LA post-punk trio Automatic has shared a new song. Signal, the title-track from their upcoming debut album, captures the feeling of being trapped in the drudgery of a mundane life. “The song is about trusting ourselves and listening to the signs that will uncover our true purpose.” The band says. “Sometimes it’s hard to see signals, and if you do, it can be even harder to choose whether or not to listen.” Take a listen to the track via YouTube below.
Signal follows previous releases Too Much Money and Calling It, which received a limited-edition vinyl via Stones Throw Records. The 7″ pressing also features a cover of Delta 5’s Mind Your Own Business, which is available on all streaming services.
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 September 27th via Stones Throw Records and be available 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. As they put it: “The world is so fucked up, we don’t know how any musician could say, ‘This is all peachy.'”
‘Signal’ tracklisting
1. Too Much Money
2. Calling It
3. Suicide In Texas
4. Love You Fine
5. Highway
6. Signal
7. Humanoid
8. Damage
9. Electrocution
10. Champagne
11. Strange Conversations
Automatic will visit Europe and the UK this October. All tickets are available here.
Tour dates
October
11-13 October – Perris, CA @ Desert Daze
17 October – Paris, France @ Mains D’oeuvres
18 October – Lille, France @ L’Aéronef
19 October – Groningen, Netherlands @ Vera
20 October – Eindhoven, Netherlands @ DDW Music Festival
22 October – London, UK @ Shacklewell Arms
23 October – Bristol, UK @ The Lanes
25 October – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ London Calling Festival
28 October – Berlin, Germany @ Urban Spree
29 October – Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix
November
7 November – Austin, TX @ Levitation*
8 November – Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street OKC^
9 November – Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone^
10 November – Nashville, TN @ The Basement^
12 November – Columbus, OH @ Oberlin College^
13 November – State College, PA @ Webster’s^
14 November – Oberlin, OH @ Oberlin College^
16 November – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz^
19 November – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom^
20 November – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts^
21 November – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery^
22 November – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom^
24 November – Washington, DC @ Black Cat^
* = w/ Angel Olsen, Kikagaku Moyo, Black Marble, Holy Wave and more
^ = w/ Black Marble
