Alexander Gregor Pennie (born 14 December 1985) is a musician who was previously in the band The Automatic from the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, where he provided unclean vocals as well as playing synthesizers and keyboards for the act.
Pennie's unique vocal style and energetic live performances became trademark signatures of The Automatic.
[1][2][3] During his time in The Automatic Pennie was featured on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and with bandmate Robin Hawkins stood in for Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1.
He also took on lead vocal responsibilities on the band's cover of "Gold Digger" by Kanye West and "Epic" by Faith No More.
In 2013 they made a joint EP with the American emo band Self Defense Family on Palm Reader Records.