- 2026-01-14
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MUSIC
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Gogol Bordello Releases New Song “Ignition”
American punk rock band Gogol Bordello released a new song “Ignition” on January 13, 2026.
The song is the third single off of their upcoming ninth studio album “We Mean It, Man!”, which is set to be released on February 13, 2026 via the band frontman Eugene Hütz’s label Casa Gogol Records.
The track is a smashing anthem about lifelong friendships, deeply set in post-punk groove and inspired by Gogol Bordello's 2023 collaboration with Bernard Sumner.
It was written by Eugene Hütz snd Gogol Bordello. Produced by Nick Launay and Adam 'Atom' Greenspan.
The accompanying music video was directed by Elan Cole, featuring American actor Liev Schreiber.
The music video celebrates friendship between Eugene Hütz and Liev Schreiber, which began when Liev Schreiber cast Eugene Hütz in his 2005 directorial debut, Everything Is Illuminated.- Eugene Hütz said of the video, “'Ignition' is about the hardest currency there is: lifelong friendships and trust-the people who will come pull you out of a ditch at 5 a.m. I didn’t want musicians’ faulty acting to obscure that, so I called my friend Liev, who is exactly the kind of actor who embodies it effortlessly and powerfully, because he’s exactly that kind of person. I value our friendship tremendously, and with the 20th anniversary of ‘Everything Is Illuminated,’ it felt like the right time for a meaningful celebration.”
Liev Schreiber added, “My brother from another mother. Ridiculously insane with the heart, mind, and voice of a poet.” -
The new album comprises 12 tracks, featuring guest appearancess from Grace Bergere, Puzzled Panther, and Bernard Sumner, produced by Nick Launay and Adam 'Atom' Greenspan.
It is their first album in four years, following the 2022 album “Solidaritine”
Eugene Hütz said of the album, “Gogol Bordello has always been a cross-pollinator. And We Mean It Man! brings all our original inspirations together more than any other: punk, gypsy music, hardcore, and techno. I conceived this album as a collaboration with one of my favorite producers of all time, Nick Launay, who’s been so much responsible for the flourishing of post-punk as a genre. In terms of boiled down multimedia collage this is the best Frankenstein we’ve done since Gypsy Punks. This is our post-punk groove revenge”.
Photo by Emanuela Giurano - source : Apple Music
