1981 Extended Play

On October 26, 2017, the duo released the single “Choke" as a follow-up to their debut single “Modern Day Cain”.{{cite web |last1=Dickman |first1=Maggie |title=P!ATD's Dallon Weekes debuts first song from new project, I Don't Know How But They Found Me - Alternative Press |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/dallon_weekes_i_dont_know_how_but_they_found_me_modern_day_cain/ |website=Alternative Press |date=18 August 2017}}{{cite web |title=I Don't Know How But They Found Me drop new single, "Choke"—listen and watch the lyric video - Alternative Press |url=https://www.altpress.com/features/i_dont_know_how_but_they_found_me_choke_song/ |website=Alternative Press |date=26 October 2017}} “Choke” would later be re-released with new artwork alongside the next single, “Do It All the Time” in August 2018. On March 14, 2018 the song "Nobody Likes The Opening Band" and accompanying music video were released as a free download on the band’s website,{{Cite web|last=Dickman|first=Maggie|date=2018-03-14|title=Hear IDKHBTFM's dreamy new song, "Nobody Likes The Opening Band"|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/i_dont_know_how_but_they_found_me_nobody_likes_the_opening_band/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Alternative Press|language=en-US}} but would not appear on any official releases until 2020's Razzmatazz.

1981 EP was officially announced on October 12, 2018, the same day the music video for “Do It All the Time” was released.{{cite web |last1=Jamison |first1=Brii |title=iDKHOW Have Announced Their Debut EP, And Released A Video - News - Rock Sound Magazine |url=https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/idkhow-have-announced-their-debut-ep-and-released-a-video |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107010324/https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/idkhow-have-announced-their-debut-ep-and-released-a-video |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2018 |website=Rock Sound Magazine |accessdate=6 November 2018 }} The third and final single from the EP, "Bleed Magic", was released on October 26, 2018.{{cite web |last1=Casteel |first1=Beth |title=IDKhow share another new song, "Bleed Magic" — Listen - Alternative Press |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/idkhow-new-song-bleed-magic-listen/ |website=Alternative Press |accessdate=6 November 2018 |date=26 October 2018}} On physical copies of the EP, the track "Choke" has a sample of the 1973 British Public Information short film, Lonely Water, at the very end.

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 15:56

| title1 = Introduction

| length1 = 0:32

| writer1 = Dallon Weekes

| extra1 = Weekes

| title2 = Choke

| length2 = 3:15

| writer2 = Weekes

| extra2 = Weekes

| title3 = Social Climb

| length3 = 2:56

| writer3 = Weekes

| extra3 = {{hlist|Weekes|Jason Hill}}

| title4 = Bleed Magic

| length4 = 3:23

| writer4 = {{hlist|Weekes|David Pramik|Drew Fulk}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Weekes|Pramik|WZRD BLD}}

| title5 = Absinthe

| length5 = 3:03

| writer5 = {{hlist|Weekes|Tim Anderson|Pat Morrissey}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Weekes|Morrissey|David Dahlquist}}

| title6 = Do It All the Time

| length6 = 2:47

| writer6 = {{hlist|Weekes|Pramik|Fulk|Micah Premnath}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Weekes|Pramik|WZRD BLD}}

}}

• Dallon Weekes – lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, programming, production
• Ryan Seaman – drums, percussion, backup vocals

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