Seattle, Chicago and Vancouver-based synth-driven power-poppers Autogramm have announced the release of their third full-length album ‘Music That Humans Can Play‘.
The follow-up to 2021’s No Rules, will be out on November 17th via Stomp Records (Beluga Records EU). Lead single “WannaBe” arrives on September 29th. Pre-order it here.
They continue the band’s tradition of crafting new wave gems with a power pop twist. Drawing on influences from the likes of The Cars, The Go-Go’s, Gary Numan, 20/20, and Devo, Autogramm have delivered a decisively cohesive album that will fit in easily to the 80’s section of your record collection, with songs so well-crafted they probably deserve to be on the soundtrack of Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Shot and directed by Jiffy Marx in East Vancouver, the greenscreen video for lead single “WannaBe”, captures the band on superimposed digital static while they perform the track live.
Drummer/singer The Silo reflects on the inspiration behind the song:
“WannaBe began as a way to say to the most important person in my life that I will stand beside them no matter what their direction, self-opinion, or physical state of being. Upon further reflection, I thought it could apply more broadly to all of our relationships in life: it’s a declaration of love and support to any friend, child, or lover who is going through a change in their self-perception; the idea that gender, occupation, size, skin, are all merely physical manifestations of being and will never matter as much as the person underneath it all.”
With a meandering bass run through the verses and spacious synth and drum parts, Autogramm leaves room for the song to breathe before building to the climax of the song where band members CC Voltage, The Silo, Lars Von Seattle and Jiffy Marx all harmonize to the refrain: “Be My Alien!”
Check out “WannaBe” below, followed by the album’s artwork and tracklist.
Autogramm ‘Music That Humans Can Play’ Tracklist:
- Born Losers
- WannaBe
- Hey Allie
- Why Do We Dance?
- Love Is For Fools
- Plastic Punks
- Yesterday
- Westbound
- (Always Gonna) Be My Girl
- Dive Right In
Photo credit: Tyler McLeod
