While some might scoff at the idea of the sophomore slump, the challenges involved in following a highly successful first album are very real. Some groups turn out a carbon copy of the debut which almost inevitably pales next to its predecessor. Others purposely run as far afield of the opening effort as possible, only to lose the better part of their fan base in the process. For New Medicines, the follow-up to the critically-lauded Four Wall Blackmail project, the members of Dead Poetic have opted to do a bit of both.
