With the new single starting to sneak onto the airwaves, Paul went on BBC Radio 1 and had a chat with Zane Lowe about the new album, the tour and all things Automatic. If you missed the show you can catch it again by clicking on the picture of Zane below :

LISTEN TO ZANE LOWE SHOW ON BBC RADIO 1

New single “Interstate” will be released on 6th December on the band’s own label ARMOURED RECORDS distributed by EMI. Take from the new album “Tear the Signs Down” which will be released in February 2010 with another single and more dates in the UK and Europe

For those of you who can’t wait for the album, you can download an MP3 of “Something Else” for free by clicking HERE

You can check out the new track at the myspace page: THE AUTOMATIC MYSPACE

And check out the new video :

It’s been an age but the album is in it’s last few days of recording before we head out to Dubai for Sound City Festival with the Happy Mondays, Futureheads, Super Furry Animals and many more. Then it’s back to the UK and starting at Tunbridge Wells Forum (always an insane crowd) we play a few dates around the country in November to get the new album into the set. Lot’s more to be revealed in the next few weeks and thanks for sticking with us and your patience waiting on this new album. We hope when you get to hear it you’ll think it’s been worth the wait and if you want to catch some of the tracks early then come along to a show on the tour if you can.

Oh and apologies to our home town of Cowbridge for missing you out this time round – just couldn’t sort out the planned gig but we’ll be somewhere nearby soon.

Well at last we’re getting back out on the road for a few shows outside the big cities and even a quiet hometown show in our tiny village of Cowbridge. Tickets for most fo the shows are available from www.seetickets.com or from the venues themselves.

Tues10-NovTunbridge Wells Forum
Wed11-NovSouthend Chinnerys
Thu12-NovKingston-Upon-ThamesNew Slang @ McClusky’s
Fri13-NovRhondda Cwmparc Hall
Sat14-NovWrexham Central Station
Sun15-NovCowbridge Rugby Club
Wed25-NovSunderlandIndependent
Thu26-NovCarlisle The Brickyard
Fri27-NovStockton-on-Tees Ku Bar
Sat28-NovCoventry Kasbah

Been keeping things all cryptic we know but happy to say we’ll be playing Cardiff Barfly this coming Saturday 19th September so we can let everyone hear the new songs from the forthcoming album (more of which to come shortly). Should be a fun night and expect some surprises in the set and plenty of new sounds

The show is 16+ and tickets are only £7 in advance or £8 on the door available from www.seetickets.com or from www.barflyclub.com and support comes from Straight Lines.

Just a brief pointer to say the forum is back up and is a work in progress but you should have no probs accessing all the old posts etc.

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Stan our monitors guy and general shouty person on stage bought a new HD camera at the airport as we were heading out to Poland to play the Jarocin festival a few weeks back. He recorded everything that happened and has now edited it into a video you can watch below. A big thanks to everyone in Poland for showing us and amazing time and we look forward to getting back there soon.