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- Summary: The second full-length release from the Belfast rap trio Kneecap features guest appearances by Casiokids, Fawzi, Radie Peat, and Kae Tempest.
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- Record Label: Heavenly / PIAS
- Genre(s): Rap
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- Positive: 13 out of 13
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- Apr 30, 2026‘Fenian’ is a spraypainted brick wall of consistency, amplifying the adventure of The Prodigy and Burial, seamlessly but tastefully hopping genres while keeping the vibe up to retain Kneecap’s knack for having a good time to illuminate the hard times.
- Apr 23, 2026A record which is dense, musically adventurous and arguably one of the more important albums to be released this year. It’s also a record that proves that there’s more to the trio than tabloid outrage and overblown headlines.
- MojoApr 23, 2026On Fenian they back that shrewdness with songs of depth and substance. [Jun 2026, p.90]
- Apr 23, 2026If all Kneecap offered was the spectacle of someone stirring shit up, like the Pistols, PE and early Manics in previous generations, they would still be worth having around. But Fenian offers far more. Their day has come. [May 2026, p.100]
- UncutApr 23, 2026They're still loud and angry - exploring themes around national identity, solidarity and challenging political establishments - but there is greater musical depth and breadth. [May 2025, p.32]
- May 1, 2026A compelling, smart and impressive album. What the album isn’t, at least when taken as a whole, is the defiant victory lap it’s been acclaimed as in some quarters. Fenian is more complex, intriguing and fraught than that, which makes sense.
- Apr 28, 2026Even when the subject matter skirts into uncomfortable territory (“Smugglers and Scholars” isn’t shy about mythologizing IRA violence), the general feel of this joyously hard-hitting album is as convivial as a fun night out at the pub, fusing decades of music into a coherent playful whole (abetted by Fontaines DC and Wet Leg producer Dan Carey).
