Rick Springfield "Automatic" 2025-02-28 Drums and bass were tracked

Drums and bass were tracked at Electrical Audio in Chicago to maximize the natural room sounds of the rhythm section

Initial writing sessions only involved Grohl

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Circa Survive have been influenced by Deftones

It is one of the most accessible Melvins albums and the gateway to explore more records by the band

Rick Springfield "Automatic" 2025-02-28 Drums and bass were trackedThe album, described by Springfield, as 20 new songs stylistically somewhere between "Working Class Dog" and "Tao". Sonically, the album sees Springfield returning to his first love of guitar based power pop and keyboards, while lyrically featuring his favored subjects of love, sex and death. "My goal was solid three minute tunes with the biggest hooks I could come up with." As Springfield explains, "the album is called 'Automatic' because the songs