NEW ALBUM EXCESS
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TOUR DATES
2022
w/ parquet courts
APR 22
@
SHOWBOX
seattle, wa
APR 23
@
IMPERIAL
vancouver
APR 25
@
CRYSTAL BALLROOM
portland, or
APR 27
@
FOX
oakland, ca
APR 28
@
WILTERN
los angeles, ca
w/ osees
SEP 5
@
THE CHAPEL
san francisco, CA
SEP 6
@
THE CHAPEL
san francisco, CA
SEP 7
@
THE CHAPEL
san francisco, CA
SEP 9
@
ROSELAND THEATER
portland, OR
SEP 10
@
NEUMOUS
seattle, WA
SEP 11
@
NEUMOUS
seattle, WA
@ NEUMOUS
us festivals
CRUEL WORLD
PASADENA, CA
may 14 15
w/ tame impala
LIVE OAK BANK PAVILION
wilmington, nc
may24
KEMBA LIVE!
FESTIVAL STAGE
columbus, oh
may26
eu tour
WIDE AWAKE
LONDON
may28
MAY 29
@ YES
manchester, uk
@GREEN DOOR STORE
BRIGHTON, UK
may 31
@L'Aéronef
LILLIE, FR
june 1
@L'International
PARIS, FR
june 2
JUNE 3
@ LEVITATION
angers, fr
PRIMAVERA SOUND
BARCELONA, ES
june 4 5
BEACHES BREW
RAVENNA, IT
june 6
FESTI’NEUCH
NEUCHÂTEL, CH
june 9
MAIFELD DERBY
MANNHEIM, DE
june 11
BEST KEPT SECRET
HILVARENBEEK, NL
june 12
BITTERZOET
AMSTERDAM, NL
june 13
JUNE 14
@ MERLEYN
nijmegen, nl
UFO SOUND STUDIOS
BERLIN, DE
june 15
BUMANN & SOHN
köln, de
june 16
Fête de la Musique
charleroi, be
june 17
JUNE 18
@ GRAUZONE
den haag, nl
...brooding pop with post-punk lashings, best listened to in the darkest corner of the club.
— NME
AUTOMATIC
LOS ANGELES
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Automatic is the trio of Izzy Glaudini (synths, lead vocals), Lola Dompé (drums, vocals) and Halle Saxon (bass, vocals). “New Beginning” is from their forthcoming second album, Excess (June 24, 2022).
Automatic’s second album Excess rides the imaginary edge where the ‘70s underground met the corporate culture of the ‘80s – or, as the band puts it, “That fleeting moment when what was once cool quickly turned and became mainstream, all for the sake of consumerism.” Using this point in time as a lens through which to view the present moment, Excess takes aim at corporate culture and extravagance.
Automatic’s second album Excess rides the imaginary edge where the ‘70s underground met the corporate culture of the ‘80s – or, as the band puts it, “That fleeting moment when what was once cool quickly turned and became mainstream, all for the sake of consumerism.” Using this point in time as a lens through which to view the present moment, Excess takes aim at corporate culture and extravagance.
The overarching themes of alienation and escapism emerged as Automatic put Excess together, taking writing retreats to flesh out the new songs before decamping to the studio for sprint recording sessions with producer Joo Joo Ashworth (Sasami, FROTH).
On “New Beginning” – inspired by the Swedish sci-fi film Aniara – they reject the false hope of leaving behind a scorched planet and searching for “a better place,” at a moment when the ultra-rich are eyeing manned space travel: “In the service of desire / We will travel far away.” The song and accompanying video imagine the “nihilism and loneliness” of attempting to escape the planet once unchecked consumerism has reached its logical outcome.
On “New Beginning” – inspired by the Swedish sci-fi film Aniara – they reject the false hope of leaving behind a scorched planet and searching for “a better place,” at a moment when the ultra-rich are eyeing manned space travel: “In the service of desire / We will travel far away.” The song and accompanying video imagine the “nihilism and loneliness” of attempting to escape the planet once unchecked consumerism has reached its logical outcome.
EXCESS – TRACK LIST
1. New Beginning
2. On the Edge
3. Skyscraper
4. Realms
5. Venus Hour
6. Automaton
7. Teen Beat
8. NRG
9. Lucy
10. Turn Away
1. New Beginning
2. On the Edge
3. Skyscraper
4. Realms
5. Venus Hour
6. Automaton
7. Teen Beat
8. NRG
9. Lucy
10. Turn Away