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A left-field pop musician whose energized material often puts an ebullient spin on everyday pitfalls,
Louis Cole is one-half of Knower, a frequent studio collaborator, and a solo artist whose releases include
Time (2018), released on the
Brainfeeder label. Encouraged by friend and collaborator
Jack Conte (
Pomplamoose) to release music online, the Los Angeles native got to work after he graduated from USC Thornton School of Music. In 2010, he released a self-titled solo album, and he and partner
Genevieve Artadi also issued their first full-length as Knower. Additional self-released solo and duo recordings, along with numerous videos, were scattered across the next few years.
Cole co-wrote "Padded Cell" for
Seal's 2015 album
7, and within months, he and
Artadi were featured on
Snarky Puppy's
Family Dinner, Vol. 2. The year 2017 was particularly eventful for
Cole, entailing a pair of co-writing credits on
Thundercat's
Drunk ("Bus in These Streets," "Jameel's Space Ride"), his and
Artadi's placement of a song on the soundtrack for The Lego Ninjago Movie ("Dance of Doom"), and gigs opening for admirers
the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Time,
Cole's third solo album, arrived on
Flying Lotus'
Brainfeeder label in 2018. Made over the course of two-and-a-half years, it featured appearances from
Artadi and
Thundercat, as well as keyboardist
Dennis Hamm and pianist
Brad Mehldau. ~ Andy Kellman