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Declan McKenna

Data updated on 2024-12-02 16:32:27 UTC
Cheshunt, Hertfordshire to Los Angeles is a fair trek. The East Sussex coast remains an ocean from LA. But Declan sought change. What Happened to the Beach? finds McKenna shedding a metaphorical skin. Almost as soon as he landed in California, Declan got to work with producer Gianluca Buccellati, perhaps best known for his work with Arlo Parks and Lana Del Rey, on his album What Happened to the Beach?. If his previous works were that of a young musician trying to find his place in the world, his latest is a musician taking heed of his own experience trusting his instincts. It’s a nimble record, written and recorded under the California sun with playful grooves and loose structures.

“Any time I tried to be too serious the songs would get too heavy and the thing I was trying to get at, this idea of a release, was weighed down,” he says. “These songs sound a lot like the music I listen to,” McKenna says about the new tunes, citing St. Vincent and Unknown Mortal Orchestra hypnotic and spacey energy as influences.

What Happened to the Beach? is an album full of tone and colour. Musically, it’s a bit weirder and wonky, and the sound of a songwriter enjoying himself and gleefully defying expectations. “In the past few years there has been a bit of weight behind making music,” he says. “I wanted to open up and not worry about things so much. I was putting a lot of pressure on myself in the past when I just needed to drop the intensity a bit and have some fun.”

Genres

: pov: indie

Total plays

1.3 billion
Updated on 2024-12-02

Country

United Kingdom

Monthly listeners

7,313,811

Followers

1,036,416

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    181,497 listeners
  2. Australia
    173,676 listeners
  3. Ireland
    Dublin
    106,890 listeners
  4. Australia
    143,810 listeners
  5. Australia
    113,138 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Brazil
Brazil
697,756,253 4:13 2015-01-01
Why Do You Feel So Down
Why Do You Feel So Down
120,764,367 3:41 2017-04-13
Make Me Your Queen
Make Me Your Queen
63,245,024 3:41 2017-04-13
British Bombs
British Bombs
50,032,573 4:58 2019-08-19
The Key to Life on Earth
The Key to Life on Earth
34,559,607 4:07 2020-04-14
Paracetamol - Single Version
Paracetamol - Single Version
32,586,864 5:18 2015-01-01
Isombard
Isombard
31,367,728 3:41 2016-09-02
The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home - Single Version
The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home - Single Version
24,101,579 4:20 2017-01-11
Beautiful Faces
Beautiful Faces
21,730,098 3:17 2020-01-29
Slipping Through My Fingers
Slipping Through My Fingers
19,669,898 4:24 2023-12-15
Listen to Your Friends
Listen to Your Friends
19,097,695 4:19 2017-04-13
Humongous
Humongous
17,900,940 5:22 2017-04-13
Mind
Mind
11,688,894 4:20 2017-04-13
Humongous - Single Version
Humongous - Single Version
11,626,868 5:13 2017-06-09
The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home
The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home
11,027,904 5:17 2017-04-13
Basic
Basic
10,564,344 3:26 2015-01-01
My House
My House
10,266,701 4:17 2021-07-09
Rapture
Rapture
9,846,618 3:60 2020-09-03
Bethlehem
Bethlehem
9,340,177 3:45 2016-05-20
Be an Astronaut
Be an Astronaut
9,096,785 4:36 2020-08-05
Daniel, You're Still a Child
Daniel, You're Still a Child
8,818,620 3:59 2020-07-08
In Blue
In Blue
8,612,344 4:54 2019-04-19
I Am Everyone Else
I Am Everyone Else
7,455,796 3:56 2017-04-13
Eventually, Darling
Eventually, Darling
7,002,415 4:12 2020-09-04
Sympathy
Sympathy
6,469,383 3:06 2023-07-06
Mulholland's Dinner and Wine
Mulholland's Dinner and Wine
6,354,716 3:21 2024-01-18
You Better Believe!!!
You Better Believe!!!
6,042,309 4:53 2020-09-04
Nothing Works
Nothing Works
5,747,829 4:13 2023-09-13
Sagittarius A*
Sagittarius A*
4,330,311 3:57 2020-09-04
Twice Your Size
Twice Your Size
3,561,635 3:20 2020-09-04
Brew
Brew
3,196,540 4:23 2015-01-01
Emily
Emily
3,161,982 4:12 2020-09-04
Projectdon'tdie
Projectdon'tdie
2,863,711 5:02 2017-11-12
The Key to Life on Earth (TSHA Remix)
The Key to Life on Earth (TSHA Remix)
2,763,583 5:25 2020-05-08
Basic (Regurgitated)
Basic (Regurgitated)
2,504,265 3:24 2019-06-28
Elevator Hum
Elevator Hum
2,474,784 3:56 2023-11-30
Howl
Howl
2,397,209 3:33 2016-03-04
Brew (Regurgitated)
Brew (Regurgitated)
2,241,742 6:04 2019-06-28
Hallucinate (BBC Live Version)
Hallucinate (BBC Live Version)
2,134,895 3:39 2020-05-29
I Write The News
I Write The News
1,521,062 2:46 2024-02-09
Isombard - clipping. Float On Remix
Isombard - clipping. Float On Remix
1,210,980 4:39 2016-10-07
Late To The Party (feat. Declan McKenna)
Late To The Party (feat. Declan McKenna)
1,172,685 3:36 2024-08-27
Rapture (Georgia Remix)
Rapture (Georgia Remix)
1,071,239 4:24 2021-01-15
Mezzanine
Mezzanine
982,828 4:19 2024-02-09
WOBBLE
WOBBLE
970,698 2:43 2024-02-09
The Phantom Buzz (Kick In)
The Phantom Buzz (Kick In)
892,490 2:35 2024-02-09
Champagne
Champagne
866,534 5:28 2024-10-25
The Key to Life on Earth (Acoustic)
The Key to Life on Earth (Acoustic)
791,597 4:45 2020-05-29
Breath Of Light
Breath Of Light
673,705 3:41 2024-02-09
Honest Test
Honest Test
634,045 3:12 2024-02-09
It's an Act
It's an Act
629,704 5:01 2024-02-09
That's Life
That's Life
487,922 2:60 2024-10-25
Beautiful Faces (Skream Remix)
Beautiful Faces (Skream Remix)
451,256 3:57 2020-04-10
Daniel, You're Still a Child (Acoustic)
Daniel, You're Still a Child (Acoustic)
423,464 3:12 2020-05-29
Rapture (Acoustic)
Rapture (Acoustic)
414,046 3:46 2020-08-04
Beautiful Faces (Acoustic)
Beautiful Faces (Acoustic)
343,697 3:06 2020-05-29
4 More Years
4 More Years
310,285 0:48 2024-02-09
Who Do I Think I Am - Demo
Who Do I Think I Am - Demo
< 1000 3:19 2020-09-04
Colour Collider - Demo
Colour Collider - Demo
< 1000 4:31 2020-09-04

