The solo project of American singer-songwriter and bassist Dallon Weekes, iDKHOW has released his sophomore record 'Gloom Division' – 'a cocktail of experimental art-pop-, post-punk- & R&B-infused tracks'.
Produced with Dave Fridmann (Tame Impala, MGMT, Weezer) and recorded at his Tarbox Road Studios and Weekes' own basement studio, 'Gloom Division' 'is a testament to the power of collaboration and fearless artistic expression' that explores 'themes ranging from love and obsession to satanic panic and neurodivergence'."The day has finally come. 'Gloom Division' is now yours on every platform. Listen, revel, do whatever you want. . . Please adhere to all practices, guidelines and subconscious instructions," says iDKHOW.
iDKHOW has garnered nearly one billion streams worldwide, with two million monthly listeners on Spotify.
The new album follows iDKHOW's debut LP 2020's 'Razzmatazz', which included 'Leave Me Alone', and the previous EPs: 2018's '1981 Extended Play' (that included the single 'Choke'), 2019's 'Christmas Drag' and 2021's 'Razzmatazz B-Sides'.
Here, Dallon shares a few of the artistic inspirations behind the making of 'Gloom Division', which Billboard declared 'spaced-out, swaggering synth-rock', while Stereogum labelled it 'a throwback to Hot Hot Heat and early Killers'.
Blur
When nu metal and rap-rock were dominating the airwaves in the '90s, I found refuge in Brit-pop. Artists like Radiohead, Supergrass, and Pulp were there to protect my fragile psyche.Blur was always my favourite, however. If you're familiar with Blur you'll know straight away how they influenced the creation of 'Gloomtown Brats'. Favourite track: 'The Universal'.
