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Today, Declan McKenna debuts “Be An Astronaut,” the 21 year-old British musician’s latest single off his forthcoming album Zeros (September 4th), via world first premiere on Beats 1 with Zane Lowe. McKenna also shares the influences behind the piano-led, multi-layered opus in an “Origins” interview with Consequence of Sound. These influences number David Bowie’s Hunky Dory, thePaul McCartney penned“When I’m Sixty Four” and his sister’s Yamaha keyboard: “I just sat down on it and had the song almost completely written in about half an hour, while my old flatmate and current bandmate Will sat listening. The sorta spacey theme had to exist as it was one of those tunes that did kind of fall to earth in front of me.” Consequence calls the song, “yet another prime example of this craft, an invigorating cut indebted to David Bowie and The Beatles. Spacey guitars soar high above a heavy “schoolboy” piano line, exploding together like fireworks on the harmonized chorus.” Listen to “Be An Astronaut” here and read his full interview with Consequence of Sound here.
Declan McKenna also announced a series of additional new stops on his UK tour for Spring 2021. With many of the original live dates selling out immediately (including several venue upgrades), the tour now expands to 32 nights across the UK and Europe. Full information about these dates is available here.
All of the packaging for the new record has been manufactured using 100% recycled card or responsibly sourced FSC paper from sustainable forests and printed with vegetable or soya-based ink. The vinyl is pressed on 100% recycled compound, and the cassette format is made of recycled plastic. Fans are also being given the option to offset their carbon footprint via Carbon Checkout.
