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GOGOL BORDELLO Releases Call-To-Arms “Take Only What You Can Carry”

“For over twenty years, Eugene and the rest of Gogol Bordello have followed their namesake, Nikolai Gogol, and “smuggled” Ukrainian culture into mainstream culture the way Nikolai “smuggled” Ukrainian culture into Russian society” – Hollywood Life

“There’s the excitement of so many unique players swinging in and out of musical view like pirates whipping the ship within inches of its capsize but only by the strength of the songs does it keep from tipping over.”  – Producer Walter Schreifels (Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand, Rival Schools)

GOGOL BORDELLO

RELEASES FIERY CALL-TO-ARMS TRACK
“TAKE ONLY WHAT YOU CAN CARRY”

Watch The Video HERE

Features Ukrainian Pop/Electrofolk Band KAZKA

New Album SOLIDARITINE out Sept. 16, 2022
Produced by NY Hardcore Icon Walter Schreifels

JULY 17, 2022 (New York, NY) — Preparing for the release of their eighth studio album SOLIDARITINE on September 16, 2022 via Casa Gogol/Cooking Vinyl, GOGOL BORDELLO are releasing the second track “TAKE ONLY WHAT YOU CAN CARRY (featuring KAZKA)” on [DATE].  Combining their trademark Eastern European Gypsy-swing with a relentless and furious punk passion, the track welcomes listeners deeper into the band’s hardcore-driven album which RELIX calls “13 tracks of unbridled energy – each of the songs doused in their trademark Eastern European stomp and holds a sharp focus and intent.”

Gogol Bordello
Photo credit: Sanjay Suchak

Featuring popular Ukrainian electrofolk pop band KAZKA, “Take Only What You Can Carry” is a call to arms that highlights each of band members’ exceptional contributions from Boris Pelekh’s searing guitar and Sergey Ryabtsev’s violin which kicks off the song at a frenetic level. The vocal interplay between Gogol’s fiery vocalist Eugene Hutz and KAZKA vocalist Oleksandra Zaritska hammers home the urgency and impulsiveness of the plight of the citizens of their Ukrainian homeland. The song’s adrenaline-fueled rush is testament to Gogol’s power – both in studio and live where the band is hailed equally in awe-inspiring adjectives.

“She is a raucous rock singer, bringing an emotional message of the uprooted people whose lives were destroyed by this fucked up war in Ukraine,” says Eugene about his singing partner Oleksandra on the track. In addition, the track is unique to Gogol’s oeuvre in that the lyrics were written by Ukrainian poet, novelist, essayist and friend Serhiy Zhadan (who also appears on the track “Forces of Victory“).  “Oleksandra does great justice to the lyrics. It’s something that I’ve never done before – use someone else’s poetry for lyrics. But here, the idea was to bring three diverse Ukrainian artists together into a knuckle for continuous moral bust to the fighters and refugees. Plus, I really love Zhadan’s poetry, he is a wordsmith from God. No wonder he is nominated for Nobel Prize.”

The accompanying video is here: https://gogolbordello.lnk.to/TOWYCC

Take Only What You Can Carry - Gogol Bordello feat. KAZKA
Gogol Bordello “TAKE ONLY WHAT YOU CAN CARRY”

Produced by New York underground punk icon Walter Schreifels (Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand, Rival Schools), SOLIDARITINE is an inimitable patchwork of punk, gypsy, dub, folk, Latin swing, and Eastern European magic.  “There’s the excitement of so many unique players swinging in and out of musical view like pirates whipping the ship within inches of its capsize but only by the strength of the songs does it keep from tipping over,” says Schreifels about producing the record. “Every song on this record has its central lyrical point to make, backed with passion, intelligence, and an unyielding sense of fun that pairs effortlessly with the music. Despite the amount of care and attention to detail, the key to a great Gogol Bordello song is its sense of joy and natural occurrence, as if it had just appeared out of the ether. “

With the more hardcore leanings of SOLIDARITINE, the sense of urgency and a fresh bolt of energy returns the band to their incendiary beginnings while keeping their agit prop leanings front and center. The opening track “Shot of Solidaritine” kicks off acoustically before launching into a raucous sprint at a breakneck pace. Gogol takes the post-hardcore classic “Blueprint” by Fugazi and injects their trademark Eastern European stomp. H.R. of Bad Brains guested on “The Era of the End of Eras,” blessing the track with a cameo punctuated by a key moment from the Bad Brains anthem “Sailin’ On.” He smiles, Walter and I were in tears when H.R. sent it in.”

SOLIDARITINE
album art

TRACK LISTING
1.  Shot of Solidaritine
2.  Focus Coin
3.  Blueprint
4.  The Era of the End of Eras (feat. HR)
5.  I’m Coming Out
6.  Knack For Life
7.  The Great Hunt of Idiot Savant
8.  Take Only What You Can Carry (feat. KAZKA)
9.  My Imaginary Son
10.  Forces of Victory (feat. Serhiy Zhadan and KAZKA)
11.  Fire On Ice Floe
12.  Gut Guidance
13.  Huckleberry Generation

Formed in 1999, Gogol Bordello took their style of Eastern European-influenced gypsy punk and doused it deep into the underground rock of New York City. Imminently beginning a U.S. tour (tour dates below), Gogol Bordello have been praised for their recorded material but especially heaped with accolades about their live shows. Wall Street Journal raved about the band’s live performance saying, “Gogol Bordello mashed punk energy with Eastern European modes for a set that received the wildest reception of any show I saw,” while Los Angeles Times said, “Gogol Bordello celebrates sensuality in both words and raucous, joyful internationalist dance rock.” Pitchfork proclaimed, “Eugene Hutz and his acoustic guitar slapping (think Les Claypool’s hands, but on a six-string) and waving arms summoned the crowd which quadrupled in size by the set’s fourth song. Festival goers were literally running toward the stage” while Consequence hailed “the ever-evolving collective has defied the boundaries of continents and genres in their quest for spiritual illumination through gypsy punk.”

Gogol Bordello is Eugene Hutz (vocals, guitar, percussion), Sergey Ryabtsev (violin), Pedro Erazo (percussion, MC), Boris Pelekh (guitar), Ashley Tobias (dance, percussion), Korey Kingston (drums), and Gil Alexandre (bass).

SOLIDARITINE was produced by Walter Schreifels and will be released on September 16, 2022 on CD/Digital (with vinyl coming in early 2023) via Casa Gogol/Cooking Vinyl.

The album can be pre-ordered here: https://GogolBordello.lnk.to/SolidaritinePR

TOUR DATES
Artist Ticket linkhttp://www.gogolbordello.com

Date Venue City, State
Oct 20 Mr Smalls Theatre Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 21 KEMBA Live! Indoor Pavilion Columbus, OH
Oct 22 Bogart’s Cincinnati, OH
Oct 23 Genesee Theatre Waukegan, IL
Oct 25 JJ’s Live Fayetteville, AR
Oct 26 Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OK
Oct 28 Granada Theater Dallas, TX
Oct 29 The Aztec Theatre San Antonio, TX
Oct 31 El Rey Theatre Albuquerque, NM
Nov 1 Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ
Nov 3 The Observatory Santa Ana, CA
Nov 4 The Observatory North Park San Diego, CA
Nov 5 Majestic Ventura Theater Ventura, CA
Nov 7 Belasco Theater Los Angeles, CA
Nov 9 Fremont Theater San Luis Obispo, CA
Nov 10 The Warfield San Francisco, CA
Nov 12 Revolution Hall Portland, OR
Nov 13 The Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
Nov 14 Neptune Theatre Seattle, WA

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