Fueled by a relentless blend of primal drive and unshakable optimism, Gogol Bordello roots its sound in hyper-charged, forward-leaning post-punk textures.

The band has long prided itself on pairing infectious, techno-driven rhythms with sharp social and political commentary. That approach continues on the recent single “Hater Liquidator,” taken from the forthcoming album “We Mean It, Man!” — a defiant, high-energy track that plays like post-punk revenge set to a dance-floor pulse.

Led by Ukrainian-born frontman Eugene Hütz, Gogol Bordello is closing out the year with a run of East Coast dates, including a stop at Archer Music Hall in Allentown on Sunday.

I recently spoke with Hütz about the upcoming Allentown performance, the new album and more in the interview below.

Q. What can fans expect from the band’s upcoming performance at Archer Music Hall in Allentown?

Hütz: We just came back from touring Europe and spent two months sizzling up to perfection our new material. So it’s a safe time to say the new material is fully activated. We’re not going to be testing it out. It’s fully blazing. It’s going to be a broiler and a boiler.

Is there a way you can put into words what the music of Gogol Bordello is all about?

As a band we wanted to do something that was going to be chimney for our love of music. We have all of these logs burning with our love for punk rock, gypsy music, classical, hardcore and techno in this one fireplace called Gogol Bordello. It’s a synthesis of all of these elements. By margining this orchestra pit with mosh pit aesthetics we stumbled into this Frankenstein of high energy sinful, gypsy and hardcore folk punk.

What can you tell me about the band’s most recent single, “Hater Liquidator?”

It’s a perfect example of bringing in new elements. This one heavily features synth and the brilliant playing and catchy melodies by Erica Mancini. The song is about perseverance through the crazy times in which we’re living. But it’s also an optimistic song that points to the fact that these tough times are a distillation process of letting go of negative patterns in your life and letting the positive qualities in ourselves bubble up to the top.

The track is part of the band’s new album coming out in February. How does this one relate to some of the band’s previous work?

The opening track, “We Mean It, Man!” kind of paints the picture fast. It’s high energy, post punk/post hardcore along the lines of our breakthrough album, Gypsy Punks. It’s a playful album with a lot of similar qualities.

We’re seeing quite a bit of AI being used to create songs these days. What’s your opinion on that and do you see it having any sort of real impact?

I don’t see it happening because it’s such a blatant personality-less way of creating. A person can tell the genericness of the material they’re being fed. I believe AI is a fantastic development for tech that will do good in engineering and give new hope in medicine and astronomy but it’s not going to be great for soul matters. As long as people are made of flesh and bone the idea of AI is not going to be a dominant force in life.

Was a career in music something you always envisioned for yourself?

Absolutely. I never debated it. As a kid I loved music and was also an athlete and long-distance runner. But when I was thirteen and heard Ronnie James Dio’s album “The Last in Line” and the opening track “We Rock,” my athletic career quickly came to an end [laughs].

Are there any other projects you’re working on for 2026?

Running my record label, Casa Gogol Records, is a project that takes a lot of care. I’m finding myself more and more in a producer chair working with new bands from New York City. It makes me feel optimistic. It’s a period where people with infectious energy are playing exciting music with just drums bass and a couple of guitars. The things they’re doing are mind blowingly exciting. I’m really enjoying this rebirth of this atmosphere. Our label is all about being a portal for that.

Is there a message you have for fans here in the Lehigh Valley prior to the band’s performance? Something you’d like them to know?

If you like the idea of dancing around the fire to high energy music and have taste for maximum celebration then this will be a night for you. It’s great to be together. We love rocking out with our friends, family and our fans in one cathartic hoe down. So if you’re into that uplifting energy, this should be your call.

James Wood is a freelance writer. His new music-themed novel, “Beyond What We Know” is available now. You can contact him at jimmywood@gmail.com