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An underground post-punk artist.
NEW AGE PARANOIA is an album that seamlessly brings together stories, beats, guitars & noise in an inspiring collection of kaleidoscopic reflections about right & wrong, dark & light, joy & pain, sin & shame - at once sobering & dream filled these tunes bear witness to how our collective minds eyes are being projected upon by the mass media, as they portray a frightening world to scare & divide us, & entertainment industries that capitalise on our morbid curiosities by indulging & fetishising our obsession with violence & death, romanticising depravity to the point of near canonisation, as well as social media’s ever encroaching presence which continues to influence the way we think about ourselves & others & our desire for adoration. Begging the question, what’s fuelling the normalisation of a narcissistic culture, which values the pursuit of personal desires over altruism & contributive living? Big brother’s in your pocket. But why be paranoid? THE DSM IV make music for the people…living in strange times. Poetry in motion. Nasty & nice. Tunes… “…with lashings of magic & a spoonful of spite.”
The DSM IV plays a blend of goth-adjacent noise rock and dark alternative rock, featuring driving rhythms and critical lyrics, as heard on their debut album New Age Paranoia.
The DSM IV consists of frontman Guy McKnight, guitarist Jade O, and drum machine/synth player Pav Cummins.
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