Declan McKenna is probably the single best musician I have ever had the privilege of enjoying. His work is invigorating and fresh, and his range is extraordinary. From masterpieces like Brazil to the more sullen performances like Paracetamol, Declan always maintains his powerful talent for storytelling and social commentary, without being on the nose.
In September of 2020, he released his second album: Zeroes. Powerful ballads like Rapture stole the show, but my stand out track from this was “Eventually, Darling”. Despite only being out for three months of 2020, it was my second most listened to song of 2020.
There’s just something about it. It’s the same magic as Paracetamol but with a little more fill. Perhaps it was the context of how awful and lonesome a year it was, but Eventually, Darling just did it for me. Declan himself even said, “it was the song that sparked the album”. It’s a song about change and loss.
The entire song is full of a lust for past things. The sound, while novel, isn’t the modern, cutting edge stuff that Dec usually delivers. It doesn’t feel like Dec is singing about anyone: he is singing an ode to an era. The last hurrah for a difficult year in a strange decade.
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