{"id":263471,"date":"2026-01-29T10:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/263471\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:11:09","slug":"kneecap-announce-new-album-fenian-share-liars-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/263471\/","title":{"rendered":"Kneecap announce new album FENIAN, share “Liars Tale”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Outspoken Irish rap trio Kneecap have announced a new album, FENIAN<\/a>, which will be out April 24 via Heavenly. They made it with producer Dan Carey (Fontaines DC, Wet Leg) and it features contributions from Kae Tempest, Fawzi, and Radie Peat.<\/p>\n

Mo Chara, M\u00f3gla\u00ed Bap, and DJ Pr\u00f3va\u00ed say the album was inspired by everything that happened to them in 2025, from their Coachella performance<\/a> to being banned in Canada<\/a> to Mo Chara being arrested on terrorism charges (which were later dropped<\/a>). Here\u2019s their statement on the album:<\/p>\n

We had all the motivation we needed\u2026 this isn\u2019t a swift reaction, but a considered response to those that tried to silence us. And failed.<\/p>\n

Made with Dan Carey, a producer we are honored to have worked with.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a more sinister sound\u2026 because these are sinister times. But also defiant and triumphant.<\/p>\n

Inspired by, and proudly named, \u201cFenian,\u201d who were warriors in Irish folklore, and later a derogatory term for the Irish.<\/p>\n

Now we\u2019re using it to name everyone speaking truth to power.<\/p>\n

After 800 years of colonisation, they thought the Irish language would die. It didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Muintir na Gaeltachta, and all the Gaels who refused to let their culture and language be destroyed.<\/p>\n

And Kneecap is much the same\u2026 we haven\u2019t gone away.<\/p>\n

The Paddies are back.<\/p>\n

The album doesn\u2019t have any of Kneecap\u2019s 2025 singles \u2014 \u201cThe Recap<\/a>,\u201d \u201cSay\u014dnara<\/a>,\u201d or \u201cNo Comment<\/a>\u201d \u2014 but it does have \u201cLiars Tale\u201d which is the first single and finds them as fiery as ever and still loving \u201990s electronica beats. What\u2019s it about? They say: \u201cStarmer is a scumbag, don\u2019t accept it. There\u2019s no good in their politics, and the belly of the beast is feeding overseas.\u201d<\/p>\n

The video was made by Thomas James who says, \u201cFor me, this needed to be punk, absurd, abrasive, and wild. An ugly reflection of the world we find ourselves in; utter fucking chaos\u2026It\u2019s not often you get to work with a band who have a genuine fire, and a selfless interest in trying to help people. And that, for all of us involved, was important. The video became a nightmarish fuck you to the powers that be, with a wry smile and a lubed-up prop selection.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch the video below.<\/p>\n

This summer, Kneecap will be on the festival circuit across Europe, including appearances at Primavera Sound<\/a>, Reading\/Leeds<\/a>, and more. All dates are below.<\/p>\n

\"kneecap<\/p>\n

FENIAN
1. \u00c9ire go Deo
2. Smugglers & Scholars
3. Carnival
4. Palestine (ft. Fawzi)
5. Liars Tale
6. FENIAN
7. Big Bad Mo
8. Headcase
9. An Ra
10. Cold At The Top
11. Occupied 6
12. Gael Phonics
13. Cocaine Hill (ft. Radie Peat)
14. Irish Goodbye (ft. Kae Tempest)<\/p>\n

Kneecap 2026 Live Dates
May 29\u201330 \u2013 AVA Festival, Belfast, IE
Jun 6 \u2013 Primavera Sound, Barcelona, ES
Jun 11 \u2013 Primavera Sound, Porto, PT
Jun 13 \u2013 Festi\u2019Neuch, Neuch\u00e2tel, FR
Jun 27 \u2013 Crystal Palace Park, London, UK
Jul 1 \u2013 Open\u2019er Festival, Gdynia, PL
Jul 2 \u2013 Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, DK
Jul 4 \u2013 Rock Werchter, Werchter, BE
Jul 18 \u2013 PhilGood Festival, Plovdiv, BG
Jul 21 \u2013 All Together Now, Waterford, IE
Aug 12\u201316 \u2013 Boomtown, Winchester, UK
Aug 28\u201330 \u2013 Reading & Leeds Festivals, UK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Outspoken Irish rap trio Kneecap have announced a new album, FENIAN, which will be out April 24 via…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263472,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[138226,146,138227,85,46,138228,24803,409,138229],"class_list":{"0":"post-263471","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-dan-carey","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-fawzi","11":"tag-il","12":"tag-israel","13":"tag-kae-tempest","14":"tag-kneecap","15":"tag-music","16":"tag-radie-peat"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}