The Kev, the musical comedy persona who has been bringing the house down in Manchester venues since 2019, is set to release his fourth album of comedy songs. Having also won admiration in China for his self-penned satirical Mandopop songs, The Kev is releasing the album ‘You Can’t Say Anything These Days’, on all major streaming platforms in late April 2025.
Songs on the new album include the set-opener and ‘Shaft’ homage ‘Talking about the Kev’, the anthemic ‘The FVSDA’, the mind-bending ‘You’re Amazing’, commentary on the state of masculinity ‘What a Piece of Work Is Man’, and the eponymous ‘You Can’t Say Anything These Days’. The album is already available as a YouTube playlist.
In China in 2025, he has received enthusiastic comments about songs including 《开会》(‘Meetings’), which satirises China’s culture of overwork. The song 《希望会这样》 ‘Hope It Might Be So’, about belief in an afterlife, won rave reviews in international media in 2023.
Professor of Chinese literature Lehyla Heward described the song as “tear-jerking in all the right ways.” Jennie Li, who teaches at the Education University of Hong Kong, who is also an opera singer, described McGeary’s Chinese song-writing skills as “amazing.”
In February, he sang in Chinese at an event attended by Manchester Lord Mayor Paul Andrews in association with Dragons Voice Radio.
Reviews of his work include ones from Anna Yuan, who teaches Chinese in the United States, saying: “Kevin blends both English and Chinese into fun and engaging songwriting! As well as being a great standup guy, I love how Kev
brings more people into the Chinese-English world, always in a humorous and unexpected way.”
Another Google review states: “Totally love The Kev’s tracks. Funny, insightful, profound and greatly musical. Have a listen and discover him for yourself!
BandCamp: https://thekev.bandcamp.com/
