Album artwork for Automatic Midnight by Hot Snakes

Automatic Midnight, Hot Snakes’ first studio album, originally came out in 2000. Both the band and the album began as a side project for John Reis in June 1999, during time off from his main band Rocket From the Crypt. Reis wrote and recorded a batch of songs in San Diego with Delta 72 drummer Jason Kourkounis. To provide vocals for the tracks Reis called in Rick Froberg, whom he had played with in Pitchfork and Drive Like Jehu from 1986 to 1995. Most of the material from these sessions was used to create Automatic Midnight, which became the first release for Reis' newly formed Swami Records label. The band’s sound represented a return to the unrealized past of its members: direct, undraped and rock ‘n’ roll while still maintaining the dense and turbulent character of the members’ previous work. In April or May of 2000, Hot Snakes added bassist Gar Wood, found their live sound and established themselves as primo, down-stroke warlords. A sinister and swaggering debut blast of fierce and turbulent all-star punk rock'n'roll. Guitars attack, drums pound, vocals destroy.

LP - Limited Orange Vinyl with Download plus a new set of 6 stickers designed by the band’s Rick Froberg.

CD - Digipack with custom dust sleeve.

Hot Snakes

Automatic Midnight

Sub Pop
Album artwork for Automatic Midnight by Hot Snakes
LP

£19.99

Limited Orange Vinyl with Download plus a new set of 6 stickers designed by the band’s Rick Froberg.

Released 19/01/2018Catalogue Number

SP1217

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Album artwork for Automatic Midnight by Hot Snakes
CD

£9.99

Digipack with custom dust sleeve.

Released 19/01/2018Catalogue Number

SPCD1217

Learn more
Hot Snakes

Automatic Midnight

Sub Pop
Album artwork for Automatic Midnight by Hot Snakes
LP

£19.99

Limited Orange Vinyl with Download plus a new set of 6 stickers designed by the band’s Rick Froberg.

Released 19/01/2018Catalogue Number

SP1217

Learn more
Album artwork for Automatic Midnight by Hot Snakes
CD

£9.99

Digipack with custom dust sleeve.

Released 19/01/2018Catalogue Number

SPCD1217

Learn more

Automatic Midnight, Hot Snakes’ first studio album, originally came out in 2000. Both the band and the album began as a side project for John Reis in June 1999, during time off from his main band Rocket From the Crypt. Reis wrote and recorded a batch of songs in San Diego with Delta 72 drummer Jason Kourkounis. To provide vocals for the tracks Reis called in Rick Froberg, whom he had played with in Pitchfork and Drive Like Jehu from 1986 to 1995. Most of the material from these sessions was used to create Automatic Midnight, which became the first release for Reis' newly formed Swami Records label. The band’s sound represented a return to the unrealized past of its members: direct, undraped and rock ‘n’ roll while still maintaining the dense and turbulent character of the members’ previous work. In April or May of 2000, Hot Snakes added bassist Gar Wood, found their live sound and established themselves as primo, down-stroke warlords. A sinister and swaggering debut blast of fierce and turbulent all-star punk rock'n'roll. Guitars attack, drums pound, vocals destroy.

LP - Limited Orange Vinyl with Download plus a new set of 6 stickers designed by the band’s Rick Froberg.

CD - Digipack with custom dust sleeve.