There are two ways to tackle iDKHOW's debut album. Sure, you can buy into 'the story' - footage of a mysterious band, gathered between 1964 and 1983 and released out of sequence - and that's all sorts of fun. It detracts from the more exciting truth at hand, though: Dallon Weekes is a master showman.

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I Don’t Know How But They Found Me’s debut is a brightly lit, dance-ready time machine.

Fun, flamboyant, and entirely of its time.

It may have arrived to the party fashionably late, but Razzmatazz comes at just the right time and it was well worth the wait. iDKHOW might not be changing the game exactly, but they’re packing the kind of addictive, dopamine-like qualities that’ll make you want to keep pumping coins into the slot for another hit, time and time again.

Razzmatazz is a masterful debut, one that shows promise for a pair of musicians who proudly wear their influences on their sleeves.

Even if indebted to 80s new wave, the Salt Lake City duo aligns more with fun, bouncy electro-pop that's about 400 miles away from their home state. Of course, I'm talking about The Killers-circa Hot Fuss.

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Happy Hanukkah Bros

"Guys, have you listened to new wave? What if we made that then fused it with literally all of the worst elements of modern pop rock! It's genius!"

Docky

ITS SO DAMN FUN.

I liked this band before but it was like...*I heard a few songs and they seem fine*
And god damn this album was better than I could have imagined. It's just so damn fun, sorta reminds me of After Laughter at times. Honestly really glad he quit Panic!, this is way better than the last 3 panic albums (not to say the last 3 albums were awful or anything tho, I just think this is a lot better). I can see this becoming one of my fav albums of the year if I end up coming back to ... read more

jackson

I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME make bold moves on their first LP, as evident on every song.

Dallon Weekes, former bassist for Panic! at the disco (2009-2015) provides mad IQ to the recording process. for each song, he sings lead vocals, plays bass, and writes. throughout the album, he also adds things such as ukulele, and even some production chops.

the songwriting is visual, especially on tracks such as “from the gallows” and “lights go down”.

“leave me ... read more

7mo*

Braden

I gotta admit...I can't recall another album that drops off so hard after the first track. The opener, "Leave Me Alone", is an excellent synthpop tune that won't fail to get you groovin' a bit. It serves every purpose that an opening track should; it's catchy, it has just enough depth to catch your ear, and it gets you interested enough to sit through whatever else the album has to offer. Unfortunately, this particular album does not offer much. Like I said before, the energy and ... read more

BGL13

this shrunk on me lol
faves: lights go down, leave me alone, title track, new invention , cluster hug
least faves: gallows, kiss goodnight, sugar pills, need you here

11mo*

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