Excess is an Alt/Indie album by Automatic, originally released in 2022. On Gatefold: 4 pressings tracked.
About
LA trio Automatic conceived of <i>Excess</i> as a map of the moment when the ’70s underground met the ’80s mainstream: of post-punk being rebranded as New Wave, of the counterculture being absorbed into another capitalist exercise. From a political standpoint, it’s a reach, but from a stylistic one, it gets to what makes <i>Excess</i> appealing: a clash of slickness and grit (“Skyscraper”), punk appeal and pop instincts (“Venus Hour,” “NRG”), human error and machine perfection (“New Beginning”). The appeal to listeners interested in early-’80s music is obvious, but anyone into Le Tigre or 2000s K Records or the sparse post-disco of the Italians Do It Better label will appreciate it, too. As for the title, you assume it’s a joke.
via Apple Music
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Tracklist
- 1New Beginning3:59
- 2On the Edge3:37
- 3Skyscraper3:57
- 4Realms3:53
- 5Venus Hour2:50
- 6Automaton5:12
- 7Teen Beat3:28
- 8NRG2:53
- 9Lucy3:12
- 10Turn Away3:18
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Post-Punk
- angular
- detached
- urban
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Halle GainesBASS
- Izzy GlaudiniSYNTH, VOCALS
- Lola DompeDRUMS, VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 4 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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