The Automatic

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Amy. Falling In Love With The Board Age: 35 Gender: Female Posts: 5239	July 19th, 2006 at 02:21pm Ace ace ace ace ace band "The Automatic are four teenagers whose songs are route maps to escaping the humdrum life of the small Welsh village of Cowbridge. Growing up on the edges of Cardiff they started playing together in primary school using sofas and 5 string guitars. By the time they were 16 and staring at a future that said get a job or go to college, they knew making music was the antidote to, 'the automatic life', says Iwan, 'When we came up with the name The Automatic, the irony of us escaping that life, of not doing what was automatically expected of us meant a lot to all of us'. Rob, Pennie, Iwan and Frost recorded some rough demos and soon attracted the interest and rapid signing to their management. The band then spent the second half of 2004 in rehearsal studios in Cardiff working on new material before starting gigging around the South Wales scene. In May 2005 they went into studio to record demo versions of 'Monster' and 'Rats' with producer Richard Jackson which caught the ear of happening independent label B-Unique Records. They caught the band in June at Cardiff Barfly and, having been completely blown away by the show, a whirlwind romance followed and in July 2005 a deal was signed." - from official site I guess they're a kinda indie-ish band in a way. Also very brilliant to dance like a loon to, so kinda poppy-ish too. I don't know, you can't really label them at all, they kinda fall into so many different catagories at the same time. They're just brilliant If you've heard them before, the songs you most likely would have heard are 'Monster' and 'Raoul', both very catchy and hard to get out of your head. Their album, 'Not Accepted Anywhere' is really really great, I highly reccomend it www.myspace.com/theautomatic www.theautomatic.co.uk
FCPSITSGEPGEPGEPanda King For A Couple Of Days Age: 34 Gender: Female Posts: 2921	July 19th, 2006 at 02:50pm Wow, I just checked them out via that myspace link you put, and they're actually really good. I'm impressed.
Amy. Falling In Love With The Board Age: 35 Gender: Female Posts: 5239	July 19th, 2006 at 03:02pm Hardcore Panda!!1: Wow, I just checked them out via that myspace link you put, and they're actually really good. I'm impressed. wahey!
Innocent_Pervert Shoot Me, I'm A Newbie Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 37	September 1st, 2006 at 08:04pm Like them, I do. Hot stuff, is that Rob. And Pennie's dead cute. But yeah, dance indie, all the way! I like indie. Indie's good. The term indie lost all meaning a while back, but now it's a style, and it's a good style. Like The Kooks. Aww, Luke Pritchard's dead cute. You seen his pwitty curls? But yeah, the Automatic, like 'em.
Madeluxx King For A Couple Of Days Age: 35 Gender: Female Posts: 2276	September 2nd, 2006 at 06:30am They're kinda cheesy but I do like them
The Latest Plague Falling In Love With The Board Age: - Gender: - Posts: 6640	September 2nd, 2006 at 12:11pm Innocent_Pervert: Like them, I do. Hot stuff, is that Rob. And Pennie's dead cute. . IL Rob <3 Great band. WELSH PRIDE MAAAAAN. Was listening to their album on the headphone things in Virgin Megastores xD
Teresa...yeah? Shoot Me, I'm A Newbie Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 17	September 2nd, 2006 at 12:30pm I want some of their stuff....i only got monster
Incubus Jackass Age: 34 Gender: Female Posts: 1820	September 2nd, 2006 at 12:44pm I like them. I couldn't get enough of Monster when it came out. And I saw the interview they gave at Oxygen, they were hilarious.
Screenager King For A Couple Of Days Age: - Gender: - Posts: 3082	September 2nd, 2006 at 07:02pm They're albums great!
votefordisco Rotting On Here Age: 34 Gender: Female Posts: 45710	September 8th, 2006 at 02:58am My friend is friends with the guy who plays the keyboard. They ate dinner in a posh restraunt before one of their gigs in Bristol with Pennie's best friend Peter Hill and my friends best friend. My friend is going to marry him now. Innit.
votefordisco Rotting On Here Age: 34 Gender: Female Posts: 45710	September 8th, 2006 at 02:59am And I like them. They're really good and you're right, their songs are great to dance to. Me and my friends [one of which I just told you about] have a video on youtube of us dancing to Recover. I'll try and find it later...
