Kneecap's (very good) new album had “lots of inspiration from the British government” Submitted by daniel on Thu, 30/04/2026 - 08:00 Picture Image After a pretty tumultuous couple of years in the spotlight, it is often overlooked that Kneecap actually make pretty good music. The Northern Irish rap trio came to attention via a couple of parallel routes: one, their 2024 film Kneecap, a fictionalised and very fun version of their origin story, which got nominated for six BAFTAs, winning one. Two, their uncompromisingly Republican, pro-Palestine and generally anti-colonial politics have got them into all sorts of trouble with all sorts of people. Read more about Kneecap's (very good) new album had “lots of inspiration from the British government”Add new comment