New Delhi, May 10 -- Fenian, their third full-length, was largely written and recorded in September 2025, when the case against Chara was still playing out in court. That experience has only sharpened their political commentary, serving as fuel for the record's incendiary blend of Irish republicanism, anti-imperialist militancy and hard-nosed hedonism.

"We had all the motivation we needed," goes the social media statement that accompanied the album's release. "This isn't a swift reaction, but a considered response to those that tried to silence us. And failed."

The moody, trip-hop indebted atmospherics of Carnival opens with the band back in court in front of a British judge (complete with real-life samples of their fans chanting "free ...