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Kneecap have today shared a video for “Sayōnara“, a brand-new, stand-alone track written and recorded in collaboration with Paul Hartnoll of Orbital. The video, directed by Finn Keenan, features an appearance from Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, best known for her role as Michelle in the much-loved Derry Girls.
Talking about appearing in the video, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell said, “I had the best time filming the ‘Sayōnara’ music video. Not only is it a massive banger of a track but the intense yet euphoric video is sure to be remembered. The creativity and vision of director, Finn, created a fantastic environment for us all to create something really special. I was delighted to have been asked to be involved in this project especially as I am already a huge fan of Kneecap’s music and an admirer of their work overall.”
Additionally, having digitally released “Sayōnara” today, the track will also be available as double A-sided 12” alongside their Kemi Badenoch baiting summer anthem, “THE RECAP”, on which the West Belfast trio collaborated with drum & bass producer Mozey (courtesy of Rinse).
The 12” will be available on both green & black vinyl. The green vinyl edition, which was exclusively available via the Kneecap Whatsapp group has now sold out on pre-order and the black variant is available to pre-order now and will be released retail wide on October 10.
This follows their recent much-talked-about road-block Glastonbury appearance and Wide Awake, 2000 Trees & Green Man headline slots, news of their biggest London show to date at the 12,500 capacity Wembley Arena on September 18, appearances alongside Fontaines DC at a number of massive outdoor shows and a summer during which they found themselves in the middle of a media and political maelstrom for vocally advocating for peace and Palestinian freedom at this year’s Coachella.