Bluetooth - Drastic//automatic
By Sophia Stanford
From the underbelly of Sheffield, Drastic//Automatic are creeping out with their new single Bluetooth, aching to be heard and demanding we listen.
Bluetooth - Drastic//Automatic. Photo: @jamburrito1
In this track, the all male punk trio take a stance against the modern world’s dependance on technology, with the track grieving over our new dystopian world. But whilst they are lamenting for a world they have lost, their song is equally infused with panic as to what is to come.
Predominantly performing across Sheffield, the band’s drive has seen them making movements around the UK, moving further afield and spreading their angst throughout Nottingham and London.
Frontman and guitarist, Sean Hession, leads the band’s choral carnage and screams, with Sissy Green on bass, who makes space for some funky riffs, breaking up the intensity of the overall lyrics and melody. These moments of release are truly euphoric and are perfectly catered for a thumping crowd, dancing in unison. Drummer Benji Wilson holds the song together, thanks to the underlying but unnerving drumbeat he maintains throughout the chaos.
Together, they build a world of anger and outrage, speaking for a generation that have grown up with technology as a birthright. Their black and white music video by Bobbie Mercury (@not_fade_away) is perhaps as much an elegy for their peers, with interspersed shots of smoky visuals and shattering screens, whilst equally laced with mocking shots of a skeleton reporting on the man on the moon.
Drastic//Automatic have a point to prove, debuting with a polished image of adolescent angst and worldly skepticism - it won’t be long til these skeptics will be making bigger moves.