Excess', set to be released June 24th via Stones Throw Records. Get it here.

Skyscraper imagines a Patrick Bateman type - the kind of sociopath who excels in C-suites and complains about affordable housing going up in his neighborhood. Halle explains, “It’s about spending your life making money and then spending it to fill the void created by said job.” Lola adds: “Kind of like going to LA to live your dreams.”. 

Take a listen below.



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Monday, May 16, 2022

New Entry: Automatic Premiere New Single "Skyscraper"


Los Angeles avant-garde/post-punk/synth punk trio Automatic have premiered their new single "Skyscraper". 

The song is taken from their forthcoming sophomore album 'Excess', set to be released June 24th via Stones Throw Records. Get it here.

Skyscraper imagines a Patrick Bateman type - the kind of sociopath who excels in C-suites and complains about affordable housing going up in his neighborhood. Halle explains, “It’s about spending your life making money and then spending it to fill the void created by said job.” Lola adds: “Kind of like going to LA to live your dreams.”. 

Take a listen below.



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Thursday, April 07, 2022

Watch: Automatic Premiere New Single/Video "Venus Hour"


Los Angeles avant-garde/post-punk/synth punk trio Automatic have premiered the video for their new single "Venus Hour". 

The song is taken from their forthcoming sophomore album 'Excess', set to be released June 24th via Stones Throw Records. Get it here.

Automatic’s Izzy Glaudini originally wrote “Venus Hour” as an ode to “psycho-feminine energy”. The song is “about whatever it is inside you that makes you want to do that thing that isn’t logical, or safe.”

In “Venus Hour,” desire is a double-edged sword, an impulse that can result in addiction. Excess, rides the imaginary edge where the 1970s underground met the corporate culture of the 1980s – or, as the band puts it, “That fleeting moment when what was once cool quickly turned and became mainstream, all for the sake of consumerism.” Though the album grapples with contemporary concerns – the exodus of the super rich from an uninhabitable Earth, the precarity of the art life, Gen Z inheriting the planet at the eleventh hour – the album’s final message is one of solidarity rather than despair. 

The “Venus Hour” video, directed by Sylvie Lake, also slips between the decades, with each member of the band representing a female character from a different era: 1930s (Izzy), 1960s (Lola) and 1990s (Halle) – all seen through distortion and mirror images that visualize the song’s themes of performance and gender identity. Inspiration came from Thoroughly Modern Millie (Lola), Peewee’s Playhouse on VHS (Halle), and The Tales of Hoffmann (Izzy). The video was shot in iconic Californian locations: Izzy dances with two sculptures at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Lola is shown at Frank Gehry’s Disney Concert Hall in L.A., and Halle walks through the Niki De Saint Phalle sculpture garden.

Watch/listen below.



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Friday, April 01, 2022

Watch: Figure Section Drop New Single/Video "Up North"


Brussels-based electronic/avant-garde/cold wave duo Figure Section have dropped the video for their new single "Up North".

The song is taken from their debut full-length album ‘Mirages’, out today, April 1 through . Get your copy here.

Watch/listen below.

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Friday, November 19, 2021

New Entry: x-blu Air Debut Single "Fear"

South London avant-garde/post punk band x-blu have aired their debut single "Fear".

The band formed at the beginning of this year in Thamesmead, SE London and are influenced by The Velvet Underground, Joy Division and Doves.

In this short space of time, the band have already built a reputation for passionate live performances and the innovative use of digital media. They are a band from diverse backgrounds and equality and diversity are at the heart of their ethos.

x-blu are Gary Parker (guitar, key boards, vocals and production) Dani Tagen (vocals, production, and creative director) and Sybil Mayard (vocals, keyboards, production and digital director).

Whilst encapsulating Punk, Soul and Electronica they are a digital media band working in visual art, film, music, poetry, live performance and video. This is their debut single 'Fear'.

The song is out today (November 19). Get it here and take a listen below.



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Tuesday, March 02, 2021

Watch: Automatic Unveil Live Video For "Champagne"

Los Angeles avant-garde/post-punk/synth punk trio Automatic have unveiled a live video for "Champagne". 

The original version of the song features on their album 'Signal', released in September last year via Stones Throw Records. Get it here.


Watch below.



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Monday, February 08, 2021

Watch: Automatic Unleash Live Video For "Damage"

Los Angeles avant-garde/post-punk/synth punk trio Automatic have unleashed a live video for "Damage". 

