Kneecap are again with a thumping new music, “Sayōnara.”
That includes manufacturing from Orbital’s Paul Hartnoll, “Sayōnara” boasts a rave-rap type with Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí rapping of their native Irish language all through. With its fast tempo, synth stabs, and industrial hue, “Sayōnara” resembles Orbital, The Prodigy, and Underworld’s darkened rave stylings whereas reprising Kneecap’s enthusiastic deliveries and punk perspective. Watch the music’s official music video — starring Derry Ladies’ Jamie Lee O’Donnell — under.
The Irish trio started together with “Sayōnara” of their pageant units this 12 months, together with a efficiency at their highly-attended Glastonbury 2025 set. With the music’s launch, Kneecap shared on Twitter: “We’ve seen yis going mad for this one in mosh pits all summer season… a collab between us and the legend Paul Hartnoll of Orbital.”
Although Kneecap have made headlines all through their summer season pageant season for advocating for the Palestinian freedom and an finish to the genocide in Gaza, they’ve been mild on new music for the reason that launch of their 2024 album Advantageous Artwork. Earlier this 12 months, the group shared the similarly-raucous new music “The Recap,” which featured visitor manufacturing from Mozey and took goal at UK conservative Kemi Badenoch.
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As a result of member Mo Chara’s terror offense cost within the UK, Kneecap have been not too long ago compelled to cancel their 2025 US tour. “As a result of shut proximity of our subsequent court docket listening to in London on September twenty sixth – because the British authorities continues its witch-hunt – with the beginning of the U.S. tour, we must cancel all 15 US tour dates in October,” the band introduced final month. They may, nevertheless, proceed with their 2025 reveals in Canada and their scheduled appearances within the UK and Europe.