SONG: "Dimmer Light"
ARTIST: Dead Poetic
ALBUM: "New Medicines"
YEAR: 2004
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Dayton, Ohio
YEARS ACTIVE: 1997 - 2007
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
The Dead Poetic song "Dimmer Light" from their 2002 album "New Medicines" is widely interpreted as a reflection on spiritual struggle, doubt, and the search for meaning in a world that often feels dark or uncertain. The lyrics evoke a sense of longing for clarity and connection, particularly in a spiritual context. The "dimmer light" itself can be seen as a metaphor for a fading faith, a distant hope, or a truth that is difficult to perceive. The band, known for its Christian rock roots, often infused their music with themes of redemption, internal conflict, and the human condition, which are all present in this particular track.
DEAD POETIC DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
2002 - Four Wall Blackmail (Solid State Records)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
2004 - New Medicines (Solid State/Tooth & Nail Records)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
2006 - Vices (Tooth & Nail Records)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
MY THOUGHTS ON DEAD POETIC:
Dead Poetic formed as a band back in 1997, hailing from Dayton, Ohio. The band members were just teenagers when they started the band, some as young as 13 years old! After dropping a few EP's, the band released their debut full length album in 2002, titled "Four Wall Blackmail". Their sophomore effort, 2004's "New Medicines", was the album that generated some buzz for Dead Poetic, thanks in part to the title track single and video. In 2006, the band released "Vices". This would be the last album the band would release containing new music. They did put out a greatest hits album to fulfill their contract with Tooth & Nail Records. The band wound up calling it quits in 2007. Though some band members said through social media that Dead Poetic was in fact still a band, nothing ever materialized with the band. The plan was to write and record a new fourth album but it would never happen. In 2015, lead vocalist Brandon Rike basically laid to rest any idea of Dead Poetic reforming. The decade from 2000 to 2010, I could see I started following a lot of different genres of music. One of them being bands that weren't quite punk, weren't quite metal and weren't quite mainstream rock either. Think bands like Funeral For A Friend, Anberlin, Blindside and Finch. Dead Poetic falls into that style of music. I got into these guys at the end of their career. I believe "In Coma" from the album "Vices" was the first song I heard from Dead Poetic. Great song! I had to check them out! I really like their albums "Vices" and "New Medicines". While they didn't really stand out from the crowd as a band, they were a nice little underrated band in the early 2000's.
SIMILAR ARTISTS:
Blindside
A Static Lullaby
Secret And Whisper
Funeral For A Friend
Finch
TEN DEAD POETIC SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. In Coma
2. New Medicines
3. Paralytic
4. The Dream Club Murders
5. August Winterman
6. Glass In The Trees
7. Vices
8. Taste The Red Hands
9. Burgundy
10. Four Wall Blackmail
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