Automatic are back with new track “Is It Now?”, the eponymous title track from their forthcoming album, due out later this year on Stones Throw Records. Having released two albums since their formation nine years ago, Automatic knew they wanted to do something different for their next record. For “Is It Now?”, they collaborated with producer Loren Humphrey (Cameron Winter, Nice As Fuck, Arctic Monkeys) to build on the sound of their previous albums, Signal and Excess – minimalist but danceable songs they refer to as “deviant pop.” After touring their last album, Excess (2022), each member of the LA-based trio pursued their own interests: Izzy Glaudini (synths, vocals) honed her producing skills; Halle Saxon Gaines (bass, vocals) took botany courses; and Lola Dompé (drums, vocals) got married, moved to the countryside, and started taking care of horses. The title track from “Is It Now?” celebrates self-authenticity. Its chorus, in dialogue, rivals between two points of view: that of rebellion and that of mass culture. Izzy explains that, increasingly, “the thing I think about most on a daily basis is: how do I experience joy when the world seems to be falling apart and you feel so helpless?”
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