Kneecap Announce New Album Fenian, Share Song

Kneecap have introduced their subsequent album. Fenian arrives on April 24 by way of Heavenly Recordings, and options Kae Tempest, Ramallah-based rapper Fawzi, and Irish musician Radie Peat. A lead single that references British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, “Liars Story,” is out now alongside a music video directed by Thomas James. You’ll be able to watch it beneath.

Fenian, which Fontaines D.C. and Black Midi collaborator Dan Carey produced, follows the Irish rap trio’s 2024 album Positive Artwork. Since that launch, the group—who’ve lengthy used their platform to advocate for Palestine and critique Israel—have been banned from performing in Hungary and Canada, and faraway from a Scottish music pageant over “considerations expressed by the police about security.” In Could, bandmember Mo Chara was additionally charged with a terror offense for allegedly displaying the Hezbollah flag at a live performance, main the group to cancel a U.S. tour on account of its proximity to his court docket date. Kneecap addressed the cost, which was in the end thrown out, within the November track “No Remark” with the producer Sub Focus. Since releasing Positive Artwork, the group has additionally shared the tracks “Sayōnara” with Orbital’s Paul Hartnoll and “The Recap” with Mozey.

In an announcement on Fenian, Kneecap mentioned: “They tried to cease us by branding Kneecap ‘terrorists,’ with cancellations, with statements from the Prime Minister himself. We had all of the motivation we would have liked…this isn’t a swift response, however a thought of response to those who tried to silence us. And failed.”

Learn extra about Kneecap in Shaad D’Souza’s “Kneecap Stay Evaluation: Beer, Baggies, and a Little Revolution.”