American rock band Dead Poet Society has announced the release of their third album, Monarch, on Oct. 2 via Spinefarm Records. Alongside this announcement, the band also dropped a music video for their single, “Cold,” directed by the band’s singer, Jack Underkofler, with Blackwolf Imaging.
“Cold” also follows tracks like “Roach” and “Sinner Systems,” offering a glimpse into the Monarch album, which has been described as “tense and knotted with danceable dread” by Revolver and a “glorious success” by Consequence.
“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.”
Monarch, which was produced by Mutemath frontman Paul Meany, mixed by GRAMMY Award-winning Adam Hawkins and recorded at Valley View Studios and The Park in Los Angeles, will also be available in multiple limited-edition vinyl variants, including a version featuring an expanded booklet, as well as on CD and digitally.
“We wanted to carve out our own piece of territory,” says vocalist and guitarist Underkofler in the press release. “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 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
Pre-order Monarch here now.
Watch the “Cold” music video here now.
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