| This Is a Fix | ||||
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| Released | UK 25 August 2008 | |||
| Recorded | Sage and Sound Recording Studio, West Hollywood & Warwick Hall, Cardiff | |||
| Genre | Post-punk revival, alternative rock, post-hardcore | |||
| Length | 43:42 | |||
| Label | B-Unique Records, Polydor | |||
| Producer | Butch Walker, Richard Jackson, Stephen Harris | |||
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This Is a Fix is the second album by Wales-based band The Automatic. It was released on 25 August 2008.[1][2] The band worked with producer Don Gilmore in Los Angeles, but were disappointed with these sessions, and instead worked with Butch Walker at Sage and Sound Recording in Los Angeles then back in Cardiff with Richard Jackson and London with Stephen Harris.
The Automatic began work in 2006 on the follow-up to previous album Not Accepted Anywhere, however after the departure of Alex Pennie and addition of Paul Mullen, the completed recordings of such songs as "Steve McQueen" and "Revolution" - which featured Pennie providing synths and vocals - were shelved and later re-recorded with Mullen. Writing took place sporadically - with songs originating from both before and after Mullen's joining.[3]
The album spawned only one single "Steve McQueen", however "Magazines" and "Secret Police" were originally planned for release as singles. This Is A Fix leaked onto the internet a month before release, it was also hindered by online distribution issues - which saw both the single "Steve McQueen" and album get released late across sites such as iTunes and 7digital.[4][5]
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- ^ "New line-up, new sound, new album for the Welsh rockers…". MTV. 21 May 2008. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
- ^ McCann, Alex. "The Automatic interview". designermagazine.tripod.com. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ Adam Zacharias (5 November 2009). "The Automatic Tear The Signs Down interview". Khaleej Times.
- ^ "Album release day!". theautomatic.co.uk (Robin Hawkins). 25 August 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008. [dead link]