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The Automatic

The Automatic (also known as The Automatic Automatic in the U.S.) 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…

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Genres
Indie rock, alternative rock, post-punk revival, post-hardcore, dance-punk (early)
Labels
Armoured, B-Unique, Polydor, Columbia
Origin
Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Past members
James Frost Iwan Griffiths Robin Hawkins Alex Pennie Paul Mullen
Spinoffs
Goodtime Boys
Years active
1998–2010

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The Automatic

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The Automatic

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related to Other projects (2010–present) · 41
The Automatic → April, Bleach Blood, Bloc Party, Cardiff University, Club, Computer Science BSc, Continental Keys, Crisis Works, DJ Jen Long, East London, EFFORT, EP, EP The Young Heartbreakers, Facebook, Fix, Frost, Gordon Moakes, HorseFight, It, Iwan
related to Departure of Alex Pennie, Paul Mullen joins, This Is a Fix (2007–2008) · 18
The Automatic → Alex, Alex Pennie, Cardiff, Decimals, Fix, Get Loaded, Hawkins, In November, It, MySpace, NME, On, Park, Pennie, September, This, This Is, UK
related to Band beginnings (1998–2004) · 9
The Automatic → After, Alex Pennie, B-Unique Records, February, Monster, Originally, Rats, The, White Rabbit
Genres · 1
The Automatic → Indie rock, alternative rock, post-punk revival, post-hardcore, dance-punk (early)
Labels · 1
The Automatic → Armoured, B-Unique, Polydor, Columbia
Origin · 1
The Automatic → Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Past members · 1
The Automatic → James Frost Iwan Griffiths Robin Hawkins Alex Pennie Paul Mullen
Spinoffs · 1
The Automatic → Goodtime Boys
Years active · 1
The Automatic → 1998–2010

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The AutomaticLabelsArmoured, B-Unique, Polydor, Columbia1.00infobox
The AutomaticOriginCowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales1.00infobox
The AutomaticPast membersJames Frost Iwan Griffiths Robin Hawkins Alex Pennie Paul Mullen1.00infobox
The AutomaticSpinoffsGoodtime Boys1.00infobox
The AutomaticYears active1998–20101.00infobox
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