Profane, political, and dead funny, you’d have to have been living under a very large rock to have not encountered Kneecap in the last few months. The Irish hip-hop trio burst noisily onto the scene with their 2024 concept album Fine Art, set during the highs, lows, and melodrama of a night at the pub. Lankum and Grian Chatten of Fontaines DC make an appearance, and the trio use Irish language to knit together punk, jazz, rap, and dance music. (There’s even been a quasi-autobiographical film made about the group, starring none other than Michael Fassbender.) Buckfast and cagoules at the ready.
Country: Northern Ireland
Label: Heavenly Recordings
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