Release date: February 13, 2026
Genre: Alternative , Punk, Rock
Tracks: 12
Duration: 48.26
Gogol Bordello pull no punches on We Mean It, Man! as they push their gypsy-punk sound into post-punk territory with loops, gated drums, and plenty of politics. Conceived as a full immersion rather than a stylistic detour, the album finds frontman Eugene Hutz bringing together the core strands that have shaped Gogol Bordello since the beginning. Punk, hardcore, synth punk, techno, and Gypsy music collide with purpose, framed by a production team built for controlled chaos. Veteran producer Nick Launay, whose resume stretches from Gang of Four to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, teams with Adam Greenspan to sharpen the band’s raw energy with electronic textures, gated drums, and a sense of tension that never lets up. Hutz calls the album the band’s “post punk revenge,” and the description fits. The twelve-track set is compact, aggressive, and hook-driven, with each song engineered to hit fast and linger.
Hutz is keeping his accent in ‘good shape’, here and there I have hard time guessing on first listening what is he saying exactly.
