Article Contributed by Shore Fire Media
Published on November 18, 2025
Today, Gogol Bordello announces We Mean It, Man! – a new album co-produced by Nick Launay (Nick Cave, Gang of Four, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Amyl & The Sniffers, IDLES) and Adam “Atom” Greenspan (Amyl & The Sniffers, IDLES) out February 13, 2026 via frontman’s Eugene Hütz’s label Casa Gogol Records. Following the previously released gypsy punk meets hardcore title track “We Mean It, Man!,” second single “Hater Liquidator” out now is an uplifting dancefloor crusher complete with a positive message on how to get through on our “Roaring and Warring ‘20s.”
Gogol Bordello has always been a band that grows a new sonic tail each season. Driven by relentless, primitive techno-like beats, optimistic energy, clever socio-political lyricism, the band grounds themselves in hyper-futuristic post-punk textures that entrance crowds and new listeners alike, inviting them into the “Wild Sonic West.” Inspired by and building on their 2023 collaboration with Bernard Sumner (New Order, Joy Division) on “Solidarity,” Gogol Bordello’s new album is a bold continuation of that electrifying direction.
The band also teased a couple of new songs “Ignition” and “Mystics”, as perfect examples of this fearless and innovative attitude, where grandiose arrangements are distilled into an impactful post punk dance anthems.
The band’s legendary New Year’s Eve shows were also announced along with a North American tour kicking off next year on February 13, including a homecoming show to New York’s Knockdown Center on March 27 – tour dates here.
“Hater Liquidator”: Watch / Listen
For We Mean It, Man!, Gogol Bordello collaborated with Nick Launay (Nick Cave, Gang of Four, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Amyl & The Sniffers, IDLES) and Adam “Atom” Greenspan (Amyl & The Sniffers, IDLES) to knock out twelve super-punchy, hook-laden songs, fusing Gogol Bordello’s raw energy with and boiled down song form with electronic layers, loops and gated-drum rhythms – a bold evolution of the experiments first explored on Gypsy Punks (produced by Steve Albini).
“No Time For Idiots” lands as a Strummer/Jones-esque riff-punk blast with a massive chorus payoff, while “Life Is Possible Again” channels sharp optimism against all odds. Their latest take on “Solidarity” again features Bernard Sumner on the Angelic Upstarts’ Solidarność-punk anthem.
Frontman Eugene Hütz says “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”.
Gogol Bordello recently performed at the World Forum for Democracy in Strasbourg, capping off their two month European tour with support acts Son Rompe Pera, Split Dogs & Puzzled Panther, who just released psychedelic Manchester-meets-New York EP Fits of Serenity.
We Mean It Man! Track Listing
We Mean It, Man!
Life Is Possible Again
No Time For Idiots
Hater Liquidator
Boiling Point (ft. Grace Bergere)
Ignition
From Boyarka to Boyaca (ft. Puzzled Panther)
Mystics
We Did Good With The Good We Did
Crayons
State of Shock
Solidarity (Nick Launay mix ft. Bernard Sumner)
Gogol Bordello North American Tour Dates
2025
December 27: Nevermore Hall – Baltimore, MD
December 28: Archer Music Hall – Allentown, PA
December 31: Higher Ground Ballroom – Burlington, VT
2026
January 1: Higher Ground Ballroom – Burlington, VT
January 2: District Music Hall – Norwalk, CT
January 3: Mulcahy’s – Wantagh, NY
February 21: Majestic Theatre – Detroit, MI
February 22: House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
February 24: Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL
February 25: First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
February 27: Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
February 28: The Union Event Center – Salt Lake City, UT
March 2: Revolution Hall – Portland, OR
March 3: The Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
March 4: The Showbox – Seattle, WA
March 6: The Warfield – San Francisco, CA
March 7: The Novo – Los Angeles, CA
March 9: Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ
March 10: El Rey Theatre – Albuquerque, NM
March 12: The Mohawk – Austin, TX
March 13: Paper Tiger – San Antonio, TX
March 15: Granada Theater – Dallas, TX
March 17: Brooklyn Bowl Nashville – Nashville, TN
March 18: Buckhead Theatre – Atlanta, GA
March 20: The Underground – Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
March 21: The National – Richmond, VA
March 22: 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
March 24: Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
March 25: Royale – Boston, MA
March 27: Knockdown Center – Maspeth, NY
