Kneecap is used to controversy. On new album 'Fenian,' they're leaning further in

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap of the Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap about their new album Fenian.

By Kathryn Fink

Confrontational and controversial, Kneecap are in a more sophisticated but less playful mood with new album

Kneecap have been inescapable over the past year. There have been charges of supporting terrorism which resulted in a UK high court case – later thrown out – battles with Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch, accusations of antisemitism, which they have strongly denied, travel bans to Canada and Hungary, outrage in the US and on and on.

Kneecap on ‘Fenian’ and fighting back: “We understand that religious divide serves absolutely nobody”

As the controversial Belfast trio release their bold and ballsy second album, they tell NME about the 'carnival of distraction' of their terror trial, reclaiming their identity, and Ireland's increased "collective self-esteem" The post Kneecap on ‘Fenian’ and fighting back: “We understand that religious divide serves absolutely nobody” appeared first on NME.

By Andrew Trendell