International Spotlight: Naive (Russia)

Russia Month continues... here's Tim Krysko with our International Spotlight:

From Moscow this week we've got Naive, another one of Russia's many top-notch punk bands little known outside the former Soviet Union. These guys have a very melodic new school Fat Wreck Chords sound, with a similar high standard of songwriting combined with punk rock authenticity. This track means something like "We Are Idiots", and it's from the 2003 album, roughly "It Is Dead". As far as I know this album is still their newest, though a live album was released last year. Any Russians who can update me on the status of Naive, I'd appreciate it.
If you're interested in learning a bit more about the Russian punk scene, have a look at my Russian scene profile.

Naive - We Are Idiots (MP3)
Visitors in Russia are welcome to contact Tim about other good bands in their country. Drop him a line at tim@punkinternational.com.

Recent Spotlights: 1.5 kg of Really Good Mashed Potatoes (Russia), Neshamah (South Africa).