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Automatic

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 Josh Stern
Natasha Khan Asrar

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Automatic make deviant pop music that cuts through the brainrot. Balancing irreverence with sharp commentary, the L.A. band approached their third album with a dark sense of humor and a renewed sense of momentum. Izzy Glaudini (synths, vocals) and Halle Saxon (bass, vocals) believe messages of change land best with a backbeat and a cheeky groove - and on their new album Is It Now?, they ask us to confront the world’s oppressive structures with fresh urgency.

For Is It Now?, Automatic collaborated with producer Loren Humphrey (Cameron Winter, Nice As Fuck, Arctic Monkeys), building on the minimalist, danceable sound of Signal and Excess. Where earlier records leaned more grid-based, this album was made live and loose - favoring long takes and a rhythm section that breathes. Perky grooves and affable pop melodies act as a Trojan horse for playful political commentary; it may take a few listens to realize that the pulsing bassline, stabbing synths, and sci-fi FX of ‘mq9’ are meant to echo the sound of drone bombs.

The band wanted the record to sit comfortably alongside artists like A Certain Ratio or Air. On ‘Don’t Wanna Dance,’ they nod to late-’70s British scenes shaped by Caribbean music, where dub collides with punk and funk slips into motorik grooves. ‘Smog Summer’ draws inspiration from Patrick Cowley (also an influence on ‘NRG’ from Excess), grounding its environmental message in a disco thrum.

Unsparing in their critique - of automated warfare (‘mq9’), mindless consumerism (‘Is It Now?’), and the political influence of oil (‘The Prize’) - Is It Now? also offers ways forward: dancing, resisting, coming together, falling in love. Like its title, the album doesn’t claim to have all the answers, but it might inspire better questions - or at least get you dancing yourself awake while searching.

Automatic are touring the US and Canada this year.

Upcoming Shows

July 30, 2026 Happy Valley, OR Pickathon
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July 31, 2026 Happy Valley, OR Pickathon
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August 01, 2026 Bellingham, WA The Shakedown
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August 04, 2026 Bend, OR Volcanic Theatre Pub
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August 05, 2026 Eugene, OR John Henry's
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August 08, 2026 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
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September 12, 2026 Austin, TX Levitation
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September 13, 2026 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall - Upstairs
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September 14, 2026 New Orleans, LA Siberia
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September 16, 2026 Atlanta, GA The Earl
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September 17, 2026 Asheville, NC Eulogy
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September 18, 2026 Richmond, VA The Camel
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September 21, 2026 Washington, DC The Atlantis
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September 22, 2026 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
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September 24, 2026 Queens, NY Knockdown Center (Ruins)
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September 25, 2026 Cambridge, MA Sonia
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September 26, 2026 Montréal, CAN Bar Le 'Ritz' P.D.B.
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September 27, 2026 Toronto, CAN The Mod Club
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September 29, 2026 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups
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October 01, 2026 Chicago, IL The Empty Bottle
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October 02, 2026 St. Paul, MN Turf Club
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October 05, 2026 Denver, CO Meow Wolf
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October 07, 2026 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
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October 09, 2026 Boise, ID Neurolux
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October 10, 2026 Seattle, WA Neumos
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October 11, 2026 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
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October 13, 2026 San Francisco, CA The Independent
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October 14, 2026 Santa Barbara, CA SOhO
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October 15, 2026 Pomona, CA The Glass House
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October 16, 2026 Los Angeles, CA Lodge Room
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October 21, 2026 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
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October 22, 2026 Phoenix, AZ Valley Bar
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October 23, 2026 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
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