New Digital Single Released January 12, 2017

Alone by Ourselves

 NYC collective Automatic Children sound a little bit like every cool rock band your older sibling or somewhat friendly record store clerk told you about growing up, thrown into a blender and spit out, creating an entirely potent blend of upbeat, guitar-driven pop.

On their latest 7" Johnny/Now You Know, loud hooks recall Surfer Rosa-era Pixies, while the high-registered vocal delivery of Adam Lippman echoes The Get Up Kids, matched with the world/weary smarts of Paul Westerberg. Influences aside, the simple fact is that Automatic Children are a rock band, streamlined to the basics, who have taken the best of the best and reflected it back in their own way, creating music for discerning fans who are too old to care about trends and like their rock lean, fun, and unpretentious.

Rounded out with Ed Vail (bass/backing vocals) and Kevin Letsch (drums) Automatic Children is at heart the combined songwriting efforts of Adam Lippman and Crista Giuliani. The two met when Adam auditioned Crista to sing and play backup in his solo band in 2006. Once the connection was made and the chemistry and mutual influences obvious after a few shows, the decision to form a proper band was solidified and the rest is history.

"The music is based on our lives, and our experiences, with a little bit of politics thrown in," explains Lippman. Adds Crista, "I think with multiple songwriters, you get a very diverse sound. I think it's good to have different songs for different moods. Who would want to eat the same thing every night for dinner? " 

Coming Over Me

Solitude

Little Stars

NYC collective Automatic Children sound a little bit like every cool rock band your older sibling or somewhat friendly record store clerk told you about growing up, thrown into a blender and spit out, creating an entirely potent blend of upbeat, guitar-driven pop.
On their latest 7" Johnny/Now You Know, loud hooks recall Surfer Rosa-era Pixies, while the high-registered vocal delivery of Adam Lippman echoes The Get Up Kids, matched with the world/weary smarts of Paul Westerberg. Influences aside, the simple fact is that Automatic Children are a rock band, streamlined to the basics, who have taken the best of the best and reflected it back in their own way, creating music for discerning fans who are too old to care about trends and like their rock lean, fun, and unpretentious.
Rounded out with Ed Vail (bass/backing vocals) and Kevin Letsch (drums) Automatic Children is at heart the combined songwriting efforts of Adam Lippman and Crista Giuliani. The two met when Adam auditioned Crista to sing and play backup in his solo band in 2006. Once the connection was made and the chemistry and mutual influences obvious after a few shows, the decision to form a proper band was solidified and the rest is history.
"The music is based on our lives, and our experiences, with a little bit of politics thrown in," explains Lippman. Adds Crista, "I think with multiple songwriters, you get a very diverse sound. I think it's good to have different songs for different moods. Who would want to eat the same thing every night for dinner? "


Cherry Bomb

Pretend Birthday

Pity Party

Face it: New York City needs a great new guitar band.

Kids conceived when the Strokes, The Yea Yea Yeas and Interpol last took the city by storm are currently nearing college age. Meantime, rising rents, artisanal mayonnaise and Starbucks stores on every corner have sapped the soul from the 5 boroughs.

Automatic Children, the band, however, are here to keep the faith. They're the gritty, authentic, tough as nails New York City band you need.

Success hasn't been automatic for the Children. They've been churning out solid tunes and playing the dives since 2006, when co-songwriters Adam Lippman and Crista Giuliani joined forces after years of musical near misses. Songs on their first release, 2007's “It’s Not Me It’s You” could be sweet (Lippman's "Out of Order"), or sensual and aggressive (Giuliani's “Dirty Weekend”).

But the great stuff came when they wrote together, like “Pity Party”, which combines Adam's guitar parts and Crista's heartfelt, soulful lyrics. In fact, it's that unique interplay between Crista and Adam that has critics raving. 

Visions of the Unexcused says, "Their split of boy/girl vocals is refreshing and helps them stand out from the crowd".

Automatic Children have two other essential bandmembers: drummer Andrew Thornton, who joined the band in 2017, and bassist Ed Vail, who's now joining in on the songwriting as well.  Put it all together, and boy does this band sound like New York. They mash up all the influences of their favorite bands to create their own sweet, melodic jangly sound. The sound of falling in love at first sight on the L train. The sound of ‘how am I going to come up with the money for ConEd this month and still afford the show at Irving Plaza?’

Rcrd Rvng had this to say about their sound:  "Automatic Children follow their heart, the soul of rock and roll pumping through every beat and never off-track from the band's purpose, to produce a great song you'll want to listen to again and again"

Years from today, they'll say that everyone who ever listened to Automatic Children started a band of their own. For now, however, Automatic Children are an active, vital band.  Their latest single "I Won't Wait" is being released by Sonorous Records, a division of Universal Music Group based in Toronto.

They've been waiting awhile for this moment. Meet them in the bathroom. While you still can.