Declan McKenna: Last News

Orla Gartland has today (August 28) shared a new single with Declan McKenna called ‘Late To The Party’ – check it out below.The musician has also revealed the tracklist for her new album, ‘Everybody Needs A Hero’, which is set for release on October 4 via Friends – you can pre-order it here.Speaking about the track, Gatland said: “‘Late To The Party’ is a big old bratty song about resenting the baggage that you inherit when you love someone and yearning for a time when we were all a blank slate.“I wanted a song on the record that shifted in pace a lot, something fun and loud, something indulgent. I first wrote ‘Late To The Party’ over a couple of solo sittings in my studio, mumbling out the lyrics while playing drums.“A few months later I sent the song to Declan – for me he is one of the absolute greats, a properly timeless artist & writer.

Declan McKenna has started a new chapter, sharing two new singles called ‘Champagne’ and ‘That’s Life’. Check them out below.Announced today (October 28), the two new songs come as the first self-released material from the singer, songwriter and guitarist, following on from his last studio album ‘What Happened To The Beach?’.Released as part of his brand new independent label, Miniature Ponies, the two singles mark the first steps in McKenna “taking on the complete ownership of his creativity and artistry,” reads a press release.

Imagine Dragons have announced the support act for their upcoming UK shows, as well as announcing another London date. Find out more below.Details of the tour were initially shared earlier this week (September 9), when the Las Vegas band confirmed that they would be heading over to the UK and Europe next year for a series of shows.The dates all come as an extension of their ongoing ‘Loom’ tour dates across North America, and will follow on from their previously announced shows in Asia.

Orla Gartland has spoken to NME about her “bolder” and “more intentional” second studio album, ‘Everybody Needs A Hero’ – on which she tackles themes of “girlhood and womanhood”.The Irish singer-songwriter’s new record will be released on October 4 via her own label, New Friends. It’s a record she told NME was created very differently to her debut, 2021’s ‘Woman On The Internet’, with the album’s title being key to its narrative.“The last track of the record is called ‘Everybody Needs A Hero’ as well, and I actually just really wanted to call both the album and the song this before they existed, which is very different to how it worked with the first album,” Gartland explained.“For the first album, I really did just write a collection of songs and then took the title from a lyric, whereas this whole album process was a lot more intentional,” she added.Gartland elaborated on the differences between the two records, saying: “Making this album took a lot longer than the first one did, and it was picked up and put down because of how busy I was last year, and I’m really proud of myself for pushing forward and for committing.“When I listen to it now, I have a real ‘We did it Joe’ feeling, we just got to the end, and I was able to be in control of it the whole way.”Ahead of the record’s release later this year, NME caught up with Gartland to discuss creating the record, the impact of collaborative group FIZZ on her solo music, the inspiration of St.

Orla Gartland has spoken to NME about her “bolder” and “more intentional” second studio album, ‘Everybody Needs A Hero’ – on which she tackles themes of “girlhood and womanhood”.The Irish singer-songwriter’s new record will be released on October 4 via her own label, New Friends. It’s a record she told NME was created very differently to her debut, 2021’s ‘Woman On The Internet’, with the album’s title being key to its narrative.“The last track of the record is called ‘Everybody Needs A Hero’ as well, and I actually just really wanted to call both the album and the song this before they existed, which is very different to how it worked with the first album,” Gartland explained.“For the first album, I really did just write a collection of songs and then took the title from a lyric, whereas this whole album process was a lot more intentional,” she added.Gartland elaborated on the differences between the two records, saying: “Making this album took a lot longer than the first one did, and it was picked up and put down because of how busy I was last year, and I’m really proud of myself for pushing forward and for committing.“When I listen to it now, I have a real ‘We did it Joe’ feeling, we just got to the end, and I was able to be in control of it the whole way.”Ahead of the record’s release later this year, NME caught up with Gartland to discuss creating the record, the impact of collaborative group FIZZ on her solo music, the inspiration of St.

Declan McKenna has spoken to NME about what fans can expect from his upcoming tour dates with Sabrina Carpenter. Watch the interview above.The singer-songwriter caught up with NME backstage at Glastonbury 2024, and told us how his support gigs with the ‘Espresso’ hitmaker emerged. He also hinted that he may be mixing up his set to celebrate the milestone.“I don’t really know how it all came about… I just got an email about it,” he told us.

