Gooseberry take aim at nostalgia and ego on new single ‘Durak’

Brooklyn trio Gooseberry return with ‘Durak’, a biting, riff-driven track that skewers the self-assured voice convinced everything’s gone downhill since their “glory days.”

Leaning into a scrappy alt-rock energy with shades of Dookie-era punch, the song pairs sharp guitars with a sardonic edge. But beneath its swagger lies a pointed critique: a character blinded by nostalgia, blind to their own privilege, and clinging to a version of the past that never quite existed.

The title, drawn from a Russian card game meaning “fool,” feeds directly into the band’s wider thematic arc. ‘Durak’ serves as a key moment within their forthcoming album Simple Sucker, a record exploring the idea that the biggest blind spots are always internal.

It’s confrontational without losing its sense of fun, channeling frustration into something immediate and memorable. With ‘Durak’, Gooseberry sharpen both their sound and their message, proving that sometimes the most uncomfortable reflections hit the hardest.