1981 Extended Play

***1981 Extended Play*** is the debut EP released by iDKHOW on November 9th, 2018, via Fearless Records. The EP peaked at number 1 for a week on *Billboard*'s Heatseekers Albums.

## Background

"Choke" was released on October 26th, 2017, being the first single to come from the EP. The track was certified gold in Canada and the United States in 2021 respectively. "Do It All the Time" was released exactly a year later; in October, the EP's release date was announced the same day the song's music video was released. Two weeks before the release of *1981 Extended Play*, "Bleed Magic" would be the third and final single released with a lyric video.

## Artwork

There is Icelandic text on the front cover, which translates to this:

> “Brought to you by the Television and Broadcasting Company, the Temporal Performing Arts, and The International Telex Foundation. We invite you to watch.”
>
>

## Touring

Before and after the release of the EP, iDKHOW were on a tour with Waterparks. They would later have their own tour, Night Heat, throughout early 2019; they continued to tour in the summer with Silversun Pickups.

## Personnel

### iDKHOW

* Weekes - vocals, bass
* Ryan Seaman - drums

### Technical

* Weekes - production, mixing ("Introduction" and "Choke")
* Hill - production ("Social Climb")
* Morrissey - production ("Absinthe")
* Dahlquist - production ("Absinthe")
* Pramik - production ("Bleed Magic" and "Do It All the Time")
* Fulk - production ("Bleed Magic" and "Do It All the Time"), mixing ("Social Climb," "Bleed Magic," "Absinthe," "Do It All the Time")
* Michelle Mancini - mastering

### Additional

* Jim Merkel - voice ("Introduction")
* Alex Nauth - horns ("Choke" and "Do It All the Time")
* Matt Appleton - horns ("Social Climb" and "Do It All the Time")

### Management

* Andy Serrao - A&R
* Anna Mrzyglocki - project management
* Jenny Reader - chief creative officer
* Rick Sales - management
* Larissa Giampaoli - management
* Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald - publicity
* Nick Storch - agent
* Jake Zimmerman - agent
* Andy Tavel - legal
* Dawn Nepp - business management

### Photography, Artwork & Packaging

* Lauren Perry - photography
* Florian Mihr - artwork & package design

## References

1. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/artist/i-dont-know-how-but-they-found-me/
2. ↑ https://www.altpress.com/i\_dont\_know\_how\_but\_they\_found\_me\_choke\_song/
3. ↑ https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?\_gp\_search=Choke%20I+Dont+Know+How+But+They+Found+Me
4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211201232157/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab\_active=default-award&ar=I+Don%27t+Know+How+But+They+Found+Me&ti=Choke&format=Single&type=
5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20181107010324/https://rocksound.tv/news/read/idkhow-have-announced-their-debut-ep-and-released-a-video
6. ↑ https://www.altpress.com/idkhow-new-song-bleed-magic-listen/
7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4Bf8Qhe59U
8. ↑ https://genius.com/album\_cover\_arts/275248
9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190405113626/https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/waterparks-us-tour-dates-idkhow
10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190328191806/https://www.musicnewsnet.com/2019/03/i-dont-know-how-but-they-found-me-idkhow-announces-night-heat-spring-north-american-concert-tour.html
11. ↑ https://undertheradarmag.com/news/silversun\_pickups\_announce\_new\_summer\_tour\_dates
12. ↑ https://thesoundboardreviews.com/2018/11/12/ep-review-1981-extended-play-by-i-dont-know-how-but-they-found-me/
13. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/1981-Extended-Play-Dont-Found/product-reviews/B07HGBRWF7?reviewerType=all\_reviews
14. ↑ https://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/idkhow/1981-extended-play/
15. ↑ https://diymag.com/review/ep/i-dont-know-how-but-they-found-me-1981-extended-play
16. ↑ https://wptsradio.org/26028-2/
17. ↑ https://musicboard.app/album/77654472/reviews?order\_by=helpful
18. ↑ https://wloy.org/review-i-dont-know-how-but-they-found-me-1981-extended-play/
19. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/master/1449684-iDKHOW-1981-Extended-Play
20. ↑ https://bittersweetpress.com/idkhow-1981-extended-play/