All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

The Onion (A.V. Club)

On Super Taranta!, the NYC-based gypsy-punk crew is as energized as ever.

Read Full Review >

Playlouder

Yes, it's the relentless energy, humour and versatility which makes this record stand out and apparently their albums are merely incidental compared to their stunning live shows.

Read Full Review >

Stylus Magazine

This is more like their "Give ‘em Enough Rope," a perfectly fine extension of that first energy burst, one that deserved to be milked a bit.

Read Full Review >

The Phoenix

Although it doesn’t attain the career-defining cumulative power of 2005's "Gypsy Punks," it's a broader, more intricate disc.

Read Full Review >

Filter

Super Taranta! cements further the untouchable status of Gogol Bordello.

Read Full Review >

PopMatters

Super Taranta! is, at heart, a riotous, utterly bonkers, brilliant party album from one of the world’s greatest dance bands.

Read Full Review >

New Musical Express

Ultimately, Gogol are all about a collective euphoria that's right in the here and now.

Read Full Review >

Sputnikmusic

Super Taranta! is easily the group’s most accomplished effort to date, and an exciting prospect of things to come.

Read Full Review >

All Music Guide

Super Taranta! is the culmination of superb musicianship, endless energy, and an inborn sense of fun and a dedication to progression and innovation, and if that's not something to celebrate and dance to, it's hard to know what is.

Read Full Review >

Billboard

Imagine the B-52's playing a wedding in Siberia and you'll have a loose idea of what's in store on these 14 tracks.

Read Full Review >

Dot Music

Super Taranta! is an album of such sweaty vigour, spittle-flecked passion, wide-eyed curiosity and a keen sense of the ridiculous it deserves a big fat plug on primetime telly.

Read Full Review >

Observer Music Monthly

A singularly rousing gem.

Read Full Review >

BBC collective

If there is such a thing as music with a hairy chest, this is it.

Read Full Review >

Rolling Stone

Super Taranta! soars for three songs before settling in to a depth-charged, raucously quotable musical and philosophical groove.

Read Full Review >

Spin

Simply enjoy the band's increasingly deep groove, its rich crosscutting of violin and accordion melodies and its mastery of both Gypsycore trash and lilting Euro-reggae. [Aug 2007, p.106]

Blender

The best song on Super Taranta! is all about one bad party: the disappointed, outright funny 'American Wedding. [Aug 2007, p.111]

Drowned In Sound

Beyond Hütz’s maniacal wail lies a bed of musicianship so textured, so emotionally captivating, it entraps you with the alluring gaze of an Eastern-block temptress under a blanket of silky unrestrained rhythm.

Read Full Review >

Amazon.com

On this album, GB make the Dead Kennedys seem subtle. And it would be nice if there were more variety to their sound.

Read Full Review >

Austin Chronicle

Gogol suffers beneath ST!'s length and schizophrenia.

Read Full Review >

Under The Radar

Much of the album begs to be vamped a few extra bars, to accompany a visual spectacle. [Summer 2007, p.80]

The Guardian

There's plenty of fun to be had, though the relentlessness of fiddle, accordion and Hutz's roaring vocals is exhausting.

Read Full Review >

Pitchfork

Music this theatrical demands a stage. On disc it plays a bit like a conversation-starting party favor: colorful and bright, but no substitute for actually being there.

Read Full Review >

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 7.5 (out of 10) based on 14 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Paul C. gave it a7:
These guys are kind of a one trick pony. "American Wedding" is a fun track, but the rest of the album pretty much blends together. Not a lot of variety here. Still a unique sound worthy of a listen.

[Anonymous] gave it a9:
This is the best Gogol Bordello album to date. While Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike had some of their best songs, this has a more raw, yet cohesive sound. Both are great albums and I recommend both. Highlights of the album include Ultimate, Wonderlust King, Forces Of Victory and American Wedding.

Douglas D. gave it a9:
Fun, energy, melody. American Wedding is the best music ever. ST! is the best Gogol Bordello's album so far.

Seeds13 gave it a10:
This album is flat out fantastic. I knew of "Start wearing purple" from some years ago. That's all I had heard from these guys. Until this album came along and just blew me away. I listened for the first time, then two hours later I decided I should stop and take a shower. So, I grabbed my towel but I had to play one more song to keep fresh in mind, for my activity in the stall of cascading chlorinated tapwater. It did not work out. I sat there and played the album thru twice more with a towel over my shoulders. I love it with wonderlust, and I've gotta see these guys live.

fil f gave it a10:
I have been hooked on this band since I saw them in an ex-polka hall on the East Side of Cleveland. Now they are a bigger deal playing bigger halls and they have not lost a bit of their fan-friendly showmanship nor has lead singer Hutz lost his political edge or partying glee. This album doesn't reinvent their sound and that is a good thing. Bring on more gigs! This is a show that has to be seen live to really believe in them.

Kostas G gave it a10:
Ok. This is for me the album of the year so far. Give it a few listens and I'm sure that it will reward you. At last something different. And it's sure better than Gypsy Punks which was an amazing album.

Music

Upcoming &Recent Releases

Super Taranta!

Album Info

Summary

What The Critics Said

What Our Users Said

Upcoming &
Recent Releases