“The band’s creative and interpretative work—covers, mashups, translations—gestures at the complicated, contested history of Jews in America.”

“Brivele breathes new life into an old labor song, weaving bright vocal harmonies around the old time sounds of banjo and ukulele.”

“Brivele will be catnip for leftist Millennial Jews. They have a similar political bent to Tsibele, but offer a punky, distinctly American take on klezmer protest music.”

“A new generation of Yiddish punk folk singing has arrived and it is really, really good.”

“This self-described anti-fascist klezmer folk-punk trio in Seattle sounds like they could’ve fit in nicely on the Juno soundtrack somewhere between Vampire and The Moldy Peaches with their airy banjos and ukuleles.”