The Automatic have responded to comments made about them by The Horrors, who apparently called them bland and accused them of "flogging a dead horse".
The band's Frost told Gigwise: "I wouldn't call our music bland, I think that there's quite a lot in our music. I think that they come from the sort of art-school background and they're just trying to be as cool as possible. We don't really care to be honest, if you don't like us don't bother with us."
Bandmate Rob sounds like he does care, though, as he added: "They're raping a dead pig."
The band's Iwan continued: "I don't really see the point in animosity to other bands, I could say I don't really like their music but I don't know them as people so I'm not going to say anything deliberately annoying or offensive cos that's just a cry for attention. I don't see why you'd be deliberately antagonistic to other people who are just trying to do what you're doing, just make music and make a living out of it. It's just something that goes without saying that you respect other bands and not go purposely out of your way to not do that."