Cannot Be Saved is the third single by Welsh rock band The Automatic

The Automatic

The Automatic , are a Welsh rock band. The band is composed of Robin Hawkins on vocals, bass and synthesizers, James Frost on guitar, synthesizers, backing vocals and occasional bass, Iwan Griffiths on drums and Paul Mullen on vocals, guitar and synthesizer - since 2007...

, taken from their third album Tear the Signs Down

Tear the Signs Down

Tear the Signs Down is the third album by Wales-based band The Automatic. It was released on 8 March 2010 in the United Kingdom, and then on 12 April 2010 for the rest of the world. Tear the Signs Down was the first album released by the band on their own Armoured Records after being splitting with...

. The single was released on 20 June 2010 as a digital download.

Composition

"Cannot be Saved" was penned by Rob Hawkins and is about paranoia

Paranoia

Paranoia [] is a thought process believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of irrationality and delusion. Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy concerning a perceived threat towards oneself...

, described by Rob as' "You know, like in the summer when everyone seems to be on edge and it feels like it could just kick off for no reason". The track predominately features lead vocals from Robin Hawkins

Robin Hawkins

Robin Hawkins, commonly known as Rob is the primary vocalist and bassist for Welsh band The Automatic.-Personal life:Rob studied at Cowbridge Comprehensive School, completing his A-levels and going on to take a chance with The Automatic in his gap year...

, with Paul Mullen and James Frost providing backing vocals.

Release

Cannot Be Saved was announced as the third single from Tear the Signs Down on 19 May 2010 via the bands Facebook

Facebook

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 page. The artwork is inspired from the Tear the Signs Down art by Rich Samuels, the design for the single was first used on t-shirts available on the album tour.

Music video

The music video was shot across the January, February and March dates of the Tear the Signs Down album tour

Tear the Signs Down album tour

The Tear the Signs Down album tour was a tour by the Welsh rock band The Automatic, in support of their third album Tear the Signs Down. The band made their live comeback at Cardiff Barfly on 19 September 2009 and soon after announced a string of dates in November were they would preview new...

, directed by James Frost

James Frost

James Martin Frost is the guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist of Welsh band The Automatic, and guitarist and backing vocalist for Cardiff based band Effort. As well as his musical duties for The Automatic, Frost has also directed two of the bands music videos and their tour video daries...

, with support band Straight Lines helping shoot it. The music video was premiered on 2 June 2010 exclusively on Rock Sound

Rock Sound

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External links

• Cannot Be Saved music video on Youtube
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  The Automatic , are a Welsh rock band. The band is composed of Robin Hawkins on vocals, bass and synthesizers, James Frost on guitar, synthesizers, backing vocals and occasional bass, Iwan Griffiths on drums and Paul Mullen on vocals, guitar and synthesizer - since 2007...
  
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