DEAD POET SOCIETY ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM MONARCH, OUT OCT. 2 VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS
Band Shares New Single “Cold” and Accompanying Video
Dead Poet Society will release their third album, Monarch, on October 2 via Spinefarm Records. The announcement arrives alongside the band’s new single, “Cold,” and an accompanying video directed by Dead Poet Society vocalist and guitarist Jack Underkofler with Blackwolf Imaging.
Listen to “Cold”:
https://DeadPoetSociety.lnk.to/Cold
“People today are constantly performing for one another, competing for a place in social hierarchy,” drummer Will Goodroad shares. “We slowly reshape ourselves, cutting away parts of who we are to gain acceptance and validation. Over time, we lose touch with our passions, forget why we do what we do, and stop recognizing who we really are – or what we truly believe, if anything at all. ‘Cold’ is about recognizing that reality and choosing to indulge in it anyway.”
“Cold” follows the release of “Roach” and “Sinner Systems,” two tracks that offered an early glimpse of Monarch’s balance of weight, melody, and emotional intensity.
The new music has already earned praise from several major music outlets. Revolver described the material as “tense and knotted with danceable dread,” while Kerrang! called the songs “seething.” Consequence hailed the tracks as a “glorious success.”
Produced by Mutemath frontman Paul Meany, whose credits include Twenty One Pilots and Pierce The Veil, Monarch was mixed by GRAMMY Award-winning engineer Adam Hawkins, known for his work with Turnstile and Yungblud.
The album was recorded at Valley View Studios and The Park in Los Angeles.
“We wanted to carve out our own piece of territory,” Underkofler says of the band’s approach to writing Monarch. “I just wanted to swing for the fences with this one. All the things I felt made us, I wanted to see how much deeper I could go with them and try to boil down the essence of the feeling that makes Dead Poet Society who we are.”
Monarch builds on the foundation established by the band’s 2021 debut, -!-, and their 2024 album, FISSION. The new collection embraces contrasts between weight and melody, vulnerability and defiance, while continuing to expand the band’s distinctive sound.
Monarch is available for pre-order now in multiple formats, including limited-edition vinyl variants, CD, and digital editions. One vinyl edition includes an expanded booklet.
Pre-order Monarch:
https://deadpoetsociety.lnk.to/Monarch
THE HOUSE
Alongside the album announcement, Dead Poet Society has launched The House, an interactive world inspired by the Monarch album artwork.
The artwork depicts a young girl surrounded by phones, and fans have already begun uncovering clues connected to the project. One of the first discoveries was a phone number printed on a piece of merchandise available through the band’s webstore.
Fans are invited to explore The House and discover what else may be hidden inside.
Visit The House:
https://band.fans/thehouse
MONARCH TRACK LISTING
- Hollywood On Fire
- Roach
- Die If You Don’t
- Sinner Systems
- Lost
- Cold
- Psalm 136
- Dead On The Inside
- Miami For The Weekend
- Get Hot
- The Park
- The Art Of Suffering
DEAD POET SOCIETY TOUR DATES
October 23 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
October 24 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
October 25 – Phoenix, AZ – Nile Theater
October 27 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
October 28 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
October 30 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
October 31 – Tampa, FL – Orpheum
November 2 – Nashville, TN – Eastside Bowl
November 3 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade Heaven
November 5 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
November 6 – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
November 7 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
November 8 – Allentown, PA – Archer
November 10 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
November 11 – Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron
November 12 – Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe
November 15 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
November 17 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
November 18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rockwell @ The Complex
November 20 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
November 21 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
November 22 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
November 24 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
November 25 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
January 21 – Lisboa, PT – LAV – Lisboa Ao Vivo
January 23 – Madrid, ES – Wagon
January 24 – Barcelona, ES – Razzmatazz 2
January 26 – Paris, FR – Alhambra
January 28 – Bristol, UK – Electric Bristol
January 29 – Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK – Digital
January 31 – Dublin, IE – The Academy, Middle Abbey Street
February 2 – Glasgow, UK – The Garage
February 3 – Manchester, UK – Academy 2
February 4 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute Birmingham
February 6 – Camden, UK – Electric Ballroom
February 9 – Antwerp, BE – Trix
February 10 – Utrecht, NL – TivoliVredenburg
February 12 – Munich, DE – Technikum
February 13 – Winterthur, CH – Salzhaus
February 14 – Milan, IT – Legend 54
February 16 – Budapest, HU – Akvárium Klub
February 18 – Vienna, AT – Simm City
February 19 – Warsaw, PL – Proxima
February 21 – Prague, CZ – MeetFactory
February 23 – Berlin, DE – Metropol
February 24 – Cologne, DE – Essigfabrik
February 26 – Hamburg, DE – Gruenspan
February 28 – Copenhagen, DK – Pumpehuset
March 2 – Oslo, NO – John Dee
March 3 – Stockholm, SE – Debaser Hornstulls Strand
March 6 – Helsinki, FI – Tivistämö
Tickets for all shows are available now through:
https://Wearedps.com
The U.S. dates feature Dead Poet Society on a co-headlining bill with Honey Revenge, with Hunny and Broadside opening.
ABOUT DEAD POET SOCIETY
Dead Poet Society is Jack Underkofler on lead vocals, guitar and keyboards; Jack Collins on guitar, backing vocals, drum programming and keyboards; Dylan Brenner on bass and additional guitars; and Will Goodroad on drums.
The Los Angeles-based band previously released 2024’s FISSION and their 2021 debut, -!-.
Kerrang! has described the band’s music as “fuzzed-up alt.rock” delivered with “swaggering confidence.” New Noise awarded FISSION a five-star score, while Rolling Stone France described the album as “explosive.”
Dead Poet Society’s new album, Monarch, arrives October 2 via Spinefarm Records.
Photo Credit: Darren Craig
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