I'm The President - KNOWER
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- Опубліковано 30 кві 2023
- From KNOWER FOREVER, a new album.
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CREDITS
I’m The President written by: Louis Cole and Genevieve Artadi
LYRICS
Yeah the evil is way too deep
The murderers lose no sleep
Supreme Court no sour cream
All I'm vetoing all your shit
Ignoring those deep state bitch
There's only one party this
Hey this time we're gonna be all right
I won't mess it up
Hey this time it's gonna be real nice
Nice for everyone
I'm the president yeah
You all voted here I am
I'm the president I love you
Who's the president me
Landslide fucking victory
I'm the president I love you
Yeah Mount Rushymore has some tits
I heard you been talking shit
Let's see where that airstrike hits
Still, still learning these nukey codes
Ignoring those deep state chodes
My TR-3B flies low
Hey this time we're gonna be all right
I won't mess it up
Hey this time it's gonna be real nice
Orange you glad I won?
I'm the president yeah
You all voted here I am
I'm the president I love you
Who's the president me
Landslide fucking victory
I'm the president I love you
I'm the president yeah
You all voted here I am
I'm the president I love you
Who's the president me
Landslide fucking Genevieve
I'm the president I love you
Genevieve Artadi: Vocals
Louis Cole: Drums
Sam Wilkes: Bass
Jacob Mann: Keyboard
Paul Cornish: Keyboard / Piano
Brass:
Robert Murray (tuba)
Corbin Jones (sousaphone)
Kyle Richter (sousaphone)
Jon Hatamiya (tbn)
Vikram Devasthali (tbn)
Mariel Austin (tbn)
Nick Platoff (bass tbn)
Aidan Lombard (tp)
Aaron Janik (tp)
Andris Mattson (tp)
Chris Clarkson (tp)
Flutes:
Rob Sheppard
Amber Navran
Henry Solomon
Choir:
Kathryn Shuman
Mikaela Elson
Dyasono
Micaela Tobin
Jessica Freedman
Rayah Clarkson
Alexandra Domingo
Sharon Kim
Linnea Sablosky
Katharine Eames
Glynis Davies
Michael Kohl
Jeff Eames
VJ Rosales
Brett McDermid
Luc Kleiner
Sean Fitzpatrick
Strings:
Leah Zeger (vln)
Lily Honigberg (vln)
Megan Shung (vln)
Yu-Ting Wu (vln)
Chrysanthe Tan (vln)
Sabrina Parry (vln)
Nora Germain (vln)
Tylana Renga (vln)
Tom Lea (vla)
Ethan Moffitt (vla)
Daniel Jacobs (vla)
Lauren Baba (vla)
Isaiah Gage (clo)
Chris Votek (clo)
Niall Ferguson (clo)
Emily Elkin (clo)
Karl McComas-Reichl (bs)
Logan Kane (bs)
Video by Louis Cole & Genevieve Artadi
All production by: Louis Cole
Mixed and mastered by: Louis Cole
Audio engineer: Daniel Sunshine
Cameras: Daniel Sunshine, Richard Thompson, Chiquita Magic, Max Zemanovic
All Rights KNOWER
Publishing: Because Music Editions
Management/Licenses: alliz@songololomusic.com
we put the lyrics in the description. also stop being pussies about the snare drum mix
I love the mix :D It's perfect.
dude the snare sounds fine! oh yeah
It sounds like a louis cole snare, wouldn't have it any other way
Based
cozy drums! not everything has to be punchy
WE LOVE YOU ALL
😻😻😻
Peace & Love!!!
That’s very kind of you to say. I’m happy to chat with you and help you with your queries. 😊
Shut the fuck up we love you
WE LOVE YOU TOO 🥰
Nothing but respect for MY president. Artadi Cole 24
Louis for VP is the smart choice. I trust Genevieve way more.
Biden chords
idk - what she did to that horn section is a war crime
Bassist came out of the womb with bass face
Best news I’ve received in a LONG time. Welcome back KNOWER!
Fucking made me tear up
@@ivanbulanov5754 💯
I want to like your comment but it's at 247 Thumbs Up. and 24/7 Thumbs up feels right.
plot twist, new album ends up being titled fart & that shirt is promotion.