Declan McKenna has spoken to NME about working with CMAT, as well as his plans for Glastonbury and new material.The singer-songwriter and past Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition winner was speaking to NME backstage at last week’s BBC Radio One Big Weekend, where hailed fellow performer CMAT over the work they did together on her latest album, ‘Crazymad, For Me‘.“We’ve got a song called ‘Vincent Kompany’ that we wrote together and I helped her out with,” he said. “Her brain works incredibly quickly when you’re working with her.“She’s got the gift of the gab, which is part of her songwriting capabilities, always coming up with little quips.

Declan McKenna has announced a short run of shows across the UK for this summer.Between his various dates at festivals including Glastonbury, Boardmasters, TRNSMT Festival, Truck, Y Not and more in support of his third album ‘What Happened To The Beach?’, McKenna will be playing five headline shows.He will perform two July gigs in Halifax and Bridlington, while further shows in Bexhill, Nottingham and Edinburgh will take place in August.Tickets are on sale now – grab yours here and check out the full list of dates below.A post shared by Declan Mckenna (@thedeclanmckenna)Declan McKenna’s summer 2024 tour dates are:JULY27 – Halifax, Victoria Theatre28 – Bridlington, SpaAUGUST9 – Bexhill, De La Warr Pavilion11 – Nottingham, Rock City12 – Edinburgh, Playhouse Theatre In a four-star review of McKenna’s latest record, NME wrote: “On ‘What Happened To The Beach?’, perfectionism is released to make space to revel in creativity, resulting in a truly joyful effort.”McKenna said in a recent interview with NME that he’d found the process of making the album “quite empowering”, adding: “[It] has made me feel like I’m capable of executing different kinds of songs.“I see every album of mine as an opportunity to make something that I’m proud of, as well as an opportunity to learn from different people along the way.

Declan McKenna will appear on the long-running children’s TV show Blue Peter today (February 23).The singer-songwriter is due to perform live on the programme in support of his third album ‘What Happened To The Beach?’, which was released earlier this month (February 9).He’ll deliver a rendition of his 2023 single ‘Nothing Works’ and feature as a studio guest, involving himself in the regular arts and crafts segment of the show. A pair of preview images show McKenna donning a sought-after Blue Peter badge on set.“Mam I’m on Blue Peter!” the artist wrote on social media to announce the appearance (see below).

Declan McKenna has opened up about the inspiration behind his new album, and likened it to Paul McCartney’s LP ‘Ram’.The moment took place during a new interview with NME, which saw the London-born singer-songwriter open up about his latest LP ‘What Happened To The Beach?’.In the interview, McKenna told NME’s Sophie Williams about how he approached the songwriting on the album in a different way to that of its predecessor, 2020’s ‘Zeros’ – no longer feeling the need to compete with his previous releases.He also explained how he drew inspiration from one of Paul McCartney’s lesser known albums – 1971’s ‘Ram’, which he released with his wife Linda.“Absolutely. They share a similar intimacy,” he responded when asked if the LP had an impact on ‘What Happened To The Beach?’.

Declan McKenna has released ‘Mulholland’s Dinner and Wine’, the latest single from his upcoming third album – check out the track below.It is the latest song to be released ahead of the singer-songwriter’s third studio album ‘What Happened To The Beach?’, which is due for release on February 9 via his own label Tomplicated Records (pre-order/pre-save here).The track is a sunkissed, light psychedelic romp that features warped, watery guitar lines and McKenna singing, “I got a boring apartment, and all of the drugs / I’m fucking dangerous, I get what I want”.Speaking about the song, McKenna said: “’Mulholland’s Dinner and Wine’ was written with Gianluca Buccellati as a kind of weird, warped story about a cartoon-y criminal duo, and the origins of the title come from an off-licence in the UK, but it became entangled with Mulholland drive in LA. The lyrics came from observations driving around the hills there and conversations at strange, hip parties.”McKenna had previously shared the single ‘Elevator Hum’ in December, as well as ‘Nothing Works’ and ‘Sympathy’ prior to that.Speaking about the new album, which follows on from 2020’s ‘Zeros’, McKenna has explained: “In the past few years there has been a bit of weight behind making music.

Declan McKenna has shared a new single called ‘Elevator Hum’ – you can listen to it below.The track is the latest preview of the singer-songwriter’s third studio album ‘What Happened To The Beach?’, which is due for release on February 9 via his own label Tomplicated Records (pre-order/pre-save here).Produced by Gianluca Buccellati (Lana Del Rey, Arlo Parks), the laidback and groovy song sees McKenna channel the sunshine of Los Angeles, California where his new LP was recorded.“‘Elevator Hum’ was a tune that came in the latter stages of my first trip to LA working on the album with Luca,” the artist explained in a statement. “He threw the chords down and the riff fell into my hands.”McKenna continued: “It’s a song that felt like it captured some nostalgic essence of friendship as we built a relationship through creating music together.

