Theory Of A Deadman is a band from North Delta, and they combined their old style with a new one that’s more flippant in their 2023 album, “Dinosaur”.

Their title track is about our self destruction and how we’ll bring about our own extinction and end up like the dinosaurs. He believes in our current state, there’s no greater threat to the planet than ourselves. We have billions of years until the sun goes out with a bang, but Tyler thinks humans will be the true blame. Money, obsession, and over-indulgence will fuel wars that contribute to our extinction.

Dinosaur

Their song, “Medusa”, is about someone you can’t just take your eyes off of. It’s not about someone evil or bad, and in Tyler’s experience, it’s someone so attractive that you know things will never work out between you two, and Tyler would never reveal who this person is.

Since I watched One Piece, I know of someone to better describe what Tyler sang about. Instead of Medusa, it’s a character named Boa Hancock, who is considered the most beautiful woman in the world of One Piece. She hardly falls for any man, and anyone charmed by her looks turns to stone.

When they recorded this album, its location was different from the last two in England. Their producer, Martin Terefe, owns a studio in Sweden, but not just any studio. He bought ABBA’S old studio, Atlantis, and it included the piano that ABBA used in many of their biggest hits. Theory decided to use that piano in their song, “Sideways”.

Everyone at some point had to put on a smile when things aren’t okay, and that’s what “Sideways” is about. When things get too overwhelming, or when people face anxiety, you might put up a smile when you go to work when everything’s going sideways for you.

One of their songs had many versions before the final release, and it’s their song, “Two Of Us”. 

You may remember the song, “Just The Two Of Us”, from Bill Withers, but this version from Theory takes a darker turn, and it’s about a couple stuck together in a withering relationship. There was some trouble in how Theory wanted the song to turn out, but they found the right directions. 

While the themes in this album are still dark, it was more fun making the album, and he thinks that’s something people need.