Los Angeles quartet Dead Poet Society have announced their second album FISSION, due for release on 26th January 2024 via Spinefarm.

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."

The band have also released two singles - ‘I hope you hate me.’ and ‘How could I love you?’.

Check out the video for 'I hope you hate me.' here: https://youtu.be/8tn4-TVXihM

Stream the singles and pre-order FISSION here: https://deadpoetsociety.lnk.to/FISSION

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: https://youtu.be/WQkWVRudsaw

Dead Poet Society have accumulated over 72 million global streams, with nearly 32 million streams in the US 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 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 2024.

Dead Poet Society have established themselves as an intense live act not to be missed. The band 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, Rock Werchter and Reading & Leeds in recent years.

See Dead Poet Society live:

Feb 16: PT Lisbon LAV Room 2
Feb 17: ES Madrid Sala Sol
Feb 18: ES Barcelona Razzmatazz 3
Feb 20: IT Milan Legend
Feb 21: CH Baden Werkk
Feb 22: DE Munich Feierwerk
Feb 24: AT Vienna Chelsea
Feb 25: HU Budapest Akvarium Klub Small Hall
Feb 26: CZ Prague Futurum
Feb 28: DE Berlin Hole 44
Mar 02: SE Stockholm Nalen Klubb
Mar 03: NO Oslo Parkteatret
Mar 04: DK Copenhagen Pumpehuset
Mar 06: DE Hamburg Logo
Mar 07: NL Amsterdam Melkweg OZ
Mar 08: BE Antwerp Trix Club
Mar 10: DE Cologne Luxor
Mar 11: FR Paris La Maroquinerie
Mar 13: UK Bristol Thekla
Mar 14: UK Birmingham O2 Institute 2
Mar 16: UK Leeds Brudenell Social Club
Mar 17: UK Glasgow King Tuts
Mar 19: UK Manchester Rebellion
Mar 20: UK London Scala
Mar 22: UK Belfast Limelight 2
Mar 23: IE Dublin Whelans

Dead Poet Society are:

Jack Underkofler - vocals/guitar
Jack Collins - guitar
Will Goodroad - drums
Dylan Brenner - bass

For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/deadpoetsocietyband/
https://twitter.com/WeAreDPS/
https://www.instagram.com/wearedps/
https://www.wearedps.com/

Dead Poet Society announce new album & release two new singles

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