Los Angeles avant-garde/post punk/synth punk trio Automatic have revealed the video for their cover of Lou Reed‘s classic “New Sensations“.
The single features on the compilation album “The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed”, released in April this year via Light in the Attic Records. Buy it here.
Speaking about the cover and the video, Automatic said:
“This song is about sobriety. The same way Lou was able to describe with intense detail, the feeling of doing heroin, he does with this song about the feeling of being sober: the heightened senses, enjoying simple pleasures, experiencing new sensations. This song captures that feeling of heading out on a journey of discovery, whether you’re on drugs or sober, it’s two sides of the same coin.”
“Cosplaying as Lou Reed for this video was the lifetime dream we didn’t know we had. It just felt right”.
Watch the Ambar Navarro / Max Flick-directed video below.
Automatic is Izzy Glaudini (synths, lead vocals), Lola Dompé (drums, vocals) and Halle Saxon (bass, vocals). The trio’s latest album, Excess came out in 2022.
Automatic Upcoming Tour Dates
7.16 – FOX THEATER / Oakland, CA
7.17 – FOX THEATER / Oakland, CA
7.19 – THE CHELSEA @ THE COSMOPOLITAN / Las Vegas, NV
7.20 – ARIZONA FINANCIAL THEATRE / Phoenix, AZ
7.22 – SOUTH SIDE BALLROOM / Dallas, TX
7.23 – SOUTH SIDE BALLROOM / Dallas, TX
7.24 – 713 MUSIC HALL / Houston, TX
7.26 – HARD ROCK LIVE / Orlando, FL
7.27 – FILLMORE MIAMI BEACH / Miami, FL
7.28 – FILLMORE MIAMI BEACH / Miami, FL
7.30 – TABERNACLE / Atlanta, GA
7.31 – TABERNACLE / Atlanta, GA
8.2 – THE ANTHEM / Wwashington, DC
8.3 – THE MET / Philadelphia, PA
8.6 – HISTORY / Toronto, ON
8.8 – RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL / New York, NY
8.10 – BABY’S ALL RIGHT / Brooklyn, NY
8.11 – MGM MUSIC HALL @ FENWAY / Boston, MA
8.13 – SALT SHED / Chicago, IL
8.15 – MISSION BALLROOM / Denver, CO
8.16 – TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES / Salt Lake City, UT
8.18 – OPEN AIR THEATRE / San Diego, CA
8.19 – OPEN AIR THEATRE / San Diego, CA
8.22 – HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY / Los Angeles, CA
8.23 – HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY / Los Angeles, CA
8.31 – BUMBERSHOOT / Seattle, WA
Photo credit: David Zuriaga