- Head Automatica
Infobox musical artist
Name = Head Automatica
Img_capt = Head Automatica performing at the 2006Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
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Origin = Long Island,New York ,United States
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Genre =Alternative rock Fact|date=March 2008Electronica Fact|date=March 2008Power pop
Years_active = 2004 — present
Label =Warner Bros. Records
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URL = [http://www.headautomatica.com/ headautomatica.com]
Current_members =Daryl Palumbo Jessie Nelson Jarvis HoldenLarry Gorman Sammy Siegler
Past_members = Jim Greer Brandon Arnovick Jerry RoeHead Automatica is a
powerpop band, formed byGlassjaw frontmanDaryl Palumbo .History
The beginnings of the band stemmed from singer
Daryl Palumbo 's interests in the hip hop andBritpop genres. Palumbo felt that the material that was inspired by these genres did not fit intoGlassjaw 's spectrum and so "Head Automatica" was created to showcase this.The band's debut album, "Decadence", was released
August 17 ,2004 . Charting on theBillboard Magazine top 200 albums and Top Heatseekers charts [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=616080&model.vnuAlbumId=641019] , the album was the brainchild of Palumbo, who was known better for his work inAlternative metal music, andDan 'The Automator' Nakamura , famous for his production work with groups includingGorillaz andHandsome 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 theUnited States [http://www.celebrityaccess.com/members/tourdates/tdsearch.php?artistId=28093&repost=yes&history=yes] , playing with bands like Interpol,The Rapture , Mogwai andThe Used .The band released their second album, entitled "Popaganda", on
June 6 2006 . Whilst the debut album was produced by Nakamura, this album was instead produced byHoward Benson , who is best known for his involvements withalternative rock acts such asP.O.D. and Cold. With the departure of Nakamura, the band took a more organic, classic power-pop approach citingSqueeze andElvis 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 andCoheed and Cambria , and joinedTaking Back Sunday ,Angels & Airwaves , andThe Subways for a month of touring onJune 22 . The band also scheduled a headlining fall tour withRock Kills Kid , but chose to cancel it after playing only a few dates. Instead, they supported30 Seconds to Mars on theMTV2 $2 Bill Tour along withThe Receiving End of Sirens ,Cobra Starship , andRock Kills Kid . In early 2007 Head Automatica played direct support on The West Coast Winter Tour withJack's Mannequin ,We Are The Fury , andtheAudition .Palumbo has stated in a recent interview in the January issue of Alternative Press magazine, that the third Head Automatica album will be released in summer 2008, and pre-production started in late September.
Members
* Daryl - Vocals
* Craig - Guitar
* Jarvis - Bass
* Sammy - Live Drums
* Jessie - KeysFormer members
* Jim Greer - Keyboards
* Brandon Arnovick - Guitar
* Jerry Roe - Live drums
* Larry Gorman - DrumsDiscography
Albums
* "Decadence" (
August 11th 2004 )- #169 US
* "Popaganda " (June 6th 2006 )- #69 US
* ""Untitled" 3rd album " (Spring 2009 )Unreleased
* The Vipen Sessions/Bang! Hon Out! Sessions
* Decadence (May 2004 Production Disc)
* Tokyo Decadence (February 2004 Production Disc)
* Unknown Studio DiscEPs
* "
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 - 2006ingles
* "Brooklyn Is Burning"
* "Beating Heart Baby"
* "At the Speed of a Yellow Bullet"
* "Please Please Please (Young Hollywood)"
* "Graduation Day "
* "Lying Through Your Teeth"
* "Scandalous"ee also
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Glassjaw
*House of Blow External links
* [http://www.headautomatica.com/ Head Automatica official website]
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* [http://www.headautomatica.net/ Head Automatica official fansite]
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