Kneecap - FENIAN [Red]

Kneecap's FENIAN arrives on red vinyl as the Belfast trio's second album, a louder and sharper record from a group that has never shown much interest in keeping quiet.

Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí made their name rapping in Irish and English over beats built for packed, sweaty rooms, and their 2024 debut album Fine Art, along with the film that shared the band's name, carried that bilingual swagger far beyond Belfast. For the follow-up in 2026 they teamed up with producer Dan Carey, and the result keeps both the humor and the fury firmly intact.

Opener Éire go Deo sets the tone, and Liars Tale, the first taste of the album, is its clearest statement of intent. Elsewhere the circle widens. Lankum's Radie Peat lends her voice to Cocaine Hill, and Kae Tempest joins for closer Irish Goodbye, a meeting of kindred spirits who both treat words as something worth fighting over.

Rave synths and punk attitude still drive the engine, and there are plenty of laughs along the way, but the anger underneath is real, and it gives the whole record its pulse.

For anyone who caught the bug from Fine Art or the film, FENIAN shows a band growing bolder without sanding off a single rough edge.