The Automatic: Biography

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Formed:

Jan 1, 2003 in Cardiff, Wales

Genres:

Rock Music, Alternative Rock Music, Punk and Hardcore Rock Music

Decades Active:

2000's

Electropunk quartet the Automatic formed in Cardiff, Wales in the fall of 2003originally dubbed White Rabbit, the founding lineup comprised singer/bassist Rob Hawkins, guitarist James Frost, keyboardist Alex Pennie and drummer Iwan Griffiths. Rechristened the Automatic in early 2005, the band cut a demo that earned the attention of Probation Management, a subsidiary of Cardiff label FF VinylProbation in turn mailed the demo to the BUnique imprint, which immediately signed the band to a reputed 500,000quid publishing deal. By year's end the Automatic were major favorites of the famously excitable British press, with the single "Raoul" penetrating the UK Top 40 in the spring of 2006. The followup "Monster" not only cracked the Top Five weeks later, but entered the chart solely on the strength of preretail downloads. The Automatic's debut LP Not Accepted Anywhere reached number three following its June 2006 release.

- Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide