Magazines (song)

"Magazines"
Single by The Automatic
from the album This Is a Fix
Genre	Alternative rock, Post-punk revival
Length	3:19
Label	Polydor, B-Unique
Writer(s)	Rob, Frost, Paul, Iwan
The Automatic singles chronology
"Steve McQueen" (2007) "Magazines" (2008)

"Magazines" (also known as "Kings of Holey") is a track by Welsh rock band The Automatic on their second album This Is a Fix. The track was announced as their second single from This Is a Fix in late 2008; however, for unexplained reasons, the single and further release of material and promotion of the album ended in early 2009, with the band re-entering the studio to record their third album instead.^[1]

The track is notably sung primarily by Paul Mullen, with Rob Hawkins and James Frost providing backing vocals, Frost also provides synthesizer parts, as well as guitar.^[2]

Writing

In an interview with the BBC guitarist James Frost spoke of the track "There's a track called Magazines that is totally different to anything we've ever done before, I think it could be a sign of what we might do on the next album. It's this kind of dirty, sexy thing" Rob added: "It's like hip-hop with singing really, isn't it."^[3] During the writing and recording process the track was known as "Kings of Holey".^[4]

References

1. ^ Magazines single thisisfakefiy.co.uk, November 4, 2008
2. ^ The Automatic This Is A Fix review sputnikmusic.com, July 2008
3. ^ the automatic this is a fix interview bbc.co.uk, june 2008
4. ^ The Automatic tell us all about their new album, This Is A Fix, exclusively on Last.fm last.fm, August 2008