Declan McKenna has announced a 2024 UK and Ireland tour in support of his upcoming album ‘What Happened To The Beach?‘.The 14-date run will kick off on March 23, 2024, at the Great Hall in Cardiff. From there, the ‘Brazil’ singer will make stops in Norwich, Newcastle, Glasgow, Sheffield, Belfast, Dublin, Manchester, Leicester, Bristol, Wolverhampton, London and Brighton.

Declan McKenna has announced his forthcoming third LP ‘What Happened To The Beach?’ and has shared his new single ‘Nothing Works’.‘Nothing Works’ follows Mckenna’s previous single ‘Sympathy‘ that was released earlier this summer. Speaking of the track in a press release, the singer shared:“’Nothing Works’ came out of the frustration of feeling boxed in and tied to expectation, but it is a euphoric tune, at its core it’s a celebration of being true to yourself.”He continued: “In the track, I’m kind of mocking the idea that I’d just take advice that neglects my own intuition, and I often feel like nothing works when you’re trying to match norms or expectations, because you can never please everyone, but if you trust your gut and your own motivations in any aspect of life, the parameters for feeling good in yourself are much simpler and more powerful.”Produced by Gianluca Buccellati (Lana Del Rey, Arlo Parks), ‘What Happened To The Beach?’ marks Mckenna’s third studio album following 2020’s ‘Zeros‘.

Declan McKenna has returned with buoyant new single ‘Sympathy’, and teased details of his currently-unannounced third album. Check out the new track below, along with our interview with the Enfield-raised indie star.Following his second album, 2020’s ‘Zeros’ – which hit #2 in the UK Charts – the 24-year-old has shared ‘Sympathy’, the first preview of his forthcoming third LP.

Declan McKenna spoke to NME backstage at Glastonbury 2022 about a “crazy” unreleased song he wrote with Sigrid a couple of months ago. Watch our video interview above.Earlier this year, the pair hit the studio with producer and vocalist Sam Tsang – who works under the moniker Congee – to work on material for McKenna’s forthcoming third album.

Declan McKenna has announced he’ll embark on a North American tour in September in support of latest album ‘Zeros’, over two years since it arrived and marking his first shows Stateside since 2019.The 15-date run will begin on September 25 at in Seattle, and will also include stops in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Texas and more. Support for the tour will come from singer-songwriter Annie DiRusso.

Declan McKenna has shared new track ‘Elephant’ with all proceeds going to charity – however it’s only available for the next two weeks.Described by McKenna as a demo, ‘Elephant’ carries on the dystopian themes of 2020’s second album ‘Zeroes’ but pushes things further, taking on a more industrial vibe.The track is available until May 6 with at least £1.30 of the £1.99 price tag going to Brian Eno’s climate change charity EarthPercent. Check out the song here.Announcing it on Twitter, McKenna wrote: “A new tune ‘Elephant’ is available from Bandcamp for the next 2 weeks only.

Declan McKenna has announced details of a huge new London show – he’ll play the Royal Albert Hall next year.The singer-songwriter released second album ‘Zeros’ last year, and recently finished up a UK headline tour in support of the record.

Declan McKenna has announced a set of rescheduled UK tour dates for 2022.The artist was forced to postpone a small number of dates on his ‘Zeros’ tour earlier this month after he tested positive for coronavirus.McKenna has now confirmed that his recently postponed gigs in Liverpool, Manchester and Nottingham will take place in May 2022.“For those who can’t make the new dates please head to point of purchase for returns etc, so excited to finish this tour off properly, thanks for your patience,” McKenna said in a tweet yesterday (September 29).Rescheduled shows in Liverpool, Nottingham and Manchester have been added to the front of our tour next year.

Declan McKenna received his second dose of the coronavirus vaccine straight after his set at Leeds Festival yesterday (August 28).Jabs have been made available to festival-goers at both Reading and Leeds this weekend as part of the NHS’ ongoing vaccination programme, with a particular focus on vaccinating 16 and 17-year-olds in England.In addition to pop-up clinics, a “vaccine bus” is also on site at Reading along with the promise that festival-goers will be able “to pick up a jab as easily as a beer or a burger”.It’s not just punters who have been using the service, artists have been too.