Formed in Liverpool in 2018 by former Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster frontman Guy McKnight, THE DSM IV crystallise the ultra real and the otherworldly, bringing a focused hyperrealism to the party. Their convention-defying live performances toy with audience expectations and stimulate questions of the narratives being sold to us as news - or entertainment. McKnight sings and gesticulates like his life depends on it, his lyrics enticing or lacerating depending on the mood the band conjures. In an age of perversion of reality, justice and truth, THE DSM IV poetically reflect on our world’s hypocrisies and dilemmas, with danceability, intelligence, indignation, grace, style—refreshing purity for these polluted times.
After a long gestational period giving rise to a string of standalone singles, the band finally released their formidable, uncompromising debut album, NEW AGE PARANOIA in 2023, leading to support slots with Sleaford Mods, The Libertines and Dream Wife. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.