Braty Hadyukiny. Made in Ukraine. /digi-pack/.

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This is joy, my friends. Just because few Ukrainian musicians afford releasing such colorful albums now. While here – one seems to clearly understand that "all this is rock 'n' roll", but at the same time – it is a very Ukrainian mixture of r'n'b, reggae, Galician chanson, spirituals, heavy blues, funk... Listen, almost everything is mixed up in this album, but so cool, colorful that it does not cause any objections – because all the elements are matched brilliantly. Well, really. Plus the lyrics: they are here not just to fill the gaps, they can – and should (and, probably, will) – be quoted as sayings. Because this is about us. The ordinary people in the changing times, when it is both scary, and funny, and one wants to go faster, while – one needs to move carefully. Because nobody but us will live through these times for us... That's how it is put in the song "Play!": "Dad taught me – my dad, the last Jedi – play, play on your drymba, play the song of joy..."
You know, in 2006 Hadyukiny performed the loudest comeback in the modern Ukrainian music – it was so powerful that clearly required continuation. But – that did not work out, although later an album by Kuzya and Perkalaba was released, and then his project with Mokh – "Movlennyek", and there still was the hope that it was the Brothers’ turn next. But. In 2009, the hopes were gone. But the Brothers – did not, even though this was never mentioned. And now – hard to believe – a completely new album! Is this not possible without Kuzya? That’s a fresh idea, yeah, but just – listen...

Anton Yozhyk Leyba (Hedgehog)