{"id":10629,"date":"2026-04-30T13:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/kneecap-wont-stop-fighting-and-partying-on-fenian\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T13:12:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:12:06","slug":"kneecap-wont-stop-fighting-and-partying-on-fenian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/kneecap-wont-stop-fighting-and-partying-on-fenian\/","title":{"rendered":"Kneecap Won\u2019t Stop Fighting and Partying on \u2018Fenian\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spinmagazine.com\/files\/2026\/03\/kneecap-fenian-e1777474178710.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"324\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>Kneecap Won\u2019t Stop Fighting and Partying on \u2018Fenian\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is impossible to remove politics from the music of Kneecap. But unlike many other political bands, the Irish hip-hop trio knows how to have a good time while spreading their message. New album <em>Fenian <\/em>continues to take aim at the same targets that have gotten Kneecap into hot water before (Israel, authoritarian regimes), showing that the Belfast trio has refused to tone down its message even after being forced to cancel a 2025 North American tour and after backlash following British Prime Minister Keir Starmer calling their inclusion at Glastonbury \u201cinappropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rather than wallow in anger, <em>Fenian <\/em>doubles down on the fun factor, even if it features lyrics such as \u201cFuck Keir Starmer \/ Netanyahu\u2019s bitch and genocide armer.\u201d Kneecap is not taking a both-sides point of view here. This righteous anger is present throughout <em>Fenian<\/em>,<em> <\/em>from \u201cPalestine\u201d (which features a Palestinian rapper Fawzi) to the peculiar lead single \u201cLiar\u2019s Tale,\u201d which mashes up the trio\u2019s penchant for confrontational lyrics with party-at-the-end-of-the-world raucousness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinmagazine.com\/2026\/04\/olivia-rodrigo-tour\/\">Olivia Rodrigo Sets Unraveled Tour Dates<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinmagazine.com\/2026\/04\/interpol-tour-new-music\/\">Interpol Plots Tour, New Music For Partisan<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinmagazine.com\/2026\/04\/kacey-musgraves-tour\/\">Kacey Musgraves Corrals Tour Plans<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The trio also has more on its mind than just Israel-Palestine issues. They take aim at British imperialism and more than once bust out rhymes completely in Irish, among the first groups on the international stage to rap in that language. It\u2019s in these more strident moments that <em>Fenian <\/em>succeeds. Squint too closely and Kneecap sometimes slips over the line of absurdity (think \u201cWhite &amp; Nerdy\u201d by \u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So how can an album that condemns Israel and lionizes IRA tactics feel so fun? Both Mo Chara and M\u00f3gla\u00ed Bap are convivial emcees who have no trouble pushing the bizarre factor while DJ Pr\u00f3va\u00ed\u00a0reaches back to sounds that nestle in with \u201990s stalwarts such as Massive Attack and \u201900s grime superstars like Dizzee Rascal. This miasma of noises gives Kneecap and <em>Fenian <\/em>a dizzying effect by never feeling right at home with modern music, yet not quite a throwback to scenes from the past.<\/p>\n<p>Not everything on <em>Fenian <\/em>feels like a drunken night out. Closing track \u201cIrish Goodbye,\u201d which deals with grief, sounds like \u201cHate It or Love It\u201d by Clipse. Meanwhile songs like \u201cCocaine Hill\u201d explore the danger of drugs. What is a party without the comedown right after? The album is also proof that Kneecap won\u2019t let the powers that be slow them down. The U.K. government tried to indict Mo Chara for terror-related charges for supporting Hezbollah only to have its case thrown out twice. <em>Fenian <\/em>is Kneecap\u2019s middle finger in response.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/spinmagazine.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kneecap Won\u2019t Stop Fighting and Partying on \u2018Fenian\u2019 It is impossible to remove politics from the music of Kneecap. 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