#Jamiroquai automaton album professional

On 17 January 2017, Jamiroquai announced a 10-date festival tour of Asia and Europe due to start on in Tokyo, Japan, and to end on 5 August 2017 in Zambujeira do Mar, Portugal the tour also included shows in South Korea, Greece, the Netherlands, Italy, Finland, France, Switzerland and Czech Republic. It was followed by 'Nights Out in the Jungle' in January 2018. In December 2017, a fourth single, 'Summer Girl', was released. As a result, cut scenes from the 'Automaton' video were interspersed throughout it. An accompanying music video was produced without active participation from front man Jay Kay, whose back injury most likely left him unable to attend the filming. On 29 June 2017, the band released 'Superfresh' as the third official single from the album. On 10 February 2017, Jamiroquai released an audio version of the track 'Cloud 9', and on 22 February 2017 released online the video version featuring actress Monica Cruz.

On 27 January 2017, Jamiroquai released online a video version of the title track as the album's lead single. The album had its worldwide radio premiere on 26 January 2017 at 20:00 GMT on BBC Radio 2's Jo Whiley show, which played its first single, ' Automaton'. Ultimately, it's that sense of love and good vibes that drives much of Automaton.' Īlthough not released as a single, 'Shake it On' broke into the Official French Singles Chart, peaking at number 154. In his review for AllMusic, Matt Collar concluded: 'There are few bands who play classic disco-funk with as much genuine love for the genre and care in the productions as Kay and Jamiroquai. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album received an average score of 71, which indicates 'generally favorable reviews', based on 16 reviews. Upon release, the album received generally positive reviews.

#Jamiroquai automaton album professional

Reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores Jay Kay described the inspiration for Automaton: 'in recognition of the rise of artificial intelligence and technology in our world today and how we as humans are beginning to forget the more pleasant, simple and eloquent things in life and in our environment including our relationship with one another as human beings'. It was a number-one album in Italy and peaked at number two in Switzerland, number three in France and number four in the UK. It is the band's first album in seven years, following Rock Dust Light Star (2010). Jay Kay will also lead his collective to a slew of festivals across the summer, including Boardmasters in the UK and the Seoul Jazz Festival in South Korea.Automaton is the eighth studio album by English funk band Jamiroquai, released on 31 March 2017 through Virgin EMI. The band, which also includes members Derrick McKenzie, Rob Harris and Paul Turner, will also headline concerts in Paris on 28 March and Tokyo, Japan on 25 May. Jamiroquai will be on the road later in 2017 with a headline show scheduled for London's Roundhouse on 31 March.

Set for release on 31 March, Automaton comes more than six years after the British group delivered their seventh album Rock Dust Light Star. Jamiroquai are on tour in summer 2017 with a gig set for London's Roundhouse REUTERS/Jorge AdornoĮxplaining the meaning behind the treatment, Jay Kay said: 'The inspiration for Automaton is in recognition of the rise of artificial intelligence and technology in our world today and how we as humans are beginning to forget the more pleasant, simple and eloquent things in life and in our environment including our relationship with one another as human beings.'Īutomaton, the single, will appear on the album of the same name.