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[ep] automan – Vegetables

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London quartet automan share today their stellar debut EP Vegetables, out via Undisclosed Society. Varied and brilliantly produced, it takes listeners on a sonic journey through a diverse landscape of emotions and musical styles, ranging from indie rock and shoegaze up to broody, irresistible grunge.

The EP explores the band’s creative struggles with imposter syndrome, delving into those nascent experiences of fighting one’s feet in the muddied musical waters. Yet judging by the confidence of their tracks there’s very little they have to worry about.

Automan’s musicianship shines brightly on Vegetables, with tight and inventive arrangements that keep the listener engaged from start to finish. The guitar work is particularly notable, ranging from hauntingly moody to explosively powerful, such as on the cathartic closer “Episode”. The rhythm section keeps a solid foundation, adding groove and dimension to the songs which get stuck in your head right away.

Check it out below.

[song] automan – Peace

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Photo by Lily Doidge

London’s automan share their new song “Peace” today, a punchy piece that refers to both grunge and gloomy shoegaze, neatly wearing some classic influences while sounding very modern at the same time. A last preview of their debut EP Vegetables (out October 20), it sounds acute yet melodic and accessible, instantly getting right inside your brain.

Lyrically the track touches on the topics of paranoia of an exhausted, sleep-deprived brain, as well as one’s vulnerability at trying to confront it, as songwriter Freddie Brown explains:

“Peace channels that feeling of when your brain is so loud that you can’t sleep; in the middle of the night, your thoughts are at their worse, and that acute sense of paranoia can quickly spiral out of control. I wrote it in the middle of the night, thinking I was copying Morning Bell by Radiohead. I got hooked on this two chord sequence, addicted to way they don’t quite solve each other – just the right amount of uncomfortable”.

Check it out below.