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  • JEDI MUSIC FESTIVAL – SUNDAY 1st AUGUST

    Having had a great time with Funeral for A Friend, The Blackout and Young Guns in Cardiff and London last week it’s back to the festivals for this weekend. We’re playing the Monmouth Festival on Friday and then up to Southport near Liverpool for the Jedi Music Festival which is run to highlight the issue of SADS (Sudden Adult Death Syndrome).

    More information and tickets can be found here: http://www.jedimusicfestival.com/

  • CARDIFF AND LONDON JULY SHOWS WITH FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND

    We’re chuffed to announce that we’ll be joining the Funeral for a Friend guys for two dates in Cardiff and London in July as main support for guitarist Darran’s last dates with the band. The Funeral guys will be playing their killer first album “Casually Dressed and Deep in Conversation” in it’s entirety so these are shows not to be missed.

    Dates and tickets are:

    THURSDAY 22nd JULY – CARDIFF UNIVERSITY

    FRIDAY 23rd JULY – LONDON SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE

    Also appearing on both dates are the YOUNG GUNS so should be a couple of great nights of kick ass rock !

  • The Automatic on Soundcloud

    You can check out exclusive live tracks from the March UK tour dates at our new Soundcloud site. We’ll be making these available over the coming weeks for free download as part of a free live album. Already up for listening are “Sleepwalking”, “Run and Hide” and “Raoul” with more to come soon.

    THE AUTOMATIC @ SOUNDCLOUD – CLICK HERE

  • Video for “Cannot Be Saved” at www.rocksound.tv now – go check it out!

    Check out the new video created by Frost for our new single “Cannot Be Saved” out on iTunes on 20th June. The video was filmed during the last few months on tour andaround the country and is great for us to watch as well to remind us of what an amazing time we had with you all on the last tour. Just click the link below – hope you enjoy it :

    CANNOT BE SAVED @ ROCKSOUND.TV

  • SUNSET FESTIVAL SATURDAY 29TH MAY – NEW SINGLE “CANNOT BE SAVED” OUT 20th JUNE

    Well we’ve enjoyed the time off but now it’s good to be getting back out and playing a few dates AND we’re getting vibed for the new single “Cannot Be Saved” which comes out on the 20th June. If you came to any of the shows or bought a t-shirt then you might recognise the artwork.

    There’s also a video which has been created by Frost from hours of tour footage from the March tour and other shows (big thanks to all the camera peeps especially the Straight Lines boys) which will be getting an exclusive preview courtesy on the Rock Sound website – http://www.rocksound.tv/ – and we’ll let you know when it’s going up.

    Our next show is the SUNSET FESTIVAL this Saturday 29th May where we’re chuffed to be headlining the John Peel stage and looking forward to some cider in the sunshine and chilled summer festival vibes. More info if you fancy coming along here: http://www.sunsetfestival.co.uk/

    Anyway hope you’re all enjoying the summer sunshine and see you soon.

    The Automatic

  • “Tear the Signs Down” new album OUT NOW!

    Hard to believe we started writing some of these songs and recording demos over a year ago but now, at last, the album is available and you can get hold of it from your local independent record store or HMV, get it download or from all the usual online stores (if you haven’t visited your local record store, please do as they need your support!) (more…)

  • “Run and Hide” OUT NOW

    The new single “Run and Hide” is available now for download from iTunes.

    Click on the cover pic below to go get it now ! (more…)

  • SWANSEA AND “NEW” LONDON DATES

    Tickets are still available for our only South Wales date on the current tour at Swansea Brangwyn Hall on Monday 22nd February and are available by clicking  HERE

    Also for those unable to get tickets to the last three London shows we’ve added an extra show at the Relentless Garage on March 30th and you can get hold of tickets from HERE

  • “Run and Hide” video online now

    Just a quick note to say the video for our next single “Run and Hide” is now up online at Youtube.

    The single is released for download on 1st March 2010 from all the usual suppliers with the album “Tear the Signs Down” following a week later on CD and download on the 8th March 2010.

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  • New Album and Single – March 2010

    The third album – “Tear the Signs Down” – is released in the UK/Ireland on 8th March 2010 preceded by a single “Run and Hide” on 1st March.

    TRACKLISTING

    INSIDES
    INTERSTATE
    CANNOT BE SAVED
    LIST
    RUN AND HIDE
    SWEAT HEAT NOISE
    HIGH TIME
    RACE TO THE HEART OF THE SUN
    CAN I TAKE YOU HOME
    SOMETHING ELSE
    TEAR IT DOWN

    You can pre-order copies of the album (first 200 copies signed by the band) by clicking the album artwork below :

    The Automatic - Tear the Signs Down - Packshot RGB

    PRE-ORDER SIGNED COPIES EXCLUSIVELY FROM WWW.RECORDSTORE.CO.UK

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  • Heading up to Kilmarnock for the show tomorrow night. Been ages since we been to Scotland, hope it's a sunny weekend. See ya there ! 6 days ago