Kneecap have shared the music video for “Sayōnara,” a brand new track made in collaboration with Orbital’s Paul Hartnoll. Derry Ladies actor Jamie Lee O’Donnell stars within the video, which is directed by Finn Keenan. Watch that beneath.
“I had the very best time filming the ‘Sayōnara’ music video,” Jamie Lee O’Donnell stated in a press launch. “Not solely is it a large banger of a monitor, however the intense but euphoric video is bound to be remembered. The creativity and imaginative and prescient of director, Finn, created a implausible surroundings for us all to create one thing actually particular. I used to be delighted to have been requested to be concerned on this venture particularly as I’m already an enormous fan of Kneecap’s music and an admirer of their work total.”
Final week, Kneecap had been pressured to cancel a sold-out, 15-date tour of the US, due, they stated, to Mo Chara’s forthcoming courtroom look in London. The extremely contested terror charge pertains to his alleged show of a Hezbollah flag at a 2024 live performance; Kneecap have since said they don’t help Hezbollah or Hamas. (The “Sayōnara” single art work is adorned with the phrase “Free Mo Chara.”) The group’s 4 Canadian exhibits are set to go forward, together with European dates.
Learn Shaad D’Souza’s evaluation of a current Kneecap present in London, “Kneecap Live Review: Beer, Baggies, and a Little Revolution.”
