In the end, Automatic Midnight makes you want to drive a littler faster down a potholed road, turn the stereo up a notch higher than usual, and nod minutely at anyone annoyed by your raucous passing.
The Drive Like Jehu folks continue to make good. God damn I love the sound of this thing. This is what the punkers who said fuck all the mainstream stuff were listening to in 2000.
10th Planet still makes me move.
This is my first listen to any of John and Rick beyond their Yank Crime album as Drive Like Jehu. And because of the clear sonic similarly to that project, it's somewhat difficult to judge Automatic Midnight on its own. However, Hot Snakes is equally different to Jehu here.
This record is if Yank Crime dropped most of its long winded, technical instrumental sequences, and just focused on pure, unfiltered aggression. Yes Automatic Midnight is rough, dirty, garagey hardcore punk, though they're ... read more
| 1 | If Credit's What Matters I'll Take Credit 2:32 | 94 |
| 2 | Automatic Midnight 1:33 | 90 |
| 3 | No Hands 2:30 | 82 |
| 4 | Salton City 3:46 | 79 |
| 5 | 10th Planet 3:18 | 96 |
| 6 | Light Up the Stars 3:22 | 87 |
| 7 | Our Work Fills the Pews 3:03 | 85 |
| 8 | Past Lives 2:41 | 78 |
| 9 | Mystery Boy 1:59 | 78 |
| 10 | Apartment 0 1:25 | 76 |
| 11 | Let It Come 19:29 | 83 |