Automatic Lovers LP Review

Automatic Lovers are a four piece punk rock n' roll band out of Madrid, emphasis and underline the "punk" in that. These guys reach back into the musical ethos and grab their influences from only the meanest bands and the most venomous songs. This is Automatic Lover's debut LP after releasing an explosive 7" last year on Wap Shoo Wap Records, same label that's putting out this equally as searing LP. It's records like this one and the Sick Shooter's LP that came out earlier this year, that prove Wap Shoo Wap are a label to watch closely. 

Now close your eyes, plant both feet on the ground and ball your fists up as tight as you can. Because this record emits a blast capable of leaving an impact crater of extinction level size right under your feet. If you want to get a taste, think Dead Boys, Slaughter and The Dogs, with a little Hanoi Rocks prowl and you've got an alternate recipe for pure dynamite. But if you think Automatic Loves just wear a costume and put on a fun little puppet show of the past, you're dead wrong. Sure this band takes more from the past than the present (thank god for that), but they put their heart and soul into these songs. You can hear it, it's undeniable. This is the stuff you can't fake. You're in it or you aren't, there's no riding the middle lane on this one. 

Automatic Lovers play the kind of music that got me excited for rock n roll, or even punk in the first place. The music is loud, rude, and in your face. I wouldn't expect anything less from the band themselves as well. Do these songs contain the meaning of life, are they going to usher in a brighter future? Hell no they aren't and they shouldn't. Figure that shit out for yourself!  Automatic Lovers are here as a wall to lean on after a hard day, a shitty drive, and a life that sometimes doesn't work out as it should. Are you going to cry about it, or are you going to put a fist through a wall and fight the good fight again tomorrow? Because we need to take pleasure in the small things in life. The kinds of things we can grab and hold on to. And a great rock n' roll record is one of them. The Automatic Lovers just gave us a solid handle to grab hold of as the rollercoaster of life continues to throw us around. If more records like there were made these days, I might start to think we'll be ok.    

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