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The Automatic

The Automatic is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Horrors, Talking Heads, Usher, The Twang and Mumm-Ra. Those roots explain a lot about how The Automatic arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Prewn, TTSSFU, Water From Your Eyes, Baxter Dury and Momma, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bloc Party, The View and The Blackout, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around The Automatic, reaching back through The Horrors and forward to Bloc Party. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Automatic were a Welsh rock band. The band's final lineup was composed of Robin Hawkins on vocals, bass and synthesisers, James Frost on guitar, synthesisers and backing vocals, Iwan Griffiths on drums and Paul Mullen on vocals, guitar and synthesiser. Mullen joined after the departure of Alex Pennie, who provided synthesiser, percussion and vocals.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The AutomaticThe HorrorsTalking HeadsUsherThe TwangMumm-RaGordon MoakesBloc PartyThe ViewThe BlackoutPrewnTTSSFUWater From Your EyesBaxter DuryMommaThe Belair Lip BombsHorsegirlUlrika Spacek

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The Automatic connections

The Automatic grew out of The Horrors, Talking Heads, Usher and The Twang, shares an orbit with Prewn, TTSSFU, Water From Your Eyes and Baxter Dury, went on to shape Bloc Party, The View and The Blackout. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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