Photo: Belarusian postbank phenomenon ‘Molchat Doma’ performs in Riga

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Belarusian darkwave and post-punk The association was founded in 2017 in Minsk and even before its first concert at home, experienced an unexpected and rapid wave of popularity around the world. Almost all of the band’s concerts in Europe, Latin America and the United States have sold out during the ongoing concert tour “New Wave Sadness”.

The group combines the aesthetics and influences of Russian rock from the 1980s and perestroika darkwave and post-punk classics like the groups “Joy Division”, “The Cure” and others.

Despite the band’s short existence, its upswing has been quite rapid and the latest album “Monument”, released at the end of last year, has been released under the auspices of the record company “Sacred Bones Records”. “Molchat Doma’s previous album” Etaži “has also experienced unexpected popularity and has even been sold off, as its entire circulation of 10,000 copies was quickly sold out, while the song” Sudno “has never left the top of the streaming service” Spotify “since April 2020” Viral 50 “, but the latest album” Monument “has reached the 21st place in the” Billboard “chart” Heatseekers “.

The group “Molchat Doma” has publicly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and donates part of the proceeds of its concerts to support Ukraine.

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