New releases

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Champagne / That's Life
2024-10-25
[Tomplicated Records]
What Happened to the Beach?
What Happened to the Beach?
2024-02-09
[Columbia]
What Happened to the Beach?
What Happened to the Beach?
2024-02-09
[Tomplicated]
What Happened to the Beach?
What Happened to the Beach?
2024-02-09
[Columbia]
What Happened to the Beach?
What Happened to the Beach?
2024-02-09
[Tomplicated Records]
Mulholland's Dinner and Wine
Mulholland's Dinner and Wine
2024-01-18
[Tomplicated]
Mulholland's Dinner and Wine
Mulholland's Dinner and Wine
2024-01-18
[Tomplicated Records]
Slipping Through My Fingers
Slipping Through My Fingers
2023-12-15
[Columbia]
Slipping Through My Fingers
Slipping Through My Fingers
2023-12-15
[Tomplicated]
Slipping Through My Fingers
Slipping Through My Fingers
2023-12-15
[Tomplicated Records]
Elevator Hum
Elevator Hum
2023-11-30
[Tomplicated]
Elevator Hum
Elevator Hum
2023-11-30
[Tomplicated Records]
Nothing Works
Nothing Works
2023-09-13
[Tomplicated Records]
Nothing Works
Nothing Works
2023-09-13
[Tomplicated]
Nothing Works
Nothing Works
2023-09-13
[Columbia]
Sympathy
Sympathy
2023-07-06
[Tomplicated Records]
Sympathy
Sympathy
2023-07-06
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
My House
My House
2021-07-09
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
My House
My House
2021-07-09
[Tomplicated]
My House
My House
2021-07-09
[Columbia]
My House
My House
2021-07-09
[Tomplicated Records]
Zeros (Stripped)
Zeros (Stripped)
2021-04-14
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Rapture (Georgia Remix)
Rapture (Georgia Remix)
2021-01-27
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Rapture (Georgia Remix)
Rapture (Georgia Remix)
2021-01-15
[Columbia]
Rapture (Georgia Remix)
Rapture (Georgia Remix)
2021-01-15
[Tomplicated]
Rapture (Georgia Remix)
Rapture (Georgia Remix)
2021-01-15
[Tomplicated Records]
Zeros (Stripped)
Zeros (Stripped)
2020-12-11
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Zeros (Stripped)
Zeros (Stripped)
2020-12-11
[Tomplicated]
Zeros (Stripped)
Zeros (Stripped)
2020-09-25
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Zeros
Zeros
2020-09-04
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Zeros (Japan Version)
Zeros (Japan Version)
2020-09-04
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Zeros
Zeros
2020-09-04
[Tomplicated]
Zeros
Zeros
2020-09-04
[Columbia]
Zeros
Zeros
2020-09-04
[Tomplicated Records]
Rapture
Rapture
2020-09-03
[Tomplicated]
Be an Astronaut
Be an Astronaut
2020-08-07
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Be an Astronaut
Be an Astronaut
2020-08-05
[Tomplicated]
Zeros (Stripped)
Zeros (Stripped)
2020-08-04
[Tomplicated Records]
Zeros (Stripped)
Zeros (Stripped)
2020-08-04
[Tomplicated]
Zeros (Stripped)
Zeros (Stripped)
2020-08-04
[Columbia]
Daniel, You're Still a Child
Daniel, You're Still a Child
2020-07-10
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Daniel, You're Still a Child
Daniel, You're Still a Child
2020-07-08
[Tomplicated]
Zeros (Stripped)
Zeros (Stripped)
2020-05-29
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Zeros (Stripped)
Zeros (Stripped)
2020-05-29
[Tomplicated Records]
The Key to Life on Earth (TSHA Remix)
The Key to Life on Earth (TSHA Remix)
2020-05-08
[Columbia]
The Key to Life on Earth (TSHA Remix)
The Key to Life on Earth (TSHA Remix)
2020-05-08
[Tomplicated]
