Declan McKenna

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Back in early 2020, Declan McKenna was psyching himself up to release his dazzling second album, Zeros. It was a bold statement of a record, packing punches & wisdom in equal measure. March arrived & Declan was stuck at home, stewing on what should have been. He needn’t have worried though, Zeros was released to near faultless acclaim pitting him in a heated chart battle for No. 1 with The Rolling Stones. Zeros was pipped by Mick & co on the final day, but really it was the record itself that left the lasting impression. Dipping into the 60s & 70s, giving it a suitably contemporary sheen, Declan toyed with glam rock & psychedelic pop in broad brush strokes. Zeros sounded unlike anything else of its time, with nods to Bowie, T-Rex & Dylan & spawning big radio hits. It’s a record that has since taken him right around the globe to ever-increasing audiences. Selling over 45k tickets in the UK alone, the tour culminated in sell-out shows at Brixton Academy & a special night at the Royal Albert Hall. A late afternoon slot on Glastonbury’s Other Stage drew a huge crowd & Declan has just returned from a sell-out US run, where his star has shone bright ever since the release of his rough-hewed debut single, Brazil, when aged just 16. Now locked in the studio to start building shapes for LP 3, Declan has become an artist who asks big, pertinent questions and demands answers that his generation collectively strive for. A smart young musician making smart, essential & unexpected sounds.