Alet Viegas
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Exclusive: Kneecap strike back with defiant new album after Fine Art fallout

Kneecap strike back after Fine Art’s political fallout. Their second album is a defiant, unapologetic response, doubling down on the Irish-language rap and anti-establishment fury that made them targets. It matters because they refuse to be silenced, turning controversy into fuel for a bolder, more confrontational statement. This is punk’s future.

By Alet Viegas·

Emerging from the political controversies that followed the release of 2024’s Fine Art, Kneecap come out swinging with their second full-length album.

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