Jiffy From Autogramm: The Evan Toth Interview, 11/28/23

The Great White North can be a cold and snowy place, there’s no better way to warm things up than to start a rock and roll band with your pals, even if they are spread near and far throughout the region. Meet Autogramm, a synth driven, power-pop quartet featuring members hailing from Vancouver, Seattle, and Chicago - respectively - who utilized technological advances in remote technology during the pandemic to keep the embers of their musical partnership burning strong. However, they hit the studio together - at the same time - to create their third studio album, Music That Humans Can Play (Stomp/Beluga). Jiffy Marx, the band’s guitarist and lead singer, joins me to discuss it.
Jiffy and the group go out of their way to acknowledge the bands and musicians who came before them, always providing the proper cred for their sound. However, a quick listen to their latest album thoroughly proves that the group isn’t merely a retread of new wave sounds from yesteryear. No, they’ve taken the sound - spun plenty of their own spin - and created something fresh while tipping their cap to the forefathers (and mothers) of the sound.
So, join me and Jiffy as we explore the process of putting together the band’s quasi-remote project, take a deep dive into several tracks on the new album, review plans for their upcoming tour of Europe, and - perhaps most importantly, learn where Jiffy Marx got that cool name.