Dead Poet Society announce new album 'FISSION' will be out 26 January via Spinefarm
Release two new singles
‘I hope you hate me.’ and ‘How could I love you?’
UK & European Headline Tour in Feb / March 2024
Los Angeles quartet DEAD POET SOCIETY are pleased to announce their second album ‘FISSION’. It arrives on 26 January via Spinefarm. Pre-order it here.
After a decade defining, redefining, and perfecting their art, ‘FISSION’ finds Dead Poet Society poised to be rock's next breakout act. The album is a 13-track study of personal change and the turbulence of growth that, as frontman Jack Underkofler attests, takes "a microscopic and broad look at the events that changed who we are."
Today, the band has dropped two singles — ‘I hope you hate me.’ and ‘How could I love you?’
Both songs address the sometimes bittersweet, more often simply bitter, fallout from a tumultuous relationship. The latter is an excruciating yet intoxicating journey, backed by searing guitars, while the former addresses the aftermath of a relationship.
The video for ‘I hope you hate me.’ features dancer and breakout social media star This Robot Cannot Human, whose carefully choreographed moves perfectly reflect the song's tension and slow, calculated build up. The track effortlessly mixes a subtle take on '80s nu wave with alt rock fury, thanks to pulsating riffs and drumbeats that echo your own heartbeat.
Ultimately, Underkofler says the band has one mission for fans and listeners of the new album: "We want to leave them with the truth."
Further elaborating on the concept, he says, "It's not as simple as saying we want our music to leave people with a positive outlook. You want music to speak to wherever you find yourself. We want to leave people feeling that whatever they are experiencing is valid, no matter what place they are at in their lives."
To that end, there are deep rakings over the coals of relationship breakdowns, examinations of addiction in all its guises, ruminations on the responsibilities and challenges of adulthood, and struggles with the evolution, loss and continual search for self. "In a lot of ways this album is about unpacking those emotional pains that come with being an adult," Underkofler says. "The past few years have left me in a constant state of growth through the life events of which I've had little control, or which didn’t pan out the way I wanted them to. There's a 'before' you, and an 'after' you, and there's no going back. Life tends to force your hand, and it's futile to fight it. You have to accept that things that happen to you will change you, and let them build you into the next phase of who you are. There is a constant battle to not mourn who I was, because the things you go through define you as a person and turn you into a person worth being. But that can be difficult to wrestle with. There is a positive to it, but it is birthed through a lot of pain."
While the lyrics are fully relatable, the music is a DNA-distinct blend of anthemic alternative, dark and moody hard rock, and progressive indie. ‘FISSION’ is truly unlike anything you've heard in recent times. The album also includes last month’s double single ‘Running In Circles’ and ‘HURT.’ Watch their accompanying video here.
Dead Poet Society have accumulated over 72 million global streams, with nearly 32 million streams in the U.S. alone. The band have also enjoyed two Top 15 singles at radio in the US and key playlisting. Dead Poet Society continue to spend as much time as possible on the road. Having totally owned the main stage at 2000trees festival this summer, as well as playing a select few sold out UK and European headline dates, the band have now announced an extensive UK & European headline tour, which will set the continent ablaze in February and March in 2024. Dead Poet Society have previously toured with alt rock powerhouses Biffy Clyro, Badflower, Highly Suspect and BRKN Love; and they’ve played iconic festivals such as Download, Pinkpop, Werchter and Reading & Leeds in recent years.
Dead Poet Society have certainly established themselves as an intense live act not to be missed!
DEAD POET SOCIETY UK/EU FISSION HEADLINE TOUR:
16 February 2024 Portugal Lisbon LAV Room 2
17 February 2024 Spain Madrid Sala Sol
18 February 2024 Spain Barcelona Razzmatazz 3
20 February 2024 Italy Milan Legend
21 February 2024 Switzerland Baden Werkk Baden
22 February 2024 Germany Munich Feierwerk
24 February 2024 Austria Vienna Chelsea
25 February 2024 Hungary Budapest Akvarium Klub Small Hall
26 February 2024 Czech Republic Prague Futurum
28 February 2024 Germany Berlin Hole 44
02 March 2024 Sweden Stockholm Nalen Klubb
03 March 2024 Norway Oslo Parkteatret
04 March 2024 Denmark Copenhagen Pumpehuset
06 March 2024 Germany Hamburg Logo
07 March 2024 Netherlands Amsterdam Melkweg OZ
08 March 2024 Belgium Antwerp Trix Club
10 March 2024 Germany Cologne Luxor
11 March 2024 France Paris La Maroquinerie
13 March 2024 UK Bristol Thekla
14 March 2024 UK Birmingham O2 Institute 2
16 March 2024 UK Leeds Brudenell Social Club
17 March 2024 UK Glasgow King Tuts
19 March 2024 UK Manchester Rebellion
20 March 2024 UK London Scala
22 March 2024 UK Belfast Limelight 2
23 March 2024 IRE Dublin Whelans
DEAD POET SOCIETY ARE:
Jack Underkofler — Vocals/Guitar | Jack Collins — Guitar | Will Goodroad — Drums | Dylan Brenner — Bass
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‘FISSION’ TRACK LISTING:
1. 5:29:45
2. Running In Circles
3. HURT
4. How could I love you?
5. I hope you hate me.
6. UTO
7. Tipping Point
8. LA Queen
9. Hard To Be God
10. 81 Tonnes
11. My Condition
12. KOET
13. Black and Gold
