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"Austin" comes from the Textones' second album, Cedar Creek (1987). The L.A. band, co-founded by Austin, Texas natives Carla Olson and Kathy Valentine, released three albums during the 1980's. Valentine departed before the band did any major label recording, and went on to commercial success as bassist for the Go-Go's. After the Textones disbanded, lead singer/guitarist Olson released a number of solo albums, collaborating with artists such as Gene Clark, Mick Taylor and (fellow Austin native) Eric Johnson.
In 1981 the Go-Go's debuted with the album Beauty and the Beat, ultimately capturing and holding the #1 spot on the Billboard album chart for six straight weeks. The double platinum-selling disc, now considered by many music critics to be a cornerstone album of early 1980's new wave, is known for its upbeat, pure pop hits like "We Got the Beat" and "Our Lips Are Sealed". The darker "Automatic" stands in contrast to those songs, with its minor key melody, repeating lead guitar line, and swampy slide guitar solo creating a hypnotic undertow. The song was released as a single in the UK in February of 1982.
