Declan J Donovan - Get's 'Homesick' on his new tour!!!

March, 2020

Release / Tour, UK

Declan J Donovan is one to watch

Essex Singer / Songwriter Declan J Donovan has this week released a repackaged version of his ‘Homesick’ EP, out now on Polydor Records. The EP includes his breakout song ‘Vienna’ along with two brand new tracks ‘I’ll be there Love’ and ‘Anymore’ added to the original five track set.

‘Anymore’ featured in a key moment in last night’s episode of Love Island. The moment when islander Connor Durman exited the villa, leaving his partner Sophie Piper and Rochelle Humes’ younger sister – bereft and alone.

“This EP is a collection of songs that are very personal to me. One thing I pride myself on in my songwriting is the honesty in the lyrics. A few of the songs have been hard for me to release, like Pieces and Father’s Son, as they’re topics that I’ve always found hard to talk about like mental health and growing up without a dad in my life.” - Declan J Donovan

The eponymous lead single ‘Homesick’, released late last year, The track is a stirring Folk singalong powered by Donovan’s soulful croon and imbued with what is fast becoming his trademark way with a masterful melody. It’s a song about missing your loved ones. The track was accompanied by a video shot in and around Harlow, Donovan’s hometown.

Growing up in Harlow, Donovan could never have imagined becoming a Singer / Songwriter. But the first track he ever wrote ‘Fallen so Young’, written especially for his brother’s wedding... propelled him to success after he uploaded it to Soundcloud. It garnered a million plays within six months. Self funded tours around the UK and Europe followed before Donovan signed a record deal in Germany.

In 2018, he was one of the only unsigned acts to play BBC Music’s Biggest Weekend, appearing on the bill alongside Taylor Swift, Florence + The Machine, Sam Smith and more. He has spent seven weeks at No.1 on the European Border Breakers Airplay chart as well as being top twenty in the European Airplay chart. In Germany, he’s had a top ten hit and more than twenty five thousand radio plays, top ten in the Shazam charts and received more than ten million streams of his single ‘Pieces’ on all platforms. ‘Vienna’ his debut single for Polydor was released last year, to high praise.

Having just finished a run of shows with Tom Walker at the end of last year, Donovan will soon embark on a UK headline tour in March ahead of a run of performances at SXSW – stay tuned for further details.

‘Homesick’ EP tracklisting Below:
01 Homesick
02 Pieces
03 Vienna
04 I Wish
05 Father’s Son
06 Anymore
07 I’ll be there Love

Declan J Donovan 2020 UK live dates Below:
March
04th - London, Dingwalls
05th - Bristol, The Louisiana
07th - Glasgow, The Poetry Club
08th - Leeds, Oporto
09th - Birmingham, Hare and Hounds 2
10th - Brighton, The Latest Music Bar
12th - Manchester, Gullivers