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RAZZMATAZZ (Deluxe Edition)

I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME
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Shrouded in mystery upon the release of their first EP in 2018, Salt Lake City duo I Don't Know How But They Found Me (or iDKHOW) pulled back the curtain to step into the spotlight for their bombastic full-length debut, Razzmatazz. An explosive fusion of alternative rock, pop savvy, and nostalgic funk swagger, the set strikes an infectious balance between the angular grooves of early-aughts ringmasters like the Killers and Franz Ferdinand and '60s glam gods like David Bowie and Marc Bolan. The results are fun, sexy, and absolutely catchy, aligning with output by contemporaries such as Joywave and the 1975. From the start, primary members Dallon Weekes and Ryan Seaman lay their inspirations right on the table, tapping into the funkier sides of Bowie and Peter Gabriel for "Leave Me Alone," which struts with elastic bass, hand claps, and a conviction that establishes Weekes as a consummate showman in the making. From there, the bombastic "Mad IQ" slaps a thick "Fame"-esque swagger over jagged synths, while the sexy bounce of "Sugar Pills" sounds like Under the Influence of Giants colliding with Scary Monsters. Elsewhere, "Clusterhug" elevates Razzmatazz to new heights atop a twinkling melody reminiscent of Muse's "Starlight." The vocal harmonies and sonic layers on that track also introduce another of the band's inspirations, Queen, whose spirit returns on the falsetto highs of the midtempo piano ditty "Need You Here." Channeling all of those iconic frontmen comes easy to Weekes, and Razzmatazz is a showcase for what he can pull off. Even slower numbers that could be considered filler anywhere else are endearing and engaging, playing like moments for the audience to catch their breath in a live show. "Nobody Likes the Opening Band" is one of those highlights, a tongue-in-cheek piano pitch for the oft-ignored warm-up act that charms like the best of Ben Folds' live ad-libs. Closing with the theatrical title track, iDKHOW creeps along with spooky synths before shooting for the rafters with an angelic chorus and juicy saxophone solo that dazzles with that namesake flair. Razzmatazz is a masterful debut, one that shows promise for a pair of musicians who proudly wear their influences on their sleeves.

© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo

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1
Leave Me Alone
00:03:35

Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Phillips, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dallon Weekes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Seaman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Walsh, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, MainArtist

℗ 2020 Concord Records

2
Mad IQs
00:03:02

Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Brian Phillips, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Dallon Weekes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Seaman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Walsh, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, MainArtist

℗ 2020 Concord Records

3
Nobody Likes The Opening Band
00:02:15

Tim Pagnotta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Phillips, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dallon Weekes, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, MainArtist

℗ 2020 Concord Records

4
New Invention
00:03:11

Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - David Walsh, ComposerLyricist - Brian Phillips, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dallon Weekes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Seaman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Walsh, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, MainArtist - Chad Walsh, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2020 Concord Records

5
From The Gallows
00:02:42

Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Nauth, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Phillips, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dallon Weekes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Seaman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, MainArtist

℗ 2020 Concord Records

6
Clusterhug
00:03:11

Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Phillips, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dallon Weekes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Seaman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Walsh, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, MainArtist

℗ 2020 Concord Records

7
Sugar Pills
00:03:06

Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Phillips, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dallon Weekes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Seaman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, MainArtist - Stu Maxfield, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2020 Concord Records

8
Kiss Goodnight
00:03:49

Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Phillips, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dallon Weekes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Seaman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Walsh, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, MainArtist

℗ 2020 Concord Records

9
Lights Go Down
00:03:23

Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Phillips, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dallon Weekes, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Seaman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Walsh, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, MainArtist - Jason Staehler Hill, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2020 Concord Records

10
Need You Here
00:03:07

Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Goldstein, ComposerLyricist - Brian Phillips, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dallon Weekes, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Seaman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Walsh, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, MainArtist

℗ 2020 Concord Records

11
Door
00:01:32

Tim Pagnotta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Phillips, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dallon Weekes, Producer, Vocals, Ukulele, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, MainArtist

℗ 2020 Concord Records

12
Razzmatazz
00:04:22

Tim Pagnotta, Composer, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Appleton, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Phillips, Composer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dallon Weekes, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Seaman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Walsh, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, MainArtist

