Grab Gogol Bordello's New Track "Pala Tute"

Madonna's favorite band Gogol Bordello are offering up a free download of new track "Pala Tute," a joyous blast that gives the band's trademark Gypsy-punk sound a Brazilian twist (grab the track through the widget, above). The group recorded their upcoming album Trans-Continental Hustle (due April 27th) with producer Rick Rubin, and frontman Eugene Hutz says the two were "completely on the same page."

"The record process was actually like this: I would go to Brazil, write for two or three months, go back to California hang out with Rick couple days, show him new songs because I wrote a lot," Hutz tells RS. "I wrote over 60 songs for this record. To sing 60 songs takes a lot of fuckin' time. That was exactly kind of process I wanted, was yearning to go through ... Brutal editing. [Rick will] push you to the psychological edge. And I'm glad that he did."

The band is launching a mini-tour in late March to prep for the album's release — check out the U.S. dates:

April 18 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
April 20 - Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
April 21 - Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak
April 23 - Chicago, IL @ Congress
April 24 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
April 25- Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
April 28 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
April 29 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
April 30 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
May 1 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory

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“Youth Knows No Pain”

Lykke Li | 2011

“Like on 'Youth Knows No Pain' — we are the ones that should demonstrate, because we can take it,” Likke Li said. “We can pierce ourselves, take Ecstasy, dance all night and still go to work at our McDonald's jobs.” Despite the hedonistic sentiment in the song, the Swedish singer also admitted in hindsight her youth had repercussions. “I remember when I was 18-19 and feeling that I know it all,” Li said. “I always feel that I know it all. But that song is about realizing you don’t, and reflecting, ‘Boy, if I only knew what would follow.’”

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