Belarusian group Molchat Doma have announced a new album, Belaya Polosa, which will be out September 6 via Sacred Bones. The record finds them expanding beyond their synthwave origins. “It’s a different band,” Molchat Doma say. “A different sound and context, but the same style and the same emotions.”
The first single is “Son,” which rides a desolate highway in the night with darkly twanging guitar lines leading the way. “‘Son’ was written before each group member experienced significant life changes, including a move to a new and unfamiliar country,” say the band, who left their native Minsk to move to Los Angeles for the album. “It reflects the destruction of everything once familiar.” As for the video, they say it “aims to capture the emotion of leaving for the unknown, knowing there is no return to your old life.” Watch that below.
Molchat Doma have European and UK dates this fall. No word on North American shows yet, but check out their current itinerary below.
Belaya Polosa
1. Ты Же Не Знаешь Кто Я / Ty Zhe Ne Znaesh Kto Ya
2. Колесом / Kolesom
3. Сон / Son
4. Белая Полоса / Belaya Polosa
5. Безнадежный Вальс / Beznadezhniy Waltz
6. Черные Цветы / Chernye Cvety
7. III
8. Не Вдвоем / Ne Vdvoem
9. Я Так Устал / Ya