Raoul EP edition

These four boys from Great Britain have bonded over shared loves of Blur, Ash and Radiohead, but actually cut their live teeth on the screamo-heavy Cardiff scene. The Automatic are signed to the same label (B Unique) as the Kaiser Chiefs, the breakthough UK act of 2005, and have arrived with the big-hitting track Raoul, a gorgeous slab of youthful punk urgency and minor-key sadness that pays tribute to the mystic sandwich-maker outside their rehearsal room.