I've been totally obsessed with Louis Cole for the past two weeks.
Been somewhat aware of him for years now but whenever I checked out his solo stuff or the duo Knower I was like "meh" and moved on.
But recently I stumbled across the Live 2019 concert and it totally ****ing blew me away. It might be the coolest, most fun concert video I've ever seen. I really dig how the songs are expanded upon, the tight af band, the amazing solos, all those little jokes and of course Cole's incredible drumming.
After that I started checking out more of his solo stuff and ended up really liking it as well. I dig the silly humour, the dancing and am now even on board with the ballads, although at first they bored me.
I also got into Knower, his duo with Genevieve Artadi. I mostly enjoy them when they play as a full band. This **** slaps hard. Apparently the next album will also be a full band record and I can't wait for it to be released.
And of course there's Clown Core, which might be his most famous or infamous project. They are officially anonymous but evidently it's Louis Cole and Sam Wendel. This might be my least favourite project of his because it's a bit too gimmicky to really listen to but it's still fun and there are some clips I really enjoy and of course the musicianship is still ****ing impressive.