Irish trio Kneecap announce debut album on Heavenly

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The group will release ‘Fine Art’ this summer.

Kneecap have announced the release of their debut album via Heavenly. The Irish trio have become well known for their provocative, playful approach to rap whilst discussing societal issues and political strife in equal measure.

The trio of Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí took this year’s Sundance Film Festival by storm with their self-titled Rich Peppiatt directed semi-biopic film starring Michael Fassbender. The announcement of the new album comes Following sold-out Irish, U.K. and U.S. shows at the end of last year with the group having announced further upcoming dates.

The new album has been produced by Toddla T and features fourteen tracks which draw upon influence from bass culture, old school hip hop and beyond.

The group reflect on the process behind the record:

“When working on the album we had periods of great productivity but also periods with a total lack of anything creatively. Towards the end of recording we hit a proper wall and this is the result. Our mental health was being tested and we said f*ck it it we’re doomed to mental torture we want to have some money to get through it. We’ve had enough of it while being broke round Belfast. We’re in the centre of a sweaty mosh pit mid-gig in a dark warehouse room. This pit represents emotional state, from f*cked up and chaotic to moments of clarity and calmness.The warehouse offers escape – from the mundane… for the marginalised.”

The announcement of the album comes with the release of a new video: