British singer-songwriter Declan McKenna is celebrated for his blend
of lo-fi pop and indie-rock, punctuated with thought-provoking and
political lyrics. With three albums now under his belt, McKenna’s
breakthrough was back in 2015. After winning the Glastonbury
Festival’s Emerging Talent competition, he self-released
‘Brazil’, a protest song which confronted corruption during the
FIFA World Cup. His political activism didn’t stop there: he tackled
LGBTQ+ issues, the UK government’s foreign policy and the climate
catastrophe. Spurred on by the ‘voice of a generation’ label that
started following him around, McKenna retaliated by taking a step away
from the serious. McKenna’s latest album - What Happened To The
Beach? - sheds the overwhelming responsibility he felt to be the moral
compass of Gen Z. In the footsteps of McKenna, let yourself loose in
the surreal lyrics, synth bassoons and sonic dreamscape of this
euphoric record. 8pm: Soft Launch (Support act) 9pm: Declan McKenna
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