Thanks for coming along y'all! I appreciate you being here - feel free to follow me on IG: @mathew_mckenna ! Stay safe!

British bombs is sick too

I'd love to see you react to "why do you feel so down" by Declan!!

i loveeee declan mckenna!! he’s such an amazing artist :) if you do another react to his music, you should react to ‘british bombs’ and ‘paracetamol’

In england we call a costume party a fancy dress party lmao

Alex Lawther plays his other half in The Key to Life on Earth video. He’s an actor in The End of the F***ing World and Black Mirror.

Yes Declan!!! I've loved him as an artist ever since his first song- he wrote it for his gcse music exam coursework when he was like 15 and then played Glastonbury breakthrough stage with it. Brazil was a protest song about the world cup host country's treatment of its citizens whilst preparing for the tournament. The most recent song video is kind of a joke because the actor- Alex Launtner (?) has been in a lot of stuff in the UK and they kept getting mistaken for each other so he made it the video of them both fighting for the life because they can no longer coexist. His songs are always dense in meaning but as a young guy he also never tries to seem older than he is or anything. He's a really cool live performer and I can see you loving his stuff and his personality in general. I really love the first of his new singles- Beautiful Faces- the guitar on it is excellent. He did some live performances for radio 1 recently with just piano and they were absolutely beautiful. Loved this video.

Pls react to more Declan Mckenna, I recomend!! British bombs Paracetamol Humongous Why do you feel so down

frequent players of brazil actually like the fact that the last chorus of the song isn’t some punchy thing and is just a chill way to lead to “talks like an angel but he looks like meEEEeee” or is it just me?

Love that you're reacting to Declan ! he's one of my favorite artists and I think he's so so inspiring, his music is always both incredibly catchy and incredibly meaningful so I'm glad he's getting more attention 🖤 (Ps. If you ever do another reaction to his stuff, maybe when his new album comes out, then I highly recommend Britsh Bombs which was my favorite song of the year when it came out)

Declan McKenna's 'Kids Don't Wanna Go Home' and 'Paracetamol' make me cry.

you should do a pt2! maybe with some of these songs - basic, paracetamol, and why do you feel so down

use me as "I've stan him since he's a fetus"

you should react to wallows!

DECLAN IS MY FAVOURITE ARTIST! HE'S SUCH A CUTIE AND I LOVE HIS MUSIC AND ICONIC EYE HIGHLIGHT!

you should react to british bombs by declan you'll like that one as well

Declan is so underrated omg. I listen to him on repeat all the time. Have you checked out Pentatonix yet?

I absolutely adore Declan and I loved hearing your thoughts on his music! If you'd be open to listening to more I'd recommend British Bombs and Paracetamol :)

You need to do a Part 2 of Declan Mckenna. Songs: 1. "Brew" 2. "Howl" 3. "Basic" 4. "British Bomb" And 5. "Paracetamol" You just got my Sub, Brilliant Video.

YESSSS we NEEDED some dec content!!! I just discovered him a little over a month ago and that's literally all i've been listening to since

He’s such a wonderful artist and definitely so underrated! I’m glad someone else gets the chance to discover him and his music

I know I watched the premiere but I just wanted to say that your next reaction video should either be wallows or i dont know how but they found me

I REALLY wish you'd listened to "make me your queen" it's my absolute FAVORITE song of Declan's

They have the same socks, brothers confirmed

Would ya listen to Wallows? If so could ya do Scrawny, Remember When and Pictures Of Girls?

Love this Declan got an album coming up so people will definitely start coming then. Love this, thanks for the reaction.

I’d never heard of your channel before, but YT recommended you because I watch so much Declan stuff. So at least you got a new sub from covering someone not as popular 😁

I love Declan 🥺

British bombs please it’s my absolute fave!! why do you feel so down? is also a banger

I love Declan sooo much, he is so underrated

His music videos are one of my favourite things about Declan’s music. And I always love his messages. So glad you like him too!!

girl i thought it said “NEVER listen to Declan McKenna” and i almost threw hands 💀

I really did not expect, to like him as much as I do... thank you so much for reacting to Declan! It's always nice, finding some new artist and getting to listen to some new music

I’m so glad you reacted to Declan! He’s one of my favourite artists and his music always slaps. This video was great🥰💗

Been binging your videos today, I love your channel.

