KNEECAP's FENIAN named Rough Trade's No. 2 Album of the Year

KNEECAP's second studio album, FENIAN, has been named Rough Trade's No. 2 Album of the Year.

The music company described the record as "a powerful return, both sonically and politically."

Two new vinyl editions of the album have also been released - a special yellow and green splattered disc and a FENIAN (Live at Rough Trade) version. The latter comes from a gig KNEECAP performed at Rough Trade East in London earlier this year.

First place on the list went to Phoebe Bridgers with Lost Weekend and in third are Fcukers with Ö.

Also on the list are several other Irish artists such as Fontaines D.C. with Dopamine Chamber at No. 43, Radie Peat at No. 62 with No Human Tongue Can Tell, Cardinals' Masquerade at No. 77 and Dove Ellis at No. 93 with Blizzard.

The Belfast trio have also shared a new remix of title track 'FENIAN' by Wales electronic producer Kelly Lee Owens today. Last week, they announced a 3D remix of 'Palestine' as a limited edition 12" vinyl, out on February 12, 2027.

Meanwhile, KNEECAP are set to perform a show at Dublin's 3Arena on December 16 as the final stop of their 2026 tour of Ireland, in support of their second studio album.

On November 4, the group were announced as winners of the 2026 UK Music Video Awards, alongside Makeshift Art Bar and KETTAMA. They secured two awards on the night - with 'Irish Goodbye' (dir. Thomas James) winning Best Alternative Video (International), and 'Sayōnara' (edited by Finn Keenan and Ed Fay) winning Best Editing in a Video.

Tickets for their 3Arena show are on sale here.

The new vinyl editions of FENIAN are available here.