Automatic is a

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band from

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, formed in 2017. The group consists of Izzy Glaudini (synths, vocals), Halle Saxon (bass, vocals), and Lola Dompé (drums, vocals).

Biography

The three band members met while immersed in L.A.'s DIY music scene and started playing live in 2017, taking their name from the track "Automatic" from

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album ''Beauty and the Beat''. The group signed to Los Angeles label

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in June 2019. Dompé is the daughter of

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drummer

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, when she was 13. Automatic announced their debut album ''Signal'' with the release of their first single "Calling It" on June 3, 2019. The band put out two more singles, a cover of

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's "Mind Your Own Business" and title track "Signal", before releasing the album on September 27, 2019. ''

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'' described ''Signal'' as "an exercise in

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galvanism". The band released ''Signal Remixes'' on March 26, 2021, which included reworks from artists such as

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, and Kevin Haskins. On March 8, 2022, Automatic announced their new album ''Excess'' with the first single "New Beginning". ''

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'' described "New Beginning" as "'60s pop kitsch". The group followed it up with their second single "Venus Hour" on April 7, 2022. ''Excess'' was released on June 24, 2022 on Stones Throw.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Signal'' (2019) * ''Excess'' (2022)

Singles

* "Calling It" (2019) * "Mind Your Own Business" (2019) * "Signal" (2019) * "Calling It (Peaking Lights disco rerub)" (2020) * "High" (2020) * "Too Much Money (Peanut Butter Wolf remix)" (2020) * "Suicide in Texas (Panther Modern remix)" (2020) * "Signal (JooJoo Remix)" (2021) * "Electrocution (John Dwyer remix)" (2021) * "Strange Conversations (Sudan Archives remix)" (2021) * "Signal (Maral remix)" (2021) * "New Beginning" (2022) * "Venus Hour" (2022) * "Skyscraper" (2022) * “Is It Now?” (2025)

References

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