AUTOGRAMM Announce Spanish Tour Dates With Vinyl Single “Randy” b/w Diodes Cover “Jenny’s In A Sleep World”
Autogramm, synth-driven power-poppers from Seattle, Chicago and Vancouver, have just released their latest single on Dirt Cult Records (and Germany’s No Plan Records). The vinyl seven-inch single features the band’s newest composition “Randy” and is backed with the song “Jenny’s In A Sleep World” by Toronto’s punk legends The Diodes. Originally released in 1979, The Diodes enthusiastically endorsed the synthed-up cover version of the song. The new single follows Autogramm’s tradition of crafting sing-along new wave anthems, but this time with a humorous twist. “Randy” was originally slated to be released as part of their latest album Music That Humans Can Play, but was omitted as the subject of the lyrics became inaccurate. Being a self described “cat band” they naturally - after some deliberation - decided to re-record the vocals and dedicate the content of the lyrics to their drummer’s cat, Randy.
Il batterista The Silo spiega le parole che ha scritto per la canzone. "È una lettera a un buon amico, che ha bisogno di un po' di spinta di fiducia. Tutti hanno bisogno di un impulso dell'ego a volte. Anche se sono un gatto.” Gli ascoltatori saranno entusiasti di righe come “Se pensi di voler saltare su quel tavolo, bene bambino hai gli strumenti. Il mondo sta cercando un ragazzo piuttosto cool, e forse quel ragazzo sei tu.” “Randy” ricorderà agli ascoltatori di DEVO, con ritmi di tick-tack, basline motoriche e un ritorno curioso che sottilmente indica influenze come The Dead Milkmen e The Cars. Il nuovo singolo Autogramm arriva in congiunzione con l'annuncio delle loro date di tour
LIVE IN SPAIN MARCH 2025:
Sat March 22 COX – TNT BLUES
Sun March 23 GRANADA – PLANTA BAJA
Mon March 24 SPAIN – TBA
Tue March 25 SEVILLA – EVEN
Wed March 26 CÓRDOBA – HANGAR
Thu March 27 VALLADOLID – CIENTOCERO
Fri March 28 ALCALÁ DE HENARES – SALA EGO
Sat March 29 MADRID – FUN HOUSE
The Spanish tour will also be in support of their latest album Music That Humans Can Play released on vinyl and digital formats world-wide on Stomp Records (and Beluga Records EU). The album has already graced the pages of international press like Paste, Exclaim, Under the Radar, Goldmine, Austin Town Hall, Visions (DE), Musik Express (DE), Happy Mag (AU), and Rock ‘n’ Roll Army (ES). With their new album Music That Humans Can Play the band dedicated themselves to bringing in sounds from influences like The Fixx, David Bowie, Cheap Trick, The Boys, The Dickies, Jay Reatard, and Prince. The result is a decisively cohesive album that will fit in easily to the 80s section of your record collection, with songs so well-crafted they probably deserve to be on the soundtrack of Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Autogramm has a long standing connection to the art, punk, and skateboarding communities world-wide. Since their inception, Autogramm has performed throughout Canada, Mexico, the US, the UK, and Europe in notable venues such as London’s Lexington, Berlin’s Wild At Heart, and San Francisco’s Bottom of the Hill. Their last album No Rules Il nuovo album ha già visto il supporto a WFMU NYC, Underground Garage NYC, The Rock 94.9 Toronto, KEXP Seattle, X92.9 Calgary e XRAY FM Portland. I membri della band sono: Jiffy Marx di Brooklyn’s Hard Drugs, Vancouver’s Night Court, e Blood Meridian; CC Voltage of Berlin’s Dysnea Boys, London’s Loyalties, e Vancouver’s Black Halos and Spitfires; Lars Von Seattle di Bread & Butter e The Catheters; The Silo of Vancouver’s Black Mountain, Lightning Dust, Destroyer e più recentemente, Chicago’s Spun Out. Music That Humans Can Play was recorded in Vancouver BC during the heatwave of August 2022. Somehow, between visits to the beach, barbecues, and a newborn baby, the band laid down ten tracks at two sweaty studios on Vancouver’s Eastside. The result is a blissfully cool album with music that will appeal to all listeners, from record store snobs, garage rock slobs, and even synth-pop heartthrobs!