℗ 2020 Concord Records

13
New Invention
00:03:10

Tim Pagnotta, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - David Walsh, ComposerLyricist - Dallon Weekes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Seaman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Walsh, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tessa Violet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, MainArtist - Chad Walsh, ComposerLyricist - Bri Ray, Choir - Raven Flowers, Choir - Oyoyo Joi Bonner, Choir

℗ 2021 Concord Records

14
Boys Don’t Cry
00:03:14

Robert Smith, Composer, Author, ComposerLyricist - LAURENCE TOLHURST, Composer - Michael Dempsey, Composer - Dallon Weekes, Producer, Mixer, Piano, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Seaman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jed Jones, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, MainArtist - Eric Stoddard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Travis Perkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Concord Records

15
Leave Me Alone (Live From A TV Studio)
00:03:40

Tim Pagnotta, ComposerLyricist - Brian Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Dallon Weekes, Producer, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Seaman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johann Meyer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, MainArtist

℗ 2021 Concord Records

16
New Invention (Fisch Loops Remix)
00:03:05

Tim Pagnotta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - David Walsh, ComposerLyricist - Brian Phillips, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Fischer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dallon Weekes, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Seaman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Walsh, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Patterson, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, MainArtist - Chad Walsh, ComposerLyricist - Fisch Loops, Producer, Remixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Concord Records

17
From The Gallows (Demo)
00:02:29

Dallon Weekes, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Seaman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Tedeschi, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, MainArtist - Doug Kessinger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Milan Vrajich, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Wyatt Wakefield, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - James Gallardo, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Schroeder III, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2021 Concord Records

18
Modern Day Cain (Slow Jam Version)
00:02:57

Dallon Weekes, Producer, Mixer, Glockenspiel, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Seaman, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, MainArtist

℗ 2021 Concord Records

19
Sugar Pills (Live From London / 2021)
00:03:56

Joe Fisher, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dallon Weekes, Producer, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Seaman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, MainArtist - Stu Maxfield, ComposerLyricist - Elliot McCoid, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Purpua, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2021 Concord Records

Album review

Shrouded in mystery upon the release of their first EP in 2018, Salt Lake City duo I Don't Know How But They Found Me (or iDKHOW) pulled back the curtain to step into the spotlight for their bombastic full-length debut, Razzmatazz. An explosive fusion of alternative rock, pop savvy, and nostalgic funk swagger, the set strikes an infectious balance between the angular grooves of early-aughts ringmasters like the Killers and Franz Ferdinand and '60s glam gods like David Bowie and Marc Bolan. The results are fun, sexy, and absolutely catchy, aligning with output by contemporaries such as Joywave and the 1975. From the start, primary members Dallon Weekes and Ryan Seaman lay their inspirations right on the table, tapping into the funkier sides of Bowie and Peter Gabriel for "Leave Me Alone," which struts with elastic bass, hand claps, and a conviction that establishes Weekes as a consummate showman in the making. From there, the bombastic "Mad IQ" slaps a thick "Fame"-esque swagger over jagged synths, while the sexy bounce of "Sugar Pills" sounds like Under the Influence of Giants colliding with Scary Monsters. Elsewhere, "Clusterhug" elevates Razzmatazz to new heights atop a twinkling melody reminiscent of Muse's "Starlight." The vocal harmonies and sonic layers on that track also introduce another of the band's inspirations, Queen, whose spirit returns on the falsetto highs of the midtempo piano ditty "Need You Here." Channeling all of those iconic frontmen comes easy to Weekes, and Razzmatazz is a showcase for what he can pull off. Even slower numbers that could be considered filler anywhere else are endearing and engaging, playing like moments for the audience to catch their breath in a live show. "Nobody Likes the Opening Band" is one of those highlights, a tongue-in-cheek piano pitch for the oft-ignored warm-up act that charms like the best of Ben Folds' live ad-libs. Closing with the theatrical title track, iDKHOW creeps along with spooky synths before shooting for the rafters with an angelic chorus and juicy saxophone solo that dazzles with that namesake flair. Razzmatazz is a masterful debut, one that shows promise for a pair of musicians who proudly wear their influences on their sleeves.

© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo

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