U should listen Humongous, Paracetamol, In Blue and Isombard too. Actually u know what, listen What Do You Think About the Car? by Declan.

Declan is literally my FAVORITE artist, I'm so glad this showed up on my recommended.

You should do a part 2 and react to British Bombs, Why do you feel so down, and Beautiful faces!!! I really loved this video btw :)

I really love that you covered him even when you thought you wouldn't get a lot of likes out of it, us indie music people love when others notice underappreciated artists and give them more attention through their platforms!

Loved this❤️ please react to ‘British bombs’ ‘listen to your friends’ and ‘Humongous’ if you do another reaction, which you definitely should❤️❤️❤️

I appreciate that you like his music, Declan’s music is outstanding and sadly underrated

The key to life on earth is such a good song. Its been on repeat❤

BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!! THANK YOU! ❤️

this is the first video i watched from your channel and i really liked it! i love declan and the message of his music and the key to life on earth immediately became one of my favourite songs

‘why is this making me so happy’ why i listen to declan mckenna non stop

Thank you for doing this, even tho Dec is not “mainstream” he has such amazing music and such amazing messages, he is my favorite artist ever, so it feels really nice to see someone new acknowledging him and his work

This is the first video I've seen of you and I love your videos ! Keep on going dude !

Still waiting for "Never listened to AURORA reaction "

Heres a couple of Declan facts to give perspective on him: Declan wrote and recorded Number one alt hit 'Brazil' at the age of 15-16. 'Brazil' is a song written in protest, about the 2014 Fifa exploitation of Rio De Janeiro. In particular the pressure put on the community, by Fifa, to construct world class stadiums and amenities in a city struggling with mass poverty. Hilariously Fifa went on to feature another song by Declan titled 'Isombard' on their game FIFA17.

YES thank you for finally reacting to Declan!!

Kinda weird. Makenna watching Matthew McKenna react to Declan McKenna

wtf I just opened yt to search for people reacting to him and yours was the first video that showed up before I searched it

First video I’ve seen of yours. Enjoyed your input and I love Decklans music!

i love Declan he is probably my most favourite artist - great video!!

Listen to “listen to your friends”

Yes!!!! Declan McKenna is amazing I love his songs so much My favorite ones are Why do you feel so down The kids don't wanna come home Beautiful faces Paracetamol Listen to your friends His music makes me happy and sad at the same time, it makes me cry, it's so relatable and so beautiful.

OMG I HAVENT WATCH YOUR VIDEOS IN AGESSS I MISSED THIS. One of my favourite youtubers and my absolute favourite singer 😄😄😄

More Declan please, loved this ♥️

‘WHY DO YOU FEEL SO DOWN’

absolutely loved this video. you’re very well spoken and super enjoyable to watch. watched this one video and subbed immediately!!

i love declans music so much! he's truly helped me through everything. i love his music so so much and he's gotten me out of tough times and helps me through the ones i currently face

wait im in that kids dont wanna come home video heheh :))) the best day eva im at 2:14 AAAAAA

You should react to Love It If We Made It by The 1975

I still can't believe how underrated Declan is

both the mckennas deserve rights!!! im so glad you finally did this video ahhhh

Brazil was recorded when he was like 17 or something so yes it is very different vocally! He always surprises me

Gotta appreciate how he says he’s ‘English’ rather than ‘British’

you are the nicest music review person i have ever come across, i appreciate you

love you for this!!

loved the video please keep reacting to smaller artists!!