The Key to Life on Earth (TSHA Remix)
The Key to Life on Earth (TSHA Remix)
2020-05-08
[Tomplicated Records]
The Key to Life on Earth (TSHA Remix)
The Key to Life on Earth (TSHA Remix)
2020-05-08
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Beautiful Faces (Skream Remix)
Beautiful Faces (Skream Remix)
2020-04-20
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
The Key to Life on Earth
The Key to Life on Earth
2020-04-16
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
The Key to Life on Earth
The Key to Life on Earth
2020-04-14
[Tomplicated]
Beautiful Faces (Skream Remix)
Beautiful Faces (Skream Remix)
2020-04-10
[Tomplicated]
Beautiful Faces (Skream Remix)
Beautiful Faces (Skream Remix)
2020-04-10
[Columbia]
Beautiful Faces (Skream Remix)
Beautiful Faces (Skream Remix)
2020-04-10
[Tomplicated Records]
Beautiful Faces
Beautiful Faces
2020-01-30
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Beautiful Faces
Beautiful Faces
2020-01-29
[Tomplicated]
British Bombs
British Bombs
2019-08-21
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
British Bombs
British Bombs
2019-08-19
[Tomplicated]
British Bombs
British Bombs
2019-08-19
[High Quality Popular Music]
Regurgitated
Regurgitated
2019-07-03
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Regurgitated
Regurgitated
2019-06-28
[High Quality Popular Music]
Declan McKenna Regurgitated
Declan McKenna Regurgitated
2019-06-28
[Tomplicated]
What Do You Think About The Car?
What Do You Think About The Car?
2017-08-25
[Tomplicated]
What Do You Think About The Car?
What Do You Think About The Car?
2017-07-21
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Humongus (Single Version)
Humongus (Single Version)
2017-06-09
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Humongous
Humongous
2017-06-09
[High Quality Popular Music]
Humongous
Humongous
2017-06-09
[Tomplicated]
Humongous
Humongous
2017-06-09
[Tomplicated]
What Do You Think About the Car?
What Do You Think About the Car?
2017-04-13
[Columbia]
Isombard (clipping. Float On Remix)
Isombard (clipping. Float On Remix)
2017-02-10
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Bethlehem
Bethlehem
2017-02-10
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Isombard
Isombard
2017-02-10
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home (Single Version)
The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home (Single Version)
2017-01-20
[Tomplicated]
The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home
The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home
2017-01-20
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home
The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home
2017-01-11
[High Quality Popular Music]
Isombard (clipping. Float On Remix)
Isombard (clipping. Float On Remix)
2016-10-07
[High Quality Popular Music]
Isombard
Isombard
2016-09-02
[High Quality Popular Music]
Liar
Liar
2016-05-20
[High Quality Popular Music]
Bethlehem
Bethlehem
2016-05-20
[High Quality Popular Music]
Stains
Stains
2016-03-04
[Tomplicated]
Paracetamol (Single Version)
Paracetamol (Single Version)
2016-01-29
[Tomplicated]
Paracetamol
Paracetamol
2015-12-04
[High Quality Popular Music]
Brazil
Brazil
2015-12-04
[High Quality Popular Music]
Brazil
Brazil
2015-06-28
[Tomplicated]
Paracetamol
Paracetamol
2015-01-01
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]
Brazil
Brazil
2015-01-01
[Sony Music Labels Inc.]