Fine Art (Kneecap album)

Fine Art
Studio album by Kneecap
Released	14 June 2024 (2024-06-14)
Studio	Bell Brothers (London) The Clinic (Dublin)
Length	37:46
Label	Heavenly
Producer	Toddla T
Kneecap chronology
3CAG (2018) Fine Art (2024)

Fine Art is the second studio album by Irish hip hop trio Kneecap, released on 14 June 2024 through Heavenly Recordings. It includes guest appearances by Radie Peat, Grian Chatten, Nino, and Jelani Blackman. The album received positive reviews from critics.

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
DIY	[2]
Mojo	[3]
The Skinny	[4]
Uncut	7/10[5]

Fine Art received a score of 79 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on eight critics' reviews, which the website categorized as "generally favorable" reception.^[1] Mojo opined that "the wild times end on a poignant, giddy high with 'Parful' – a house-y banger raving about everyday hedonism transcending sectarian violence – an irresistible distillation of Kneecap's peacetime party music".^[3] Uncut called it "overly indebted to its inspirations – among them Ghetts, Stormzy and The Streets – it may be, but the stroppy 'I Bhfiacha Linne' and 'Rhino Ket', a moody techno/dancehall hybrid, are hard to deny".^[5]

DIY's Lisa Wright described the album as "in its own warped way, as its title suggests: a fully-immersive, conceptual production that, much like their recent Sundance award-winning biopic, is far, far too clever to just be the work of three miscreants".^[2] Chris Sneddon of The Skinny found that it "has its ups and downs, it can be deep, it can be controversial, but in the long run, it's a good laugh and a thumping good time" as well as "a banging collision of rap and rave music".^[4]

Notes

• On physical editions, the interludes do not include "Interlude" in the title and are listed as unnumbered tracks.
• "3CAG" contains a sample of "Caravan" by Joe O'Donnell.
• "I bhFiacha Linne" contains a sample of "Cübik" by 808 State.
• "Harrow Road" contains elements from "Creeper" by Nick Detnon.
• "Parful" contains excerpts from the film Dancing on Narrow Ground written and directed by Des Bell.

Kneecap

• Móglaí Bap – vocals
• Mo Chara – vocals
• DJ Próvaí – vocals

Additional contributors

• Toddla T – production, mixing
• James Eager – engineering
• Tom Coll – drums ("I'm Flush", "Better Way to Live")
• Adrian McLeod – synthesizer, keyboards ("I'm Flush", "Way Too Much"); piano ("Better Way to Live", "Way Too Much"), synth bass, synth pad ("Better Way to Live"), bass ("Way Too Much")
• Grian Chatten – vocals ("Better Way to Live")
• Andy Nicholson – bass ("Better Way to Live")
• Steven Loughrin – flute ("Drug Dealin Pagans")
• Manchán Magan – guest vocals ("Drug Dealin Pagans")
• Lisa Canny – choir ("Way Too Much")
• Saara Kaldma – choir ("Way Too Much")
• Gertrud Aasaroht – choir ("Way Too Much")
• Tony McHugh – choir ("Way Too Much")
• Colin Andrews – choir ("Way Too Much")
• Aoife O'Dea – choir ("Way Too Much")