I really hope you've listened to Quality Over Opinion
”Whos the president? Me. "
Im COMPLETELY satisfied with the vocals.
me too this line in particular
Genevieve 2024 lmao
Nukey codes and deep state chodes 😆
same this song goes so hard 😂😱
"I'm the president! I love you." lol
I hope the non-drummers out there appreciate how difficult it is to do those fast triplet kicks with a single pedal at 3:33... that right there is like years of practice.
Yeah that's just insanity. I guess you can learn a lot from playing drums in a van
wait that was *single* pedal
@@LeonDerczynski Right? Any sane drummer with stakes that high... that many performers on the line... would have slapped on a double pedal and been done with it. No one would have noticed the difference. But Louis Cole is no sane drummer. He throws in an insanely difficult kick fill that sticks out like a sore thumb when no other instrument is playing. That takes balls of steel and insane chops. I don't think 99% of people realize the madness of what he's doing there. As huster3of4 says... it's just insanity.
Is it not just a heel toe method?
I taught myself how to do John Bonham Triplets when I was 19....... I havent touched drums in like 7 years now.
Louis Cole is the conductor of an orchestra, but instead waving a wand he fucking holds it down on drums and maintains the backbone of the tightest pocket I have ever heard. I have so much respect for the musicians involved in this masterpiece.
Let’s pause to applaud that amazing piano playing. 👏
Dude has 12 fingers and practices 18 hours a day.
How bout that t-shirt too. And I heard he practices 26 hours a day
JFC. Gifted f'ing bastidge. I bet he did run down those steps to record it, too. Both hands doing the unison thing toward the end. Uggvhvh.
Then the kick drum triplets. This guy.
certainlyyyyy! hot!
No kidding!!
I’m a 73 year old bass player and just love you guys. You’re a bad man Sam! All my best to you all! 🫵🏻💙✨🎸
0:32 mouse definitely made me blink
thought it was CGI at first. Then rewatched it, confirmed actual mouse O.O
Even the mouse is rockin' out
I love how the lyrics sound like something a little kid would sing to themselves. It's simple but deadly-infectious and enveloped in a rich layer of art-funk. This is the kind of music you never knew you wanted until you heard it.
the best kind of music is the shit you didn't know you needed until you hear it. A+ work gentleman, very impressed
I mean, I think the lyrics are a little sophisticated to say a little kid would write them. This is top-notch satire.
@@rahrahamunrah1 true, i just mean the vibe of it i think.
the cramped space, cameraman in the beekeeper suit, horns section downstairs, the interactive editing and the sick drumfills... hell yeah
"interactive"
Imagine being Louis's neighbor
@@georgewilson6232 -Honey, the neighbor is at it again
-LEMME GRAB THE GARDEN CHAIRS REAL QUICK WE CAN'T MISS IT
@@Fuchsia_tude
I don't remember interacting with the editing, do you?
was just thinking this morning, while listening to some Louis Cole music, I wondered "Would there ever be more Knower songs?" Seems like I manifested myself in the right timeline, for once.
If you think this way everyday, like I do, it will happen one morning. A broken clock is correct twice a day 🙂
ty!
I had the same thought on the same day - mind control???
My power is unpossible and should never not be abused this much 🎉
GOLD
this song stuck in my head for months now
I need to know how all of these people playing live together with the timing and microphones is coordinated, recorded, mixed. Absolutely mind blowing.
Very carefully. What blows my mind is how technology has allowed it to happen in a random house in the hills (rather than a purpose-built studio). DIY 5 EVAR!!!
Click tracks and modern DAWs go a lllooonnnnggg way.
If you look closely most of them if not all of them have in ear monitoring. Behind the scenes I imagine is a pretty incredible live recording and wireless monitor set up.
@@nasonguy If you listen to the whole record, the tempos aren't metronomic at all. Sound like totally natural live takes
@@user-iy9hg2ue8fya. If Louis is audible enough in the house and him and everyone involved is good at their instrument… which … ya. Check. You could pull this off no click track. Not all that much different than a music hall or recording studio just more things to consider
Genevieves new album is so beautiful her melodies are hypnotic her voice is unique. Louis Cole's latest album was a new horizon in snaptabulous pop. And a new Knower album on the way.. well I guess life doesn't always suck.
