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- Summary: Belarusian trio Molchat Doma finished writing their fourth full-length release in Los Angeles.
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- Record Label: Sacred Bones
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Goth Rock, Cold Wave
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Sep 5, 2024This album proves Molchat Doma’s potency as a hard-hitting act for this moment.
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MojoSep 5, 2024Regardless of language, it’s substantive synth-pop with broad appeal. [Oct 2024, p.91]
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Sep 9, 2024While 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.
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UncutSep 5, 2024“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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Sep 5, 2024Not 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.