Dead Poet Society

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Dead Poet Society
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Background information
Origin Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres
Years active2013–present
LabelsIndependent, Spinefarm Music Group
Members
  • Jack Underkofler
  • Jack Collins
  • Dylan Brenner
  • Will Goodroad
Past membersNick Taylor
Website wearedps.com

Dead Poet Society is an American rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 2013 by Jack Underkofler (vocals, guitar), Jack Collins (guitar), Nick Taylor (bass guitar) and Will Goodroad (drums). Dylan Brenner replaced Nick Taylor on bass in 2019. The band started off as an independent group, self-producing and self-recording their songs before signing to Spinefarm Music Group in 2020. They released their debut album -!- in 2021. [2] [3] In a 2016 interview with Beyond The Stage Magazine, frontman Jack Underkofler described the band's sound as "heavy indie rock" and "djent pop," contrasting heavy, down-tuned guitar riffs with soft, pop-adjacent choruses and verses. [4]

Contents

The band was formed in 2013 while the members were attending the Berklee College of Music. [5] They played their first concert two days after their founding, so they needed to come up with a name. They chose "Dead Poet Society" which is unrelated to the film Dead Poets Society . [6] After graduation, the band moved to Los Angeles. In 2016 their music was discovered by the influential Mexican blog Pepe Problemas. Their review caught the attention of another up and coming rock band Sputnik, who invited the band to open for them on their national tour of Mexico. Over the following two years the band toured Mexico another seven times building a strong fanbase. Their US break came in 2019 when Andrés asked them to open on his national tour. [7] Later that same year, they opened for Badflower which established their notability in the US. [8]

Discography

Albums

EP

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak Chart PositionsAlbum
US
Main.
Rock

[9]
US
Alt.
Air.

[10]
US
Hot
Rock
&
Alt.
".CoDA."202019-!-
".intoodeep."28
"Running In Circles" / "HURT"2023927Fission
1548
"How could I love you?" / "I hope you hate me."
"81 Tonnes"
"My Condition"202428

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
TitleYearDirector(s)
"Lo Air"2016Dead Poet Society
"Bacalar"2017
"American Blood"2018Kevin Hayeland
".swvrm."2019Dead Poet Society
".intoodeep."2020Jordan Wolfbauer and Dead Poet Society
".CoDA."
"I Never Loved Myself Like I Loved You"2021Dead Poet Society
".SALT."2022
"Running In Circles" / "HURT"2023Edward Curran
"I Hope You Hate Me"
"How Could I Love You?"
"My Condition"2024Steven Mertens

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