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Belarusian post-punk / synth pop group Molchat Doma have always exuded the kind of brutalist aesthetic of the architecture that adorns their album art. It’s cold, gray, imposing, industrial—and yet there are human hearts beating within those foundations. In the wake of their breakthrough success in 2020, the trio endured a polarity of experiences, from the nadir of an uprooted life and forced relocation away from their native Minsk to the apex of headlining massive shows across the world. It was in this headspace that the band settled into their new home of Los Angeles to finish writing their fourth album Belaya Polosa, a testament to change in difficult times, a love letter to the digital pulse of the ‘90s, and a technicolor reinvention of the band’s somber dance floor anthems.

From the opening synth swell and drum machine throb of “Ty Zhe Ne Znaesh’ Kto Ya,” to the goth / post-punk austerity of “Son”, to the swirling electronic textures mixed with reverb-drenched guitar flourishes, expansive space, and yearning vocals of title track “Belaya Polosa”- that suggests Depeche Mode at their most reflective or The Cure at their most downtrodden - to the sultry and seductive “Chernye Cvety”— a track reminiscent of Duran Duran’s early ‘90s output in its fusion of dreamy guitars and authoritative mechanized beats — and the interwoven layers of instrumentation, soaring chorus, and melodic sophistication of “Ya Tak Ustal”, it’s clear that Molchat Doma are operating on another level. Molchat Doma gained following with earlier albums that sound like third-generation boot-legs of banned recordings from the Eastern Bloc made after a few key entries in the Factory Records catalog were smuggled in from the West. Belaya Polosa propels them into a new direction while retaining their cold minimalist delivery they’re known for. The basement grime .......
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Białoruska post-punkowo-synthpopowa grupa Molchat Doma powraca z czwartym albumem. Po przełomowym sukcesie w 2020 roku w życiu muzyków Molchat Doma wydarzyło się wiele - od wielkich koncertów na całym świecie, po wyprowadzkę z rodzinnego Mińska. Zespół osiedlił się w Los Angeles, gdzie zakończył prace nad albumem będącym świadectwem zmian w trudnych czasach i nawiązaniem do muzyki elektronicznej lat 90. W ciągu czterech lat od płyty "Monument" w życiu wokalisty Egora Shkutko, basisty i klawiszowca Pavla Kozlova oraz głównego autora tekstów, producenta i aranżera Ramana Kamahortsaua zaszło tak wiele zmian, że nieunikniona była też przemiana w ich twórczości .