Head Automatica are touring again, and a new album is coming. The Daryl Palumbo and Dan the Automator project has announced a seven-date run through the western United States this June, kicking off June 1 in Seattle and wrapping June 11 in Denver, with a September date at the Bolero Block Party in Meadowlands, NJ also on the books.
The band launched in 2004 as Palumbo’s vehicle to push beyond his punk roots into new wave, synth-heavy electronics and garage. They toured with The Cure, Gary Numan and Interpol, hit main stages at Coachella and Riot Fest, collaborated with El-P and Del the Funky Homosapien, then went on indefinite hiatus in 2012 after two albums. In the years since, the catalog quietly accumulated 42 million-plus streams.
The current lineup brings back original guitarist Craig Bonich, Glassjaw drummer Chad Hasty and longtime Palumbo collaborator Richard Flesh. They’ve released two singles in the past two years, most recently the industrial-leaning “Annulment,” which followed “Bear The Cross,” their first new music since the ‘Popaganda’ era. Both tracks signal a band that’s retained its electronic DNA while pushing into heavier, more textured territory.
A third full-length is expected later this year. These June dates are the lead-up.
Head Automatica Tour Dates:
June 1 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
June 2 – Portland, OR @ Holocene
June 4 – Sacramento, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post
June 6 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
June 7 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
June 9 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
June 11 – Denver, CO @ Marquis
September 25 – Meadowlands, NJ @ Bolero Block Party