Molchat Doma

Belarusian trio Molchat Doma play a bleak, drum machine-driven blend of post-punk, cold wave, dark synth pop, and '80s Russian rock influences, with reverb-drenched lyrics about loneliness, oppression, and life in a post-communist state. The group became one of the more surprising viral success stories of the late 2010s and early 2020s, particularly when a song from their 2018 full-length Etazhi became a social media phenomenon. The more danceable, higher-fidelity Monument appeared in 2020, and the more sophisticated and synth-heavy Belaya Polosa was released in 2024. Consist...