"Gogol Bordello makes music that is best experienced with a crowd. The band's frenetic, Eastern European-flavored brand of punk is tailor-made for the mosh pit. Ever since breaking out with their Steve Albini-produced 2005 album Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike, the Eugene Hütz-fronted collective has played bigger rooms to larger crowds around the world. However, as Gogol Bordello has shuffled lineups (Hütz and violinist Sergey Ryabtsev the only constants) and reached for a broader sound, the band became better known for their concerts than the multiple albums that followed Gypsy Punks."
"In a time of world strife, we need protest music, and on their new record, We Mean It, Man! Hütz recaptures some of the righteous anger that made Gypsy Punks so revelatory 20 years ago. Ukraine-born Hütz has plenty to be angry about and tracks with titles such as "No Time for Idiots" pretty much sum up where he's at these days. Featuring producers Nick Launay (Nick Cave, Gang of Four, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Amyl & The Sniffers, Idles) and Adam "Atom" Greenspan (Amyl & The Sniffers, Idles), We Mean It, Man! is Gogol Bordello's most vital and engaging record since Gypsy Punks."
Gogol Bordello's music thrives in live settings, blending frenetic, Eastern European-flavored punk suited for mosh pits. The band broke out with the Steve Albini-produced 2005 album Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike and has since played progressively larger venues. Lineup changes left Eugene Hütz and violinist Sergey Ryabtsev as constants while the band explored broader sounds and became better known for performances than subsequent albums. The new record, We Mean It, Man!, channels protest music and righteous anger, features producers Nick Launay and Adam "Atom" Greenspan, reintroduces synth textures, and mixes aggressive tracks with singalong and folk-leaning moments.
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