Automatic (Australian band) explained

Automatic
Genre:	rock
Years Active:	1993 -
Label:	Murmur
Current Members:	Matt Fenton Alex Jarvis Richard Taylor Leigh Marlow

Automatic is an Australian rock band formed in Geelong in 1993 by Matt Fenton on guitar and vocals, Alex Jarvis on guitar (both ex-Spinouts), Leigh Marlow on drums and Richard Taylor on bass guitar.^[1]

Their single, "Sister K" was engineered by Tom Whitten who earned a nomination at the ARIA Music Awards of 1996 for Engineer of the Year for that and two other releases. "Pump it Up" was engineered by Magoo who earned a nomination in 1999 for the same category for that and one other release.^[2]

Members

• Matt Fenton (guitar, vocals)
• Alex Jarvis (guitar)
• Richard Taylor (bass)
• Leigh Marlow (drums)
• Danny Plant (drums)
• Stuart McFarlane (drums)

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details! Title! details

Transmitter	Released: 1996 Label: Murmur (MATTCD042) Formats: CD, LP
Get Together	Released: 1999 Label: Murmur (MATTCD090) Formats: CD

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"

Year	Peak chart positions	Album
AUS ^[3]
"Sister K"	1995	-
"What If..."	1996	-	Transmitter
"It's Like Sound"		98
"Another Up"	1997	-
"Five"		-
"Pump It Up"	1998	85	Occasional Coarse Language soundtrack
"Psychic Cats"		-	Get Together

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: McFarlane . Ian . Ian McFarlane . . Encyclopedia entry for 'Automatic' . 22 February 2018 . 1999 . . . 1-86508-072-1 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040803075010/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=51 . 3 August 2004.
2. ARIA Award previous winners. Web site: Winners by Award – Engineer of the Year . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 28 April 2018 .
3. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf. 20.