# 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 and debuted at number 2 on the Irish albums chart.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :
| Aggregate scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Clash | 6/10 |
| DIY | |
| The Irish Times | |
| Mojo | |
| NME | |
| RTÉ | |
| The Skinny | |
| Uncut | 7/10 |
| Under the Radar | |
Fine Art received a score of 79 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on eight critics' reviews, which the website categorised as "generally favourable" reception. 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". 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".
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". 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".

### Year-end lists

Select 2024 year-end rankings for Fine Art :
| Publication/critic | Accolade | Rank |
| The Line of Best Fit | Best Albums of the Year 2024 | 46 |
| Louder Than War | Top 100 Albums of 2024 | 44 |
| Mondo Sonoro | Best International Albums of 2024 | 48 |
| NME | 50 Best Albums of 2024 | 13 |
| Rough Trade UK | Albums of the Year 2024 | 26 |
| The Skinny | 20 Albums of 2024 | 4 |
| The Sunday Times | 25 Best Albums of 2024 | 5 |
| The Telegraph | 10 Best Albums of 2024 | 10 |
| Vogue | The 36 Best Albums of 2024 | — |

## Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kneecap; "Harrow Road" lyrics written with Jelani Blackman.
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.
* A demo of "Glue Man" was included as a bonus track on digital downloads of the album during its first week of release.

## Personnel

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

Chart performance for Fine Art :
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
| Irish Albums (OCC) | 2 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 3 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 43 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) | 3 |
| UK R&B Albums (OCC) | 1 |