AUTOGRAMM PREMIERE VIDEO FOR “NO RULES”

AUTOGRAMM PREMIERE VIDEO FOR “NO RULES”
AUTOGRAMM PREMIERE VIDEO FOR “NO RULES”
A SHOT-BY-SHOT NOD & WINK TO
BILLY JOEL’S CLASSIC “SOMETIMES A FANTASY”
 
TITLE-TRACK SINGLE RELEASED TO ANNOUNCE
 SOPHOMORE LP, DUE OUT APRIL 16 VIA NEVADO RECORDS

New York, NY (February 24, 2021) – Autogramm, the synth-driven, power-pop trio from Vancouver premiered a video to the title-track single off their upcoming sophomore album, ‘No Rules’, due out April 16 via Nevado Records. 

Featuring lead vocals from the currently Chicago-based drummer The Silo (Destroyer, Spun Out, Black Mountain, Lightning Dust), he notes regarding the track’s inspiration… “I’m an enthusiastic dancer. Skilled? No. But I love to dance, and this song is an ode to my relationship with dancing: Flex abandon, enter the void!

It’s one of my favourite things to do. I don’t believe there are any rules in dance, apart from not hurting anyone else or infringing upon their personal space. It might seem weird to begin a song called “No Rules” with two rules, but it’s kind of like a snake eating its tail, no? No rules for no rules, including the absence of rules…”

Discussing recreation of a Billy Joel classic video, bassist CC Voltage (Dysnea Boys, Loyalties, Black Halos, Spitfires) adds, “we email videos around to each other all the time. Sometimes to inspire us, sometimes to discover something new, or sometimes just to have a laugh at a ridiculous music video. In this case it was the latter.”

Featuring guitars and vocals from Jiffy Marx (Hard Drugs, Blood Meridian), Autogramm draw on influences from The Cars, The Go Go’s, Gary Numan, 20/20 and Devo. Along with calling Canada, the U.S., UK and Germany home at various points, the band also has a long standing connection to the art, punk, and skateboarding communities world-wide.

“No Rules” out April 16th, 2021 on Nevado Records: Here

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Introducing….Autogramm

Introducing….Autogramm

Ok Ok settle down you punks, power poppers & hard rockers It’s been a bumpy ride for the past few months and we’re not out of the woods quite yet what with some countries doing a hell of a lot better (Canada, New Zealand) than others (UK, USA take note).

RPM is really missing heading out to live shows right now so what we thought we’d do is introduce you to some new bands we like and who should be on your radar if you’ve been paying any attention to RPM Online.  First up from outta Canada we bring you the power poppin’ Autogramm.

Autogramm is a synth-driven, power-pop trio from Vancouver drawing influences from the likes of The Cars, The Go Go’s, Gary Numan, 20/20 and Devo. The band members are Jiffy Marx of Brooklyn’s Hard Drugs and Vancouver’s Blood Meridian, CC Voltage of Berlin’s Dysnea Boys, London’s Loyalties and Vancouver’s Black Halos and Spitfires, and The Silo of Vancouver’s Black Mountain, Lightning Dust and Destroyer. 

Just who the Hell are Autogramm?
Jiffy: Are any of us still who we were pre-COVID?!
C.C.: We’re three dudes who tried to make a song that sounded like 20/20 and it became a real band. Jiffy Marx, C.C. Voltage and The Silo.
Where you from?
Jiffy: Not sure if its official yet but we are from Vancouver Canaduh and Chicago “The Windy City” IL
C.C. I’m from a suburb of Vancouver called Abbotsford; the bible belt of Canada. Perhaps why I’ve also spent many years in Berlin and Cologne.
How did the band come together?
Jiffy: We’ve all moved around and traveled a lot but in 2017 we were all living in Vancouver and decided to start a New Wave/Post-punk/Powerpop band.
C.C. Jiffy was visiting Berlin and we decided we wanted to start something while we listened to a 20/20 LP in Kreuzberg.

Previous recordings available?  

 Jiffy: Jessica Don’t Like Rock’n’roll b/w Run Don’t T-Talk To Me 45rpm single (2017 Snappy Little Numbers Quality Audio Recordings) What R U Waiting 4? Album (2018 Nevado Records) Bad Day b/w Quiero Estar Sedado 45rpm single (2019 Jarama 45 RPM Records)
If you wanted to dig deeper we’ve been in bands like Dysnea Boys, Jiffy Marker, Black Mountain, The Spitfires, Destroyer, The Loyalties, Black Rice, Hard Drugs, Lightning Dust, Black Halos, etc….
Post pandemic what’s the plan?
C.C. Hug people, shake hands, go to bars, then release the new Autogramm LP (almost done!) and reschedule our Mexican and European tours.
The Silo: Please world, take us to Japan!

D I S C O V E R

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Power-Pop Trio Autogramm Releases RUSH Cover Via Chicago and Vancouver

Power-Pop Trio Autogramm Releases RUSH Cover Via Chicago and Vancouver

Now you know we don’t normally approve of Rush making it onto the pages of RPM but we do approve of Autogramm being here and when they covered Rush how could we say no.  Check out this cheeky cover and admit Rush never sounded so good.

Autogramm recorded this RUSH cover just for fun, when they were bored and stuck at home (in Chicago and Vancouver) because of COVID social distancing and quarantining. All proceeds from sales going to local non-profit RAVEN Trust (Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs) a legal fund that defends Indigenous rights in Canaduh. Find it on all of your favorite digital platforms now!

When Vancouver’s infectious power-pop-trio Autogramm found themselves separated (with drummer the Silo moving to Chicago) and locked down during the global pandemic, they decided to keep their spirits up by recording a Canadian classic; by RUSH no less. The song “Working Man” keeps with Autogramm’s tradition of crafting singalong pop anthems, and adds a twist of DEVO to help personalize the tune in classic Autogramm style. The song is the first single by the band in advance of their sophomore album, to be released in early 2021 on Los Angeles’ Nevado Records.

Autogramm is a synth-driven, power-pop trio from Vancouver drawing influences from the likes of The Cars, The Go Go’s, Gary Numan, 20/20 and Devo. The band members are Jiffy Marx of Brooklyn’s Hard Drugs and Vancouver’s Blood Meridian, CC Voltage of Berlin’s Dysnea Boys, London’s Loyalties, and Vancouver’s Black Halos and Spitfires, and The Silo of Vancouver’s Black Mountain, Lightning Dust and Destroyer.

Hit ’em up on Bandcamp to buy the single and check em out

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