Dead Poet Society Releases "Roach”
- Nusa Janssens
- 4 hours ago
- 2 min read
Dead Poet Society has released a second standalone single titled “Roach”, a dynamic song that arrives alongside an eerily captivating video co-directed by frontman Jack Underkofler and Mindreader.
"Resent. That is what this song is about,” the band shared. “It’s about those who have wronged you, taken advantage of you, hurt you. Let the feeling fester and consume you.” Those same themes of resentment, festering, and consumption come to life in the accompanying clip, a striking visual where unease steadily gives way to dread. “Roach” was produced by Paul Meany (Twenty One Pilots, Pierce the Veil), mixed by Adam Hawkins (Turnstile, Yungblud), and recorded at Valley View Studios and The Park, both in Los Angeles.
They kicked off last month with a fresh release, “Sinner Systems,” their first new track since FISSION in 2024. Dropped alongside a video by Mindreader and Darren Craig, the L.A. quartet said the song grew out of a desire to “hold a mirror up to modern excess and emotional numbness.” What came out of that impulse is a shadowy, slow‑burning piece built on weighty, detuned, fretless lines that give the whole thing its brooding pulse.
Dead Poet Society is made up of Jack Underkofler (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Jack Collins (guitar, backing vocals, drum programming, keyboards), Dylan Brenner (bass, additional guitars), and Will Goodroad (drums). The Los Angeles quartet has two albums to their name so far, their 2021 debut—!-— and 2024’s FISSION. Their sound has earned praise across the rock press: Kerrang! called it “fuzzed‑up alt. rock” delivered with “swaggering confidence,” New Noise gave FISSION a flawless 5‑star rating, and Rolling Stone France labeled the record “explosive.”
