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Kneecap<\/a> have announced their next album. Fenian<\/em><\/a> arrives on April 24 via Heavenly Recordings<\/a>, and features Kae Tempest<\/a>, Ramallah-based rapper Fawzi, and Irish musician Radie Peat. A lead single that references British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, \u201cLiars Tale,\u201d is out now alongside a music video directed by Thomas James. You can watch it below.<\/p>\n Fenian,<\/em> which Fontaines D.C.<\/a> and Black Midi<\/a> collaborator Dan Carey produced, follows the Irish rap trio\u2019s 2024 album Fine Art.<\/em> Since that release, the group\u2014who have long used their platform to advocate for Palestine and critique Israel\u2014have been banned from performing in Hungary<\/a> and Canada<\/a>, and removed<\/a> from a Scottish music festival over \u201cconcerns expressed by the police about safety.\u201d In May, bandmember Mo Chara was also charged with a terror offense<\/a> for allegedly displaying the Hezbollah flag at a concert, leading the group to cancel a U.S. tour<\/a> due to its proximity to his court date. Kneecap addressed the charge, which was ultimately thrown out<\/a>, in the November song \u201cNo Comment<\/a>\u201d with the producer Sub Focus<\/a>. Since releasing Fine Art<\/em>, the group has also shared the tracks \u201cSay\u014dnara<\/a>\u201d with Orbital<\/a>\u2019s Paul Hartnoll<\/a> and \u201cThe Recap<\/a>\u201d with Mozey.<\/p>\n In a statement on Fenian<\/em>, Kneecap said: \u201cThey tried to stop us by branding Kneecap \u2018terrorists,\u2019 with cancellations, with statements from the Prime Minister himself. We had all the motivation we needed\u2026this isn\u2019t a swift reaction, but a considered response to those that tried to silence us. And failed.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more about Kneecap in Shaad D\u2019Souza\u2019s \u201cKneecap Live Review: Beer, Baggies, and a Little Revolution<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n