Leave it to Vancouver’s Autogramm to plant an earworm in your brain. This time, it’s about someone called Randy, and before long, the “Don’t screw up!” hook turns into a self-talk mantra you’ll find yourself repeating whenever the stakes feel high at work or at home. And instead of crumbling under pressure, you’ll be grinning and responding: “Won’t screw up!”
Randy is the A-side of Autogramm’s latest single (out now on Dirt Cult Records) and was originally slated to be included on their 2023 full length. Sonically that would have been a perfect fit, but a mix up in the lyrics made them exclude it. This is a version with rerecorded vocals and with drummer The Silo’s cat as its main subject. Flip the 7″, and you’ll find another track with a circular chorus that’s just as infectious. It’s the bands succesful attempt at a 1979 song by The Diodes (Jenny’s In A Sleep World).
Honestly, I should probably warn you against listening—this thing will live rent-free in your head. But that would be a weak attempt at reverse psychology. Best dive in… just don’t say I didn’t warn you!
Oh, and don’t screw up!
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