
Declan McKenna unveils new singles, "Champagne" and "That’s Life"
Newly independent, Declan McKenna has returned with the double A-side singles, "Champagne" and "That’s Life".
The songs were developed and recorded over the late summer, following the release of his third studio album, What Happened To The Beach?.
"Champagne and That’s Life have come together in the last few months as the first finished tracks produced with my good friend Jules [Apollinaire]. They are old ideas that started to come to life while I was messing around with them in my new studio, ‘Champagne’ even has me playing live drums for the first time for a full track. The themes of both are quite similar but different in approach, one more grand and over the top, the other more cyclical and cynical."
"‘Champagne’ took me to grander and more expanded ideas, more rooted in theatrics and performance, the lyrics are related to grandeur and what really happens next when someone reaches a benchmark of success," he continues. "‘That’s Life’ feels to me like a cycle, the song repeats in a way that reflects the themes. Slowly accepting that each turn life takes can feel cruel.”
"Champagne" and "That’s Life" are out now via his brand new independent label, Miniature Ponies.
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