KNEECAP to release 3CAG mixtape on vinyl

KNEECAP have announced that their 3CAG mixtape will be released on vinyl on September 25.

3CAG is KNEECAP’s debut self-released mixtape, featuring eight tracks such as ‘C.E.A.R.T.A,’ ‘Amach Anocht’ and ‘Bouncers.’

“It’s been a mad aul time since we made this one back in 2018 from a hazy attic on Hawthorn Street, West Belfast,” the artists wrote on Instagram.

The title of their 2018 mixtape 3CAG is a coded acronym for MDMA, as they explain in ‘Incognito’: “Trí chonsan agus guta” [“Three consonants and a vowel”].

It will be available in black vinyl as well as a special clear edition.

‘C.E.A.R.T.A,’ one of the songs featured on the mixtape, is KNEECAP’s debut single, released in late 2017. The track was inspired by a piece of graffiti calling for Irish language rights.

KNEECAP are currently on their Fenian Tour, with dates across Europe. They have a set scheduled at All Together Now Festival on August 1 and a headline charity concert at Falls Park in Belfast August 6 as part of the Féile an Phobail festival.

Last month they released a remix single ‘Cold at the Top (Shanti Celeste Remix),’ following their second studio album, FENIAN, which debuted at No. 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart on May 1. The record narrowly missed the No. 1 spot on the UK Albums Chart, landing at No. 2 behind The Essential Michael Jackson.

"The second album’s quick turnaround is an example of artists knowing to strike while the iron is hot," wrote Hot Press in a review of the album. "Quite simply, FENIAN is a triumph. 8/10."

Yesterday, July 28, Tom Morello announced a new album with a song featuring KNEECAP titled ‘Unconquered.’

The 3CAG vinyl is available for pre-sale here.

 

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