Who's the president?
Me, that's the fvcking victory!😎
Ooh, thank you for the suss, I forget they did solo stuff too
KNOWER IS BACCCCCCKK!!
@@radfoo72 That's that fucking Genevieve!
Yeah Genevieve's latest album RULZ
Hope the whole album has this "recorded in a small house" sound. The past albums have been great, but the live performances in the small house elevated basically every track.
I guess Louis is taking some notes from the totally unrelated duo, Clowncore
Small house?
Bit of a humble brag.
@@cjlister8508 for a hundred persons living in it it is
3:49 Loius and Genieve are Insane, they change the her loading shirt from 76% to 77% it;s taken me *atleast* 20 plus watches to notice this.
Sam's groove on bass is just sick, but my favorite part is Mariel Austin just relentlessly bopping on her trombone behind the music stand! 🥰🥰🥰
Her and Genevieve are the highlights for sure ❤️
She's got the most amazing vibe!
Yep
That thing was getting WORKED OUT. Super tight section.
Ayo! This was it
It's bonkers that we've already had two amazing solo albums from Louis and Genevieve in the last 6 months and now we're getting another one into the boot. This is like MF DOOM 2004 levels of output.
I'm getting 4 albums from my 2 favorite artists in the span of a year (Steven Wilson and Louis Cole). It could not have been going better for me!
wait til you hear about King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
King gizzard and the jazz lizzard
@@phahq Wait there's a new Steven Wilson album? Why am I only learning this now?
@@Ssalamanderr they say September.
As I listen for the 20th time I must reiterate - that piano solo is SERIOUS. It’s not just random notes excused as “playing outside”. He seriously knows what he’s doing. Never heard of Paul Cornish, but I have to look him up.
not sure if last sentence is sarcasm but Cornish is dope
As a failed jazz musician, I can attest to these words.
i was not prepared
@@KJ-ho6sb Sorry, but I guess he’s not that famous yet. I did look him up, and he is as good as he seems.
@@vaportrails7943 I just know him super well for his gospel work and touring with kanye’s sunday service. what a talent
That snare is CRIMINALLY CHONK and I love it.
Lol i never noticed that Paul Cornish turns his shirt around when he comes down the stairs at 2:52
Damn good catch, didn't notice that before either!
That piano solo is MIND BLOWING
can we appreciate how fucking awesome the driveway choir sounded behind Cornish's amazing piano solo?! so happy to see KNOWER back!! never stop doing what you do Genevieve and Louis!!!
Bruh "studio? What the fuxks that"😂😂😂😂this song is amazing
you could hear the choir? It sounded like a couple voices with lots of reverb pushed to the back of the mix.
@@oatstao7729 get better speakers or headphones
@@oatstao7729 Well it was a solo so I'd cut the mix some slack
i just realized the choir are doing a kind of a chromatic step it adds so much!
I love the "let's just do it" attitude of these people. This is what music needs right now.
Am I the only one that noticed that one of the flute players is Moonchild's lead singer Amber Navran??? Absolutely awesome!
Good eye! Two of my new favorites in one!
Andris and Max are in the "When You're Ugly" video. But I didn't think much of it, as Louis has every LA indie based jazz, R&B/soul artist in his videos.
3:42 that little fill by Jacob Mann always gets a smile out of me
Ain't got shit on the Fill Of The Year at 1:00
Everything about this is perfect. The insanely funky bass tone, the awesome keyboard playing, the brass section lick, Paul Cornish rushing downstairs just in time to play a wild piano solo, the fact that they got an entire orchestra for like the last 15 seconds of the song, the uncalled for but totally sick drum solo at the end, the hilarious editing, and the random gong at the end. Chef's kiss.
