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Kneecap in race for UK Number One album ahead of Melanie C and Michael Jackson

NME·Liberty Dunworth·27 days ago
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Kneecap are on their way to securing the Number One spot on the UK album charts, but facing tough competition from Melanie C and Michael Jackson . READ MORE: Kneecap on ‘Fenian’ and fighting back: “We understand that religious divide serves absolutely nobody” The new record, ‘ Fenian ‘, dropped at the start of the month, and marks the latest from the Irish hip-hop trio since their critically acclaimed 2024 debut album, ‘Fine Art’ . It features collaborations from Kae Tempest , Radie Peat and Fawzi, as well as the powerful, moving track ‘ Irish Goodbye ’, which tackles heavy themes of depression, loss and grief. Its title, they explained, is “inspired by, and proudly named [after] warriors in Irish folklore” which was later used as a derogatory term for the Irish. “Now we’re using it to name everyone speaking truth to power,” they said, announcing the record at the start of the year.…

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