{"id":26676,"date":"2016-02-23T17:59:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T16:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/?p=26676"},"modified":"2016-02-23T20:29:22","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T19:29:22","slug":"itw-declan-mckenna-talks-nolan-sisters-opening-foals-dad-driving-shows-win-gig-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/itw-declan-mckenna-talks-nolan-sisters-opening-foals-dad-driving-shows-win-gig-tickets\/","title":{"rendered":"ITW &#8211; Declan McKenna | Talks Nolan Sisters, opening for FOALS and dad driving him to shows | WIN GIG TICKETS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Declan McKenna<\/strong>\u00a0first sprung on the interwebs with his brilliant &#8216;Brazil&#8217; tune a little while ago. And has since\u00a0won over many, many hearts.\u00a0With that in mind\u00a0our tame interviewer <em>Sophie <\/em>went on to ask a few questions&#8230; She asked the 16 year old heart throb what it takes to boast so much confidence on stage, in front of thousands (he recently opened for FOALS, no less, at the Olympia in Paris) and also the unusual references of the Irish-English girl-group The Nolan Sisters&#8230; Go ahead and try your luck in winning 2&#215;2 tickets for his Stains&#8217; EP Release Party \/ Concert in Paris at La Boule Noire on March 3rd 2016 by entering our giveaway &#8230;<\/p>\n[contesthopper contest=&#8221;26723&#8243;]\n[separator type=&#8221;space&#8221;]\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Interview by <a href=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/author\/sophie\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sophie.<\/a>\u00a0Additional words by <a href=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/author\/sodwee\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sodwee<\/a>.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/39r0QFD1oPM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n[separator type=&#8221;thick&#8221;]\n<h3><div class=\"su-pullquote su-pullquote-align-left\">&#8220;The Nolan Sisters were the creative peak of the 20th century, end of.&#8221; &#8211; Declan McKenna on his unusual inspirations<\/div><\/h3>\n<h5>First, I\u2019d like to know how it felt opening for Foals in France. Did you enjoy the shows\u00a0?<\/h5>\n<p>Yeh both shows were amazing! It was crazy playing in such a huge venue to so many people, but it was so much fun and both of them went really well too!<\/p>\n<h5>I was in the audience with my elder brother and he couldn\u2019t believe you were as old as his son\u00a0! Have you always felt that confident on stage or is it something you\u2019ve built in the last few months\u00a0?<\/h5>\n<p>I think i\u2019ve never had that much of a problem with confidence, ever since i was young i\u2019ve wanted to perform, but I\u2019d definitely agree that without a doubt I\u2019m more comfortable on stage now than I was a year or so ago, that\u2019s just natural I think.<\/p>\n<h5>Your EP Stains will be released on March 4th. People discovered you with Brazil and might have expected you to release songs with the same indie-rock vibe but there\u2019s definitely an electronic influence. Were you afraid to be stuck in a specific genre\u00a0?<\/h5>\n<p>Definitely, I think once you do get boxed into a certain genre, people can never really agree amongst each other whether they want you to do the same thing on your next record or change, and then bands can just be walking on eggshells no matter what they do, so I just wanted to try and have as ambiguous a genre as possible, by just writing songs I liked, rather than ones that I thought fitted a sound for a certain project.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"640\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/sodwee.com\\\/blog\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/itw-declan-mckenna-talks-nolan-sisters-opening-foals-dad-driving-shows-win-gig-tickets\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:&quot;14097878&quot;}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 301px;\" data-original-width=\"640\" data-original-height=\"301\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 460px; 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My first musical memory is probably Busted breaking up, I was heartbroken.<\/p>\n<h5>Who was your strongest support\u00a0?<\/h5>\n<p>My parents probably, they\u2019ve always been really supportive of my music since I was young, even still now my dad sometimes drives the van to my gigs.<\/p>\n<h5>You\u2019re opening for Foals and Mystery Jets. Have they given you any advice\u00a0?<\/h5>\n<p>\u201cYou can do anything you want as long as it makes sense\u201d<\/p>\n<h5>\u00a0\u00ab\u00a0Inspired by the Nolan Sisters\u00a0\u00bb\u2026 That\u2019s quite an unusual reference\u00a0! How come\u00a0???<\/h5>\n<p><em>The Nolan Sisters<\/em> were the creative peak of the 20th century, end of.<\/p>\n[wc_box color=&#8221;info&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221;]\n<p><em>The Nolans are an Irish-English girl group who formed in 1974 as The Nolan Sisters, before changing their name in 1980. They are best known for their hit single &#8220;I&#8217;m In the Mood for Dancing&#8221;. Released in December 1979, the song reached number three in the UK in February 1980 and topped the Japanese charts in November 1980.<\/em><\/p>\n[\/wc_box]\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7CKFGlWQFpA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Finally, since Sodwee stands for Sound of the Week, what would be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">YOUR<\/span> sound of the week\u00a0?<\/h5>\n<p>Definitely Golden Gal by <em>Animal Collective<\/em> !<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y7O0rBGSqjI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Follow <strong>Declan McKenna<\/strong> on : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DeclanMckennaMusic\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/deccoooo\" target=\"_blank\">Soundcloud<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thedeclanmckenna\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeclanMcKenna\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Declan McKenna\u00a0first sprung on the interwebs with his brilliant &#8216;Brazil&#8217; tune a little while ago. 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