The original version of the song features on their album 'Signal', released in September last year via Stones Throw Records. Get it here.

Watch below.



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Monday, September 14, 2020

New Entry: Automatic Unleash "Suicide in Texas" (Panther Modern Remix)

Los Angeles avant-garde/post-punk/synth punk trio Automatic have unlwashed the Panther Modern Remix of their song "Suicide in Texas", and its accompanied video.

The original version of the song features on their album 'Signal', released in September last year via Stones Throw Records.

The remix is out now, grab it here, and take a listen below.



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Wednesday, May 06, 2020

New Entry: Automatic Air "Too Much Money (Peanut Butter Wolf Remix)"

Los Angeles avant-garde/post-punk/synth punk trio Automatic have aired the Peanut Butter Wolf remix of their song "Too Much Money".

The original version of the song features on their album 'Signal', released in September last year via Stones Throw Records.

The remix is out now, grab it here and take a listen below.



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Thursday, March 05, 2020

New Entry: Automatic Unveil "Calling It (Peaking Lights Disco Rerub)"

Los Angeles avant-garde/post-punk/synth punk trio Automatic have unveiled the Peaking Lights Disco Rerub remix of their song "Calling It".

The original version of the song features on their album 'Signal', released in September last year via Stones Throw Records.

The remix is out now, grab it here and take a listen below.



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Thursday, October 17, 2019

Watch: Automatic Share Music Video For "Electrocution"

Los Angeles avant-garde/post-punk/synth punk trio Automatic have shared the video for their latest single "Electrocution".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their new album 'Signal', released last moth (September 27) via Stones Throw Records. Grab your copy here.

The animated video was directed by Courtney Garvin. Watch it below.



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Friday, September 27, 2019

Watch: Automatic Reveal "Strange Conversations" New Video

Los Angeles avant-garde/post-punk/synth punk trio Automatic have revealed the video for their track "Strange Conversations".

The song is taken from their brand new album 'Signal', released today, September 27 via Stones Throw Records. Grab your copy here.

Watch the clip below.



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Thursday, September 12, 2019

New Entry: Automatic Premiere New Single "Signal"

Los Angeles avant-garde/post-punk/synth punk trio Automatic have premiered their new single "Signal".

The song is the title track of their upcoming album 'Signal' set to arrive on  September 27 via, Stones Throw Records. Pre-order your copy here.

UPDATE 16/09/19: "Signal" is our new Single of the Week!

Stream it below.



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Monday, August 19, 2019

Watch: Automatic Share Music Video For "Too Much Money"

Los Angeles avant-garde/post-punk/synth punk trio Automatic have shared the video for "Too Much Money".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from the upcoming album 'Signal' set to arrive on  September 27 via, Stones Throw Records, more details soon.

Watch the clip below.



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Monday, August 05, 2019

New Entry: Automatic Reveal "Mind Your Own Business"

Los Angeles avant-garde/post-punk/synth punk trio Automatic have revealed their cover version of "Mind Your Own Business".

The 7" inch single Calling It b​/​w Mind Your Own Business song is out now via Stones Throw Records. Buy it here.

Take a listen below.



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Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Watch: Gross Net Airs Music Video For New Single "Of Late Capitalism"

Gross Net, the project of Belfast-based artist Philip Quinn, former guitarist in the band Girls Names, has aired the video for his new single "Of Late Capitalism".

The song is taken from the upcoming new album, Gross Net Means Gross Net, set to arrive on August 30. Pre-order your copy here.

The video was directed by Gross Net. Watch it below.


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Monday, July 15, 2019

Automatic Announce Debut LP 'Signal', Stream "Too Much Money"

Los Angeles avant-garde/post-punk/synth punk trio Automatic have announced the release of theri debut album 'Signal'.

The album, recorded at Record Studio 22 in Los Angeles with producer and engineer Joo Joo Ashworth of FROTH,  will be out on September 27 via Stones Throw Records. Pre-order your copy here.

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.'”'

Check out the album's tracklist and listen to their infectious new single "Too Much Money", below.

Signal track listing:
01. Too Much Money
02. Calling It
03. Suicide In Texas
04. Love You Fine
05. Highway
06. Signal
07. Humanoid
08. Damage
09. Electrocution
10. Champagne
11. Strange Conversations



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