Not Accepted Anywhere

Not Accepted Anywhere
Studio album by
Released19 June 2006
RecordedOctober 2005–January 2006, Cardiff's Stir studio, Liverpool's Elevator studio, South Thoresby's The Chapel studio, Hammersmith's The Peace Rooms
GenreIndie rock, post-punk revival, alternative rock
LengthUK 40:26
USA 43:49
Japan 47:28
LabelB-Unique, Polydor, Columbia
ProducerStephen Harris, Richard Jackson, Ian Broudie[1]
The Automatic chronology
Not Accepted Anywhere
(2006)
Raoul EP
(2006)
Singles from Not Accepted Anywhere
  1. "Recover"
    Released: 21 November 2005
  2. "Raoul"
    Released: 27 March 2006
  3. "Monster"
    Released: 5 June 2006
USA/Canada artwork
The USA/Canadian version of Not Accepted Anywhere as The Automatic Automatic

Not Accepted Anywhere is the debut album from Welsh rock band The Automatic, originally released in the United Kingdom on 19 June 2006 and in the United States on 22 June 2007. Working with producers Stephen Harris, Richard Jackson and Ian Broudie on different tracks at a variety of studios around the United Kingdom the album was released through a joint deal between B-Unique Records and Polydor Records.

The album spawned three singles, all of which charted in the UK top 40; "Recover" — which was originally released in 2005, then again in 2006, "Raoul" in 2006 and again in 2007, and "Monster" in 2006. "Monster" was also featured and used in the BBC show Torchwood series one, episode 6: "Countrycide".

Not Accepted Anywhere charted at No. 3 in the UK top 40, being awarded platinum certification in music sales. The BBC named it amongst the top 10 greatest Welsh albums of the 2000s (decade).[2]

  1. ^ Gandolfi, Marco (3 March 2006). "The Automatic Rob Hawkins, James Frost, Alex Pennie, Iwan Griffiths". musicnews.com. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Top Welsh albums of the Noughties". BBC. 12 April 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2010.