SXSW 2016 brought teenaged phenom Declan McKenna to Austin to play some one-man shows in support of his then-new single “Brazil.” Rave reviews ensued. Now 21, the Londoner has album #2 ready to go this spring. Zeros will include ambitious new single “Beautiful Faces”, which we addressed on the most recent UKTX:
And a new Tom Grennan single suggests the young soul man may have a second album in his own chamber. The Bedford, UK native launched his career providing vocals on other folks records–a la fellow big-voiced R&B revivalists Rag’n’Bone Man and John Newman–specifically getting traction via a cameo for OG dubsteppers Chase and Status on their dance hit “All Goes Wrong.” Tom’s first new music since UK Silver-certified LP Lighting Matches is new song “This Is The Place”, also included on the latest show:
Here’s how those fell among the rest of the 2/9 UKTX list:
Foals “The Runner”
Declan McKenna “Beautiful Faces”
Sam Fender “Saturday”
Liam Gallagher “Once”
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds “Blue Moon Rising”
1975 “Me & You Together Song”
Gorillaz “Momentary Bliss”
Tom Grennan “This Is The Place”
Blossoms “The Keeper”
Stereophonics “Don’t Let The Devil Take Another Day”
Twin Atlantic “Barcelona”
Courteeners “Better Man”
