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Fine Art (Kneecap album)

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.

Fine Art
A framed balaclava
Studio album by
Kneecap
Released14 June 2024 (2024-06-14)
Studio
  • Bell Brothers (London)
  • The Clinic (Dublin)
Length37:46
LabelHeavenly
ProducerToddla T
Kneecap chronology
3CAG
(2018) 		Fine Art
(2024)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY     [2]
Mojo     [3]
The Skinny     [4]
Uncut7/10[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]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Kneecap; "Harrow Road" lyrics written with Jelani Blackman.

Fine Art track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."3CAG" (featuring Radie Peat)
3:08
2."Fine Art"Kneecap2:19
3."Interlude: Making Headlines"
  • Kneecap
  • Bell
0:27
4."I bhFiacha Linne"
3:07
5."Interlude: Never Gets a Round"
  • Kneecap
  • Bell
0:24
6."I'm Flush"
  • Kneecap
  • Bell
  • Adrian McLeod
2:56
7."Interlude: State of Ya"
  • Kneecap
  • Bell
0:13
8."Better Way to Live" (featuring Grian Chatten)
  • Kneecap
  • Bell
  • McLeod
2:56
9."Sick in the Head"
  • Kneecap
  • Bell
  • McLeod
2:32
10."Love Making" (featuring Nino)
  • Kneecap
  • Bell
2:27
11."Interlude: Amhrán na Scadán"
  • Kneecap
  • Bell
0:24
12."Drug Dealin Pagans"
  • Kneecap
  • Bell
2:33
13."Interlude: Kneecap Chaps"
  • Kneecap
  • Bell
0:37
14."Harrow Road" (featuring Jelani Blackman)
3:45
15."Parful"
  • Kneecap
  • Bell
3:19
16."Rhino Ket"
  • Kneecap
  • Bell
3:07
17."Interlude: Last Orders"
  • Kneecap
  • Bell
0:15
18."Way Too Much"
  • Kneecap
  • Bell
  • McLeod
3:17
Total length:37:46

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.

Personnel

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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")

Charts

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Chart performance for Fine Art
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Irish Albums (OCC)[6] 2
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 43
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[9] 3
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[10] 1

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fine Art by Kneecap Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Wright, Lisa. "Kneecap – Fine Art review". DIY. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Kneecap – Fine Art". Mojo. July 2024. p. 94.
  4. ^ a b Sneddon, Chris (12 June 2024). "Kneecap – Fine Art album review". The Skinny. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Kneecap – Fine Art". Uncut. July 2024. p. 36.
  6. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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