Addison Montgomery. Falling In Love With The Board Age: 30 Gender: Female Posts: 7078	September 8th, 2006 at 11:48am Innocent_Pervert: Like them, I do. Hot stuff, is that Rob. And Pennie's dead cute. But yeah, dance indie, all the way! I like indie. Indie's good. The term indie lost all meaning a while back, but now it's a style, and it's a good style. Like The Kooks. Aww, Luke Pritchard's dead cute. You seen his pwitty curls? But yeah, the Automatic, like 'em. My dad's got curls like Luke...but my dad tames his with my mom's hair straighteners...=D
Biffy Clyro Basket Case Age: 34 Gender: Male Posts: 16018	September 8th, 2006 at 12:50pm theyve got a huge risk of being a one-hit band. recover sounds okay, too but that keyboardist is a right prick.
The Latest Plague Falling In Love With The Board Age: - Gender: - Posts: 6640	September 8th, 2006 at 02:26pm Oh go listen to Feeder. I have the fullest of respect for them, come on ANOTHER GREAT WELSH BAND. The songs are really something. Just dont try bopping about in those headphones with the really short wires in somewhere like Virgin Megastores, cause they normally fly off and break xD
Amy. Falling In Love With The Board Age: 35 Gender: Female Posts: 5239	September 8th, 2006 at 02:31pm OmGiLuVdOuGiE!!: My friend is friends with the guy who plays the keyboard. They ate dinner in a posh restraunt before one of their gigs in Bristol with Pennie's best friend Peter Hill and my friends best friend. My friend is going to marry him now. Innit. =OOOOOOOOOO Wow. but I have to agree Pennie's well cute
Screenager King For A Couple Of Days Age: - Gender: - Posts: 3082	September 8th, 2006 at 05:57pm I just got my Dad loving the album hehe
Lucifers Angel King For A Couple Of Days Age: - Gender: Female Posts: 4751	September 20th, 2006 at 09:48am i am going to see them with my daughter in about 23 days time, we have to go to manchester.
AndTheCowSaidMoo Geek Age: 41 Gender: Female Posts: 446	September 20th, 2006 at 10:22am The album is really gooooooood!!! I love their cover of Kanye West's Golddgigga. Its on their MySpazz page. They might use it as a B-side.
votefordisco Rotting On Here Age: 34 Gender: Female Posts: 45710	September 20th, 2006 at 10:40am AndTheCow[SaysMoo]: The album is really gooooooood!!! I love their cover of Kanye West's Golddgigga. Its on their MySpazz page. They might use it as a B-side. That one's my favourite. And O no. Snoo might be meeting them on Friday!!!!!1 I'm not sure yet, though. I guess it depends what time they get to London and if we can find them or not...wish me luck, K?!
votefordisco Rotting On Here Age: 34 Gender: Female Posts: 45710	September 25th, 2006 at 02:33am Yeah so I totally met them. We went to their signing in Virgin Megastores on Friday and were in the middle of the front row. Sexy right? Then we got out singles signed and Pennie said "Nice top" because I was wearing an 'I heart The Automatic" top even though I'm not a huge fan. I had to get him to repeat that a few times because his voice is so incredibly hard to understand, though, mostly because of Jelie squeeling. Then Frost was next but he sucks and didn't even say Hi. The drummer asked how I was and I was all "I- I- I'mma f-f-fine thanks!" It was very cute. Then I went to ROB my FAVOURITE because of his BOOBIES and he said hello and I asked for a photo and he said sure and so here it is! And this is how amazingly close we were [Note: I didn't take these pictures, my friend Tabi did who I was standing next to!] [Extra Note: She zoomed in whilst taking these shots but you get the clear idea that we were at the front, right?]

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