- Music
- 13 Jun 17
English singer-songwriter Declan McKenna has just released the first single from his forthcoming debut album, What Do You Think About The Car?, which is out on 21 July.
Entitled ‘Humongous’, Declan has this to tell us about the inspiration behind the new single: “This was the last song I wrote for the record. Not to pick a favourite child, but I think this might be, definitely a step in the direction I’m heading in: I love big powerful choruses that you can just scream, and I wanted this to be one of those."
He also tells us: “I remember writing it just sat home alone with my sister’s guitar in complete euphoria with only a chorus written and nothing else, just shouting the words which are super vague but just summed up all the confusion and frustration I’ve had the last two years.”
What Do You Think About The Car? was recorded in London and LA alongside producer James Ford, except "Listen To Your Friends", which was produced by Rostam Batmanglij, Paracetamol, produced by Neil Comber, and Brazil, produced by Max Marlow.
Declan returns from a first trip to Tokyo this month to play two sets at the Glastonbury Festival in the John Peel tent and the Left Field Stage. These follow Declan’s performance last year on the Park Stage and back in 2015 when he won the Glastonbury Unsigned competition and played at The Rabbit Hole and Williams Green stages.
Here's the new music video...