Oh, and the fact that the keyboard Jacob Mann was playing was just a random cheapo one off Amazon
Oh, AND there's a new Knower album coming out
WHO CARES
@@quasarkid ur mom
oh i get it now having seen the rest of the video. my apologies
if you pause at 0:23 you'll notice it isn't the same keyboard. and that's of course one more perfect detail
Exactly, it's fucking perfect, I've always loved KNOWER but they've hit it out of the park with this one, such an amazing combination of Tim & Eric style internet lo-fi production crossed with shit-hot musicianship
@@LulaRMuniz Good catch! I think it's actually an "Acorn MasterKey 49" (from like 2011)😂
I love absolutely everything about this. And I think ‘landslide fucking Genevieve” might be one of my favorite lyrics of all time.
This is what passion, humor, creativity, and real musical skills combined, sounds like. I love it 🔥
Louis solo album, Genevieve solo album, Knower album, all in less than a year. That is some serious prolificness. Don’t stop, ever.
Seriously! It's been a great year!
Genevieve's album is so good!!!!
Clown Core!
Plus the Metropole Orkest project
Plus being on tour nearly all damn year
Paul Cornish's piano solo is a thing of beauty! 😍
i love sam's enthusiasm for every bassline he hits. that man doesn't go halfway
I had no idea where this was going. I came here to check it out because I saw a smart little video elsewhere about Bandcamp. Heard the bass intro and thought 'hm…this is cool' and then the brass comes in …HOHO! Absolutely outstanding..
That down-tempo credits groove is gnarly af.
That’s the remix I’m waiting for.
I suppose it's the album version? Or the demo?
@@thewaldfe9763 ahahah it is just the original slowed down
I have listened to the song including that like 50 times and it still hits SO HARD
Big fan of the red hair girl in the downstairs horns. Her little dance whilst playing is fun.
Me too, she definitely looks like she enjoys what she does!
Yessssss, I thought I was the only one! Awesome!
Rock on Mariel.
This piano solo is wild, guy definatly knows what hes doing
Welcome back, music.
KNOWER IS BACK BABY
Aside from the immaculate groove Paul Cornish sprinting down the stairs while turning his shirt around to rip one of the best piano solos I've ever heard and Jacob Mann on a $77 Amazon keyboard make this iconic right off the bat
The weirdest thing is it's not the same keyboard? I feel like that was intentional to troll the gear dorks like me who will pause videos and look it up lol
@@CatmanJimbo were you able to figure out what it actually was?
@@lionelkentler the shape, knobs, wheels, slider and display look like PreSonus PS-49 but i can't find if it exists in black or red
edit: ok, buttons, knobs, wheels and even ports are unlabeled, so i'm certain this is PS-49 which they decided to paint one red one black, no idea why
i don't believe they went this far just to "troll the gear dorks" (and i'm not even a gear dork)
@@ser_igel I'm sure they just had those MIDI controllers around, the trolling part I was referring to was just flashing an Amazon screencap of a completely different controller
@@CatmanJimbo hah, i forgot they could have those controllers painted way earlier
I found you guys at 14 and your music has followed me into adulthood. Thank you for being such a memorable part of my life. KNOWER RULEZ!!!
this video was released 9 hours ago and you posted this comment two days ago???
@@SA3Future I'm like a time traveler, I like to go backwards
@@PeterYiffin under appreciated comment. LOL
Bro 15 now
@@PeterYiffin You're alright, kid.
Love how many people you see working on this song in the video. Music is super collaborative and I feel like a lot of that effort just gets overlooked most of the time. Great song too.
I don’t know how I found this but I’m glad I did. This is incredible, the vocals, lyrics, piano solo, everything about this is incredible. As someone with mild synesthesia, this song so fun to see/hear. So many colors and textures, I love it.
Are there any downsides to having synesthesia? To me it seems like it would be amazing to experience music in such a way; especially this!
Man I bet a acid or shrooms would absolutely slap with synesthesia
Man I bet a acid or shrooms would absolutely slap with synesthesia
I find it unsurprising that it took an entire orchestra to make up for Sam's absence! 🙂
not just that by some are powerhouses, like Jon Hatamiya
IS THAT A MOUSE AT 0:32?? nothing left out in this production! Amazing as always!
