Belfast’s Kneecap are back with a new LP, Fenian. The project will arrive on April 24 via Heavenly Recordings. First single “Liars Tale” is a stirring rebuke of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his pathetic attempts at attacking the band. Regarding the song, the trio said: “Starmer is a scumbag, don’t accept it. There’s no good in their politics and the belly of the beast is feeding overseas.”
The trio of Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí also shared a lengthy statement about the album. “They tried to stop us by branding Kneecap ‘terrorists,’ with cancellations, with statements from the Prime Minister himself,” they wrote. “We had all the motivation we needed…this isn’t a swift reaction, but a considered response to those that tried to silence us. And failed. Made with Dan Carey, a producer we are honored to have worked with. It’s a more sinister sound…because these are sinister times. But also defiant and triumphant. Inspired by, and proudly named FENIAN, who were warriors in Irish folklore, and later a derogatory term for the Irish. Now we’re using it to name everyone speaking truth to power. After 800 years of colonization, they thought the Irish language would die, it didn't. Thanks to Muintir na Gaeltachta, and all the Gaels who refused to let their culture and language be destroyed. And Kneecap is much the same…we haven't gone away. The Paddies are back.”
Check out “Liars Tale” below, and pre-order Fenian here.
