Head Automatica
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 Head Automatica performing at the 2006 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Bellmore, Long Island, New York, United States |
| Genres | Dance-punk Electropunk Power Pop |
| Years active | 2003–2010 |
| Labels | Warner Bros. |
| Associated acts | Glassjaw Rondo Brothers New Romans Asobi Seksu |
| Website | www.headautomatica.com |
| Members | |
| Daryl Palumbo Craig Bonich Jessie Nelson |
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| Past members | |
| Jim Greer Brandon Arnovick Dan The Automator Larry Gorman Brandon Reid Sammy Siegler Jarvis Holden |
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Head Automatica is a dance rock band, formed by Glassjaw frontman Daryl Palumbo with Jarvis Holden, formerly of Give Up the Ghost or American Nightmare, Jim Greer, and Brandon Arnovick.
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[edit] History
The beginnings of the band stemmed from singer Daryl Palumbo's interests in the hip hop and Britpop genres. Palumbo felt that the material that was inspired by these genres did not fit into Glassjaw's spectrum and so Head Automatica was created to showcase this.
The band's debut album, Decadence, was released August 17, 2004. Charting on the Billboard 200 and Top Heatseekers charts,[1] the album was the brainchild of Palumbo, who was known better for his work in Post Hardcore music, and Dan 'The Automator' Nakamura, famous for his production work with groups including Gorillaz and Handsome Boy Modeling School. The two allegedly met at a party and worked on what later became the album. Palumbo then recruited the other current members as a touring group, and toured the United States,[2] playing with bands such as Interpol, The Rapture, Mogwai and The Used.
The band released their second album, entitled Popaganda, on June 6, 2006. This album was instead produced by Howard Benson, who is best known for his involvements with alternative rock acts such as P.O.D. and Cold. With the departure of Nakamura, the band took a more organic, classic power-pop approach citing Squeeze and Elvis Costello as influences.
The Pop Rocks EP was released April 6, 2006 and featured four tracks from the upcoming album: "Graduation Day", "God", "Nowhere Fast", and "Laughing At You".
In 2006, the band toured with Avenged Sevenfold and Coheed and Cambria, and joined Taking Back Sunday, Angels & Airwaves, and The Subways for a month of touring on June 22. The band also scheduled a headlining fall tour with Rock Kills Kid, but chose to cancel it after playing only a few dates. Instead, they supported 30 Seconds to Mars on the MTV2 $2 Bill Tour along with The Receiving End of Sirens, Cobra Starship, and Rock Kills Kid. In early 2007, Head Automatica played direct support on The West Coast Winter Tour with Jack's Mannequin, We Are The Fury, and theAudition.
The band appeared in Alternative Press most anticipated albums of 2008 in the January 2008 issue.
The band appeared in a skit on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on December 18, 2008.
On 27 May 2009, Palumbo confirmed that Head Automatica had completed work on their third studio album, titled Swan Damage and they were in the mixing stages. On 21 October 2010, he supplied a link to the Cubic Zirconia remix of the new track "Can't Stand Amadeus".
[edit] Members
- Daryl Palumbo – vocals (2003 - present)
- Craig Bonich – guitar (2003 - present)
- Jessie Nelson – keyboards (2005 - present)
[edit] Former members
- Jim Greer – keyboards (2003 - 2004)
- Brandon Arnovick – guitar (2003 - 2004)
- Dan "The Automator" Nakamura - production, turntables (2003 - 2004)
- Larry Gorman – drums (2003 - 2006)
- Brandon Reid – drums (2006 - 2007)
- Sammy Siegler – drums (2007 - 2009)
- Josh "Jarvis" Holden – bass (2003 - 2009)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
[edit] Unreleased
- Swan Damage (2009)
- The Vipen Sessions/Bang! Hon Out! Sessions
- Decadence (May 2004 Production Disc)
- Tokyo Decadence (February 2004 Production Disc)
[edit] EPs
- Beating Heart Baby EP (iTunes Download) (Import) – Warner Bros. Records – 2005
- Beating Heart Baby (remix CD/digital release) – Warner Bros. Records – 2005/2006
- Pop Rocks EP (iTunes Download) – Warner Bros. Records – 2006
[edit] Singles
- "Brooklyn Is Burning"
- "Beating Heart Baby" – UK #44[3]
- "At the Speed of a Yellow Bullet"
- "Please Please Please (Young Hollywood)"
- "Graduation Day"
- "Lying Through Your Teeth"
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Billboard.com
- ^ Celebrity Access
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 247. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
