"That's What She Said" is the lead track on Welsh band the Automatic's debut album Not Accepted Anywhere. The track was recorded in Stir Studio in Cardiff.[2]
| "That's What She Said" | |
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| Song by The Automatic | |
| from the album Not Accepted Anywhere | |
| Released |
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| Recorded | 2006 |
| Studio | Stir, Cardiff, Wales |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:16 |
| Label | B-Unique |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) |
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Production
editMeaning
editThe track drones of the unhappy day-to-day lives, waiting for the weekend to begin.[3]
Release
editThe song itself was performed live for the first time at Cardiff club Barfly on New Year's Eve 2005.
On the "Recover" 2006 single, a recording from The Electric Ballroom in London of the track is featured as a B-side, where the song is played considerably faster live.[4]
The track was featured on Kerrang!'s CD New Breed.[5]
The song's most notable performances include Later... with Jools Holland where the band replaced Keane, and in the US during SXSW from the Bat Bar.[6]
Musicians
edit- James Frost – guitar, backing vocals
- Robin Hawkins – lead vocals, bass guitar
- Iwan Griffiths – drums, percussion, vocals
- Alex Pennie – keyboards, vocals, synthesizers, backing percussion
Performance
editWith the departure of Alex Pennie, Paul Mullen uses a microKORG during the verse, then in the chorus switches to guitar, Paul also uses a vocoder during many of the vocal parts of the song whilst Rob sings lead vocals during the verse, Frost during the pre-chorus and then Rob again during the chorus.
References
edit- ^ music-news
- ^ The Automatic – Not Accepted Anywhere – Album companion booklet – Details on recording
- ^ BBC Archived 18 June 2006 at the Wayback MachineNot Accepted Anywhere review, Thats What She Said summary
- ^ starpulseRecover CD2 track listing
- ^ Kerrang New Breed – ROCK – I Like Music
- ^ NME The Automatic replace Keane on Later.