Brazil makes me so HAPPY

Yes, Declan does that, his songs make you so happy 🥺

I REALLY really appreciate you reacting to Declan I love you so much for this 💗

Declan McKenna is a hidden gem who deserves so much more attention and recognition

British Bombs is a absolute jam. Also of you are struggling for ideas try Wombats

Loved the video some other suggestions for underground artists might be sam fender or inhaler

i love watching videos about people listening to decklan he is a really underrated artist, but his music is soo good

that comment about how its not our fault that we are "apathetic" about stuff really hits hard for a long time i was sheltered by my rather conservative christian family and until 8th grade i just bought what they said since i was homeschooled and had no other sources than my parents. almost as soon as i started going to school even though its still a private more sheltered school, and having access to social media and just the internet in general that illusion i lived in has just fallen apart and yes as my parents have observed i am not in a great mental place but its not bad social influences or bad music im listening to its the reality check of finally seeing just how fucked the world is and how little i can do about it. and really its not apathy at all. when i see all of the shit going on it makes me feel sick because i want to be able to do something to change what is happening but due to my youth and how different my views are on lots of things to my parents views i feel trapped and helpless. older generations keep calling the younger ones uninformed and ignorant when they are the ones who put us in a position where we cant rely on the systems they helped put in place and/or chose to keep. this has been a longer rant but i needed to vent.

Loved this! Would be amazing if you listened to a few of Declan's other songs like Isombard, British Bombs, and Why do You Feel so Down!

this is the first video of yours ive watched and i subscribed! also if you do a part 2 definitely check out humongous, british bombs, and mind

“What’s up with everyone I react to lately being English” lmaooo bc we’re the best 🤪🤣

It's really cool that you take the time to react to someone less popular... through videos like these, I've found a lot of my favourite artist... I think it's really cool, cause that way, those artist get the chance to become more popular and also people who normally wouldn't have noticed them do... so therefore, I'd love to see you react to a band called GOODWEATHERFORECAST. They are a german band but make english songs and they are really, really good! They are very underrated, and I'd love to see you reacting to some of their latest songs such as BETTER DAYS and YELLOW LIGHTS, and some from their last album called SUPERHUMANS.

He didn’t listen to Humongous and Make me your queen T-T

I’m actually obsessed with Declan McKenna it’s bad

i think the cockroach is a reference to kafka's metamorphosis, you know with the whole thing about being different and being ignored and mistreated for it.

My brother introduced me to Declan McKenna on our trip to Peru to visit family and I swear he was the only artist I listened to for the entire like 3 weeks

You should listen to "British Bombs", "Paracetamol" and "Isombard"! All of Declan's songs are amazing

Joji now please although I think you may have already listened to

all his songs are bops u need to make a part 2

dec is my no.1 favourite artist and im finding your channel bc of this video!

i loveee declan and his lyrics are so impactful! he wrote brazil when he was just 14 i believe and its about how the world cup is so damaging towards the country since all of their money goes towards it instead of actual beneficial things for the people and the environment. Also when you mentioned how all his songs have an actual meaning I AGREEE thats why i love his music so much he actually cares what kind of impact hes making on the world and giving people and himself voices to be heard and make changes hes amazinggg. loves your analysis as well very thought provoking you definitely just got a new subscribe from me!

came for declan, stayed for the fantastic commentary, subscribed for you!

yassssss i've been waiting for this

Heyyyyyy, Matthew my fellow Australian dude, would you possibly consider reacting to a singer called ROLE MODEL please? He is my absolute favourite artist at the moment, any time I put on music it's more time than not I choose his music. I don't think many people in Australia know of him, he's only touring in America, in smaller location but I think he really deserves some attention. I would absolutely love it if you could listen to his music, I don't even care if you don't like it, at least you know about him and his music then. Much love sorry for the essay

Woah!! It was so exciting to see your reaction !! I think you'll find "British Bombs" to be a very very veeery interesting song ~

Can you please do a part two!!! There are too many good songs of his

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pls do a part 2 of this 🥺🥺

PLEASE LISTEN TO CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN

I LOVE DEC! Thank you for this video! New sub (: