With current single Monster rampaging through the charts eating all before it, there will soon be few people unfamiliar with this Cowbridge four-piece s work. Surrounded by screamo bands in the south Wales live music scene, The Automatic have burst forth

With current single Monster rampaging through the charts eating all before it, there will soon be few people unfamiliar with this Cowbridge four-piece's work.

Surrounded by screamo bands in the south Wales live music scene, The Automatic have burst forth onto major radio playlists, into the charts and NME's hearts - their first two singles making the teen rag's single of the week.

As you might guess, The Automatic are full of raucous beans and present a relentless, dense barrage of songs that assimilate elements of screamo, driving US alt-rock and a smattering of electro beats.

Even at 40 minutes it can be a wearing listen, but these boys look set for success. 3/5