I love how accidental it looks!
damn this is picking up steam! every time i watch it it has another thousand views, and im watching multiple times a day! well deserved, amazing song in every way
不思議な感じ。面白い！👍❤
I've missed this band so much. ❤ The music is always great, and the videos are top. That bassline is tighter than that hallway. And that piano solo deserves a nobel peace prize.
it's Clown Core - Two =)
@@JohnDoe-pj7cbThis is a different feel tho
Oh boy. You know when it's a KNOWER vid in this style, there's gonna be random shit all over the video. Here are all the easter eggs / video edits I caught (please, feel free to add anything I missed):
Midi Keyboard Amazon Page - 0:22
BUGLES - 0:31
A rat underneath the drum throne - 0:32
Sam Wilkes wears an earpiece - 0:38
Flutes turn to missiles - 0:44
Overdub in the corner changes to "ETC." - 0:51
Drum fill of the year - 1:01
She's the president and presidents get mics, duh - 1:03
TUBA FLAMETHROWER - 1:14
Sneaky clapping hands in the bottom right corner - 1:21
Not hidden at all, but Genevieve becomes Mt. Rushmore - 1:23
Also not hidden but I couldn't not remark on the missile strike - 1:28
Lewd imagery censored on the computer - 1:34
TR-3B in the top left corner (thanks Patrick Andersen for the correction) - 1:36
B section text flash - 1:40
Scream face behind the door - 1:48
Podium and ASL interpreter - 1:59
tuba lets off some steam - 2:04
jacob mann takes a smoke break - 2:11, and still at 2:15
genevieve is one of the great presidents - 2:38
she then frowns in the frame - 2:40
a bird nests on the high tom - 3:24
the fart loading tshirt goes up a percent - 3:50
The UFO at 1:36 is presumably the TR-3B that Genevieve mentions in that lyric.
The MVP, thank you
❤
2:25 The Fight of the Century!
Also, it may not fit in, but the freeze frame of her at 1:57 makes me laugh. 😆 Along with that zoom at 1:19.
+Paul Cornish turns around his shirt when running down to the piano and when running up again, so we can read the print. As impressive as his piano solo!
Found this video yesterday and binged all Knower videos + all related bands, channels, etc. This one is my favorite. Just amazing!
I always love all the small fun bits in your videos, lol. Fits the awesome music you guys make.
That bass drum fill at 3:32 !!!!! There are so many awesome moments here, but that but part really got me
even the girl on Trombone is bringing the right energy!!
I’ve listened to this song probably close to 15 times today
Can’t get enough of it
Probably one of the best music videos ever made
The bass and brass are super hard. The song is so funky and jazzy and does things to my body. How is KNOWER so good? This song is a vibe and has main character energy. Pre-ordering the album now, mostly because of Sam's bass face.
Sam "bass face" Wilkes
And just like that...... life is gonna be ok
homie jazz'd hard af on that solo 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Heard this for the first time, 30+ times over😃 omg this is my new favorite band!
Oh shoot, another one live from the hallway. I love these ones!
Pink hair on the trombone was grooving unbelievably hard
WHO ARE YOU? Spotify recommended you to me and now you're stuck in my head for the last two days!!!
Daily listen for weeks now, wish I could like it each time. Thick funky tune with some really catchy lines, love it
Really great, another fantastic song. I guess it's been 13 or 14 years of music? The fact quality hasn't gone down over all these years shows the level of talent Knower has. Much bigger groups have not been able to consistently put out music that's top notch like this.
After listening to Knower and Louis Cole for some time this sounds so familiar and stylish.
I don't know music theory, but maybe this unique harmony and recognizable sound somehow has to do with this.
Don't know why but still not tired to listening them again and again.
Looking forward for the new album!
@Michael Lochlann Surely he knows now, cause that all makes sense to the layman, right? (but yeah you're right)
@Michael Lochlann By combining modern jazz with pop they do such a good thing to promote such music to a wider auditory.
I was really satisfied to hear that Let It Happen was nominated for Grammy. That was the same joy for me as when Thundercat won his Grammy on It Is What It Is.
This one shares a lot of similarity to 'Don't Care', sounds, basslines, textures etc. Particularly the verse at 1:40. Very intentional.
Also the little horn riff at 2:33 is exactly the same as the one in 'When You're Ugly'.
