Fenian (album)
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| Released | 24 April 2026 | |||
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| Label | Heavenly | |||
| Producer | Dan Carey | |||
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| The Irish Times | [1] |
Fenian is the upcoming third studio album by the Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap, scheduled to be released on 24 April 2026 through Heavenly Recordings.[2] It is produced by Dan Carey.[3][4][5]
Promotion
On 22 January 2026, mobile digital billboards began appearing in Belfast, with a phone number being promoted to 'report fenian activity'.[6] The band later posted a teaser, promoting a new single titled "Liars Tale", was released on 28 January.[7] The link between the billboards and the band was confirmed on 27 January, when another teaser was released, featuring phone calls to the number advertised on the billboards.[8] The following day, the band announced Fenian.[9][4]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Kneecap.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Éire go Deo" (transl. "Ireland Forever") | |
| 2. | "Smugglers & Scholars" | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Carnival" | |
| 4. | "Palestine" (featuring Fawzi) | |
| 5. | "Liars Tale" | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Fenian" | |
| 7. | "Headcase" | |
| 8. | "An Ra" (transl. "The Ra") | |
| 9. | "Cold at the Top" | |
| 10. | "Occupied 6" | |
| 11. | "Gael Phonics" | |
| 12. | "Cocaine Hill" (featuring Radie Peat) | |
| 13. | "Irish Goodbye" (featuring Kae Tempest) |
Personnel
Kneecap[10]
- Móglaí Bap – vocals
- Mo Chara – vocals
- DJ Próvaí – vocals
References
- ^ Power, Ed (27 February 2026). "Kneecap: Fenian – Never mind the outrage, here's the brilliantly catchy, five-star album". The Irish Times. ISSN 0791-5144. OCLC 137350020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ^ Boisvert, Lauren (28 January 2026). "Kneecap Announces New Album Fenian, Calling It 'A Considered Response to Those Who Tried to Silence Us'". VICE. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ Greene, Andy (28 January 2026). "Kneecap Announce New LP 'Fenian': 'They Tried to Stop Us By Branding Us Terrorists'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ a b Jones, Damian (28 January 2026). "Kneecap announce new album 'FENIAN': "A considered response to those who tried to silence us. And failed"". NME. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ Brannigan, Paul (28 January 2026). ""It's a more sinister sound, because these are sinister times." Kneecap announce new album Fenian, share its politicised, hard-hitting punk-rave single Liars Tale". Louder. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ Campbell, Niamh (22 January 2026). "'Report Fenian Activity' van spotted in Belfast city centre". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ Grabarek, Maria. "Kneecap to release new single 'Liars Tale' this week". Hotpress. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ Rice, Jessica (28 January 2026). "Kneecap's 'Fenian hotline' album promotion draws over 15,000 calls". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ Dwyer, Riccardo. "KNEECAP announce new album Fenian". Hotpress. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ Browne, Niamh. "Kneecap announce new album Fenian". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 January 2026.