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Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Sep 5, 2024
    90
    This album proves Molchat Doma’s potency as a hard-hitting act for this moment.
  2. Mojo
    Sep 5, 2024
    80
    Regardless of language, it’s substantive synth-pop with broad appeal. [Oct 2024, p.91]
  3. Sep 9, 2024
    71
    While contemporary political and personal unrest continues to invade the lives of Molchat Doma’s members—and those of many other people—their music remains firmly rooted in the past. Even if it’s not entirely innovative, it offers a sense of security, and that can be its own reward.
  4. Sep 5, 2024
    70
    Not all of the melodies are as striking, however, and song for song, it's not quite as memorable as the previous two Molchat Doma records. Still, it's a massive step forward in terms of production, sound design, and overall ambition, and it signals the beginning of a new era for the band.
  5. Uncut
    Sep 5, 2024
    70
    “Son” and “Chernye Tsvety” feel a mite glossier than their earlier records, which had a smudged and lo-fi feel that gave them the quality of samizdat recordings. Still present and correct, though, is a sense of dislocation and alienation that’s positively Kafkaesque. [Oct 2024, p.37]

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