Louis tends to re-use little licks, chord patterns and note choices across many of this songs to create his distinctive sound.
This is the best album I've heard in a long time and its been on repeat for the last couple of days! I love this sound so much.
KNOWER AND LOUIS COLE are the best music discoveries of the last time for me! thanks a lot for that and I'm looking forward to new stuff ;-) keep it up
I love that TR3B reference. I remember being obsessed with it as a kid and wondering if it was a government aircraft or not. My friends and family were always annoyed by my ramblings. This is the kind of shit that makes me feel less alone. Thanks knower!
my god, this song is so epic. and, it's not just the piano solo but the piano solo section... i'm getting goose bumps with them choir and the orchestration. and the filming and the editing and these subtle additions and the not taking themselves seriously and the groove and that nobody got paid... it's just epic, dude.
Wait wait back the truck up.
NOBODY GOT PAID?!?
the editing choices in this video are insane and i love it
pink-hair trombone girl, marry me pls and thanks
Knower makes me take a dust of my guitars and start playing again, what a amazing band, such a talent group of young ppl prove that always be a wonderful band
Back again for another listen.
Hey just realised something... As Paul Cornish rushes off to start his solo on the piano, and on the way back, he also flips his shirt over. Pure talent there.
okay i'm not sure how i arrived here but first of all i absolutely love how many people are involved in this. i have never heard anything like this piece in my 15+ years of being a musician- it's so rare to find anything interesting these days. never stop doing this sh*t! you guys are keeping the spirit of genuine creativity alive in the grooviest way possible and i'm so here for it
The neighbors called the cops with a noise complaint
*Genevieve called an airstrike with a neighbor complaint*
I can't watch your videos and not have the biggest goddamn smile on my face. So much creativity, talent and utter silliness, I just find you guys a joy to follow.
The groove , the camera angles , the space yall recording in, true originality. Hella enjoying these vibes
I’m so glad I found your music. This song absolutely slaps! You literally have to move when you hear it!
Never heard this band before. Very cool! Looking forward to hearing more!
Man that piano solo is absolute fire
Saw these dudes live like 3 years ago, and they freaked rocked! This is one of their most catchy songs, I swear. And the piano solo is absolute bliss!
Dude. Spotify put this on my weekly suggest list and it's the standout of the group. Everything about this production is fucking impressive.
I found out about them through a live clown core performance recorded on a phone in Paris.
Please put this on vinyl, best music I've heard in the last decade!
I’m so happy to see that you’re back ! I discovered like a year ago thinking I might not see new songs from you guys, so I’m so excited right now ^^
you may have already checked them out but Louis Cole's solo albums have the same vibe, they're great
just came home from an overnight shift, had a couple KNOWER bangers on the playlist, and im greeted when i get home by brand new dope grooves. what a time to be alive.
I LOVE this song. The groove is in my head constantly and I'm forever leaning in to people and asking, "who's the President?" So fun, groovy and with that taste of rebellion I love. Just keep it coming, all I ask.
Very happy to come across this band on a sunny Sunday. What energy and creativity. Gold medals all around.
Genevieve for president
It already happened. She's on Mount Rushymore.
she already won tho
That piano solo is BANANAS 🍌🍌🍌 always great to have more Knower, thanks Louis, Genevieve and the 500 other people in the band ❤
the editing on this feels like someone giving the warmest possible hug to my adhd brain
Boy do I wish I could jam with you people. Y’all’s videos are my favorite thing right now. Brightens my life right up.
Best video of 2023 hands down. The little easter eggs hidden throughout are next level!
The random automation on the vocals just totally overloading them caught me off guard and killed me. I absolutely love the video editing style.
Red hair girl on trombone.
She is so into it. I love that
Fo sho!
So cool seeing so many people gather together to work harmoniously on one tune. Love it!
Loved when the pianist decided to turn his shirt around when he went for the solo.
I thought I imagined the thing with the progress bar but you really did it. Incredible. Genevieve for President!
This popped up in my feed randomly. First time hearing of this group. Now I’m hooked.
Musical sunshine. I really needed cheering up and this double-delivered. Unparalleled musicianship from everyone - incredible stuff, as always. Thanks so much!