TV Preacher by AUTOMATICS

“Tv Preacher” is one of the most outstanding tunes out of “Duty”, AUTOMATICS’ third album. Their well-known skills at writing perfect, catchy pop songs with a sharp edge is confirmed here again, as this is a memorable pop hit of the first order, enriched by its end with some excellent synth strings.

The talent of a band can be measured in many ways: in this particular case we should notice the highest quality of the extra tracks in this CD-Single. It’s clear that if they didn’t finally appear in the album was just because the band had written too many brilliant songs for a single CD. You can check this with the wonderful “Anyway”, which is every bit as good as “Tv Preacher”. Some truly effective horn arrangements can be heard at the end.

“Altair-4” is another explosion of rage and sheer energy, one of those we are used to expecting from AUTOMATICS, always searching for the perfect pop anthem after almost a decade of composing and playing.

“My Way” -not Frank Sinatra’s classic- is more slow-paced and relaxed, though we can find the usual contrast between Lozano’s subtle vocals and a wall of white noise guitars. It can somehow bring to mind the music of SPACEMEN 3, one of the band’s main influences.

The finishing touch is supplied by “Meridian”, showing how AUTOMATICS can put aside their guitar raids for one moment to offer us a delicate instrumental piece, plenty of subtle details.