Super Taranta! is the fourth album by Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello. It was released on July 10, 2007 by SideOneDummy Records, produced by the band and Victor Van Vugt. The album charted in several countries, including reaching #67 in the UK and #115 on the US Billboard 200. "Wonderlust King" was released as the album's only single, in August 2007.
Reception
The album was ranked #14 on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007,[1] and the track "Ultimate" was #82 on the magazine's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[2]
Super Taranta! has a score of 80/100 on the review aggregatorMetacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3] Music critic Robert Christgau gave the album an A+ rating, calling Gogol Bordello "the world's most visionary band".[4]
"American Wedding" is heard at the end of the Fargo episode "The Principle of Restricted Choice".
The song "Wonderlust King" is played in a sequence from animated superhero TV series Creature Commandos detailing the origins of character Doctor Phosphorus.
References
↑ROBERT CHRISTGAU, DAVID FRICKE, CHRISTIAN HOARD, ROB SHEFFIELD (December 17, 2007). "The Top 50 Albums of 2007"Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-20
