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I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME
American pop/rock music project
I Dont Know How but They Found Me, often shortened to IDKHow, is an American indie pop solo project based in Salt Lake City, Utah, fronted by singer-songwriter Dallon Weekes. It was originally formed as a duo in 2016 consisting of Weekes and drummer Ryan Seaman, a former member of Weekes' previous project The Brobecks, until the latter was let go in 2023.
genres: electronic rock, indie pop, pop rock, new wave, alternative rock, dance-rock
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Formation and secrecy (2016–2017)
Prior to the formation of the band, Dallon Weekes and Ryan Seaman were longtime friends who had worked together in the past. Seaman joined Weekes' former band The Brobecks in 2008 and played drums for Weekes' solo projects, including the songs "Sickly Sweet Holidays" and "Please Don't Jump (It's Christmas)."
The band's style has mainly been described as indie pop. Weekes has also described their musical style as indie pop, as well as "hipster nonsense" and "Glam Wham". They have also been described as new wave, alternative, electronic rock, "electro pop rock", and a pop rock-influenced mix of "sixties garage, seventies glam, eighties new wave, and the early days of Britpop".
Formed by Dallon Weekes on lead vocals and bass (former bassist for Panic! at the Disco) and Ryan Seaman on drums (former drummer for Falling In Reverse) in 2016. Ryan was removed from the group in 2023.
Also known as: IDK, IDKHow But They Found Me, iDKHOW
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Liner notes
I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, the records, oldest first
1981 Extended Play
2018 ep
wanted
Christmas Drag
2019 ep
RAZZMATAZZ
2020 album
wanted
GLOOM DIVISION
2024 album
wanted
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
"Do It All the Time" is a song by American rock duo I Dont Know How but They Found Me. It was released on August 24, 2018, as the second single for their debut EP, 1981 Extended Play.
The song was written and produced by bassist and vocalist Dallon Weekes, David Pramik, and WZRD BLD, with additional writing by Micah Premnath. The track additionally marked the band's signing with Fearless Records, previously releasing two singles while unsigned.
Background
In 2018, Dallon Weekes began writing a song inspired by Thelema's philosophy of "do what thou wilt". Finding it to be selfish and disregarding others, he attempted to mock songs that advocate for it with a sarcastic mimicry, becoming "Do It All the Time". He recorded the song with Ryan Seaman in July as the duo I Dont Know How but They Found Me, and publicly signed to Fearless Records on August 24, following the success of their singles "Modern Day Cain" and "Choke". Alongside the announcement, "Do It All the Time" was released as a double A-side single with a remastered version of "Choke". They began playing the song live after despite limited rehearsal time, performing five shows in the United Kingdom through the end of August. On...
Music videos
Alongside the single's release, a lyric video for "Do It All the Time" was released, showing the lyrics changing color as they're sung with the cover art above it. On October 12, 2018, a music video directed by Raúl Gonzo was released for the song. The video features Weekes and Seaman performing vocals, synthesizer, and drums on an orange backdrop while several mannequins behind them hold brass & woodwind instruments. The song appears programmed, as several instruments are switched on and off with Seaman later using a clipboard and camera to document Weekes' guitar performance. In the video's YouTube description, the band fictionally describes it as a conceptual art piece that had been used in public school curriculums from 1964 to 1984.
