A frenzy surrounds Dead Kids, causing usually right-minded journalists to swear like navvies and use the word ‘hyperbole’ in one accord. “Amazing, iconic and deserving of all the hyperbole in the whole fucking world,” spluttered a scribe at The Fly. “Conjuring hyperbolic sentiments like ‘they’re the best fucking band you’ll ever see!’ wailed Vice. You’d best get your arse down and see them hadn’t you?