Declan McKenna to Release Debut Album, 'What Do You Think About The Car?' July 21

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18-year-old alternative singer/songwriter, and socially conscious artist, Declan McKenna, will release his debut album What Do You Think About The Car? on July 21 via Columbia Records. The album is a follow-up to Declan’s EP Liar which was released last May. The full-length album was recorded in London and LA alongside renowned producer James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco (Depeche Mode, Artic Monkeys). The song “Listen To Your Friends” was produced by Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend; the track, “Paracetamol” was produced by Neil Comber; and “Brazil” was produced by Max Marlow. Declan, an adept songwriter and multi-instrumentalist wrote most of the songs on the 11-track LP. See below for full tracklist.The album is available for pre-order digitally here. ​

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​Declan recently performed a standout set at Glastonbury, which DIY Magazine hailed as a "shot in the arm," and will spend this summer touring the US, performing at Lollapalooza and various headlining dates including New York, Chicago, and Boston. Tickets for these dates are on sale now and available here.

Recently, Declan unveiled the official video for the single “Humongous,” off What Do You Think About The Car?, which Out Magazine calls "a whimsical ode to the adventures we thought up and played out in our childhood." Watch it here.
 
 
What Do You Think About The Car? Tracklist:

1. Humongous
2. Brazil
3. The Kids Don’t Wanna Come Home
4. Mind
5. Make Me Your Queen
6. Isombard
7. I Am Everyone Else
8. Bethlehem
9. Why Do You Feel So Down
10. Paracetamol
11. Listen To Your Friends

 
Delcan Tour Dates
6/29/17            Rock Werchter 2017   Rock Werchter 2017
7/9/17              Glasgow, U.K.            TRNSMT Festival
7/13/17            Torsdagspass, Norway      Slottsfjell Festival
7/15/17            Southwold, U.K.           Latitude Festival
7/16/17            Benicassim, Spain      Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
7/16/17            Nijmegen, Netherlands      Valkof Festival
7/29/17            Matlock, U.K              Y Not Festival
8/3/17              Chicago, IL                  Lincon Hall
8/3/17              Chicago, IL                  Lollapalooza
8/5/17              Detroit, MI                   Magic Stick
8/6/17              Columbus, OH            A&R Bar
8/8/17              New York, NY             Studio @ Webster Hall
8/11/17            Toronto, Canada         Mod Club
8/13/17            Niagara Falls, NY        Rapids Theater
8/14/17            Rochester, NY             Montage Music Hall
8/15/17            Boston, MA                 The Sinclair
8/19/17            Tokyo, Japan              Summer Sonic 2017
8/20/17            Osaka, Japan             Summer Sonic 2017
8/25/17            Reading, U.K              Reading Festival
8/26/17            Leeds, U.K                  Leeds Festival
8/27/17            Charleville-Mézières, France  Festival Cabaret Vert

About Declan:
Declan was raised in Hertfordshire UK, a multi-instrumentalist by the time he was a teenager, he began releasing tracks on his bandcamp page when “Brazil” began to attract viral followers in January 2015. He’s since performed at Glastonbury, Field Day, Latitude, Outside Lands and SXSW among other festivals and has opened for acts such as The Head and the Heart. Declan made his US television debut on CONAN and later performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

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