{"id":28060,"date":"2026-03-05T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=28060"},"modified":"2026-03-05T11:57:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T11:57:24","slug":"gogol-bordello-we-mean-it-man-casa-gogol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=28060","title":{"rendered":"Gogol Bordello \u2013 \u2018We Mean It, Man!\u2019 (Casa Gogol)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Led by Ukrainian-born singer\/songwriter Eugene H\u00fctz, gypsy punk collective Gogol Bordello have been thrilling crowds on the world\u2019s stages since the turn of the century with their high-energy, theatrical live shows and political manifestos. Here, they follow up their defiant 2022 album \u2018Solidaritine\u2019 with the more optimistic new long player \u2018We Mean It, Man!\u2019, bringing a new sound with the help of Nick Launay & Adam Greenspan, who have produced such luminaries as Nick Cave, Amyl & The Sniffers and Idles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First impressions stick like glue, and this opus exudes cool from every pore. With its street art-inspired album cover, assertive title, and impressive opening track, \u2018We Mean It, Man!\u2019 is an album that shouts its arrival from the streets with a clenched fist. The opening title track is a definite call to arms. Musical carnage where punk riffage and tribal beats collide with vocoder vocals and crazy sax. A killer refrain makes it an intense, instant and memorable opener. Gogol Bordello sure do mean it\u2026man!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, \u2018Life Is Possible Again\u2019 brings it down with NIN electronica, euro pop vibes and optimistic lyrical suss. Then, \u2018No Time For Idiots\u2019 blends traditional rustic instrumentation with modern production values, the verses sound like early Hanoi Rocks meets The Clash and build to a catchy chorus that seizes the moment and triumphs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, Eugene H\u00fctz is at his best when he is spouting political diatribes and the band is going off on one.\u00a0 Cue \u2018Hate Liquidator\u2019; a song that follows a familiar Gogol shaped path with disco beats, gang vocals and gypsy punk-tinged goodness. Its sure to be a live favourite, this is glorious stuff indeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the ghosts of The Clash and The Pogues are always prevalent, there is a very definite European vibe to Gogol Bordello\u2019s sound that makes them hard to pigeonhole into one particular genre. Take the gloriously upbeat \u2018From Boyarka To Boyaca\u2019 featuring the artist Puzzled Panther. What even is it? It could be the sound of a Tarantino crime thriller set in a Spanish tapas bar, or maybe it\u2019s the sound of The Clash if Strummer & Co had been brought up on the Eastern Bloc rather than the East End? Whatever it is, it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Euro pop is prevalent on the likes of \u2018Ignition\u2019 where they mix up killer melodies with accordion, fiddle, big beats and thumping bass. Elsewhere, \u2018Crayons\u2019 amps up the guitars to 11 with frantic indie beats and an attitude to match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The closing \u2018Solidarity\u2019 is an emphatic love letter to the Ukrainian people from one of their own, delivered with the passion and sincerity you come to expect from our ringleader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On \u2018We Mean It, Man!\u2019, Gogol Bordello continue to do what they do best. I feel their brand of frenetic, gypsy punk is best experienced in a live setting, or at least with a glass of something strong in your hand. But the production team have managed to capture the live feel of this band well. Yes, H\u00fctz and his band preach a serious message, and in these troubled time,s we need protest songs more than ever, but Gogol Bordello are also here to have a good time and \u2018We Mean It, Man!\u2019 is a testament to that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Author: Ben Hughes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Led by Ukrainian-born singer\/songwriter Eugene H\u00fctz, gypsy punk collective Gogol Bordello have been thrilling crowds on the world\u2019s stages since the turn of the century with their high-energy, theatrical live shows and political manifestos. Here, they follow up their defiant 2022 album \u2018Solidaritine\u2019 with the more optimistic new long player \u2018We Mean It, Man!\u2019, bringing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28061,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[1787,1818,1710,1681,1680,1833,2052],"class_list":["post-28060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-review","tag-its-a-revolution","tag-new-album","tag-rpm-online","tag-rpmnews1","tag-rpmonline","tag-tourlife","tag-vinyl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28060"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28062,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28060\/revisions\/28062"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/28061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}