CD Review The Ukrainians 
Diaspora (Zirka)
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After a long absence, having previously released six albums including 2001’s Drink my Horse! and 2002’s Respublika, The Ukrainians’ newest offering smacks of originality and floods the ears with a boisterous mix of Ukrainian folk and western pop. Originally made up of ex-members of legendary indie-poppers The Wedding Present, The Ukrainians have since established themselves as a cohesive and serious act with a large following both here and in Europe. Their energetic style has made them semi-legendary themselves - especially in their (kind of) home town of Leeds.
Strongly influenced by the subject of migration and the spread of Eastern European immigrants, Diaspora (which is the Greek word for “dissipation”, fact fans) is summed up perfectly by their nearly unrecognisable cover of T-Rex’s ‘Children of the Revolution’.
It’s hard not to like a band that can transport you to a wooded clearing in the depths of Eastern Europe and make you feel like running into the garden and dancing wildly round a roaring fire while tapping in an intoxicated frenzy on your ribboned tambourine. If you can’t afford the air fare to the Ukrainian plateaus, then Diaspora might be the next best thing.
Posted on Wednesday 18th February 2009
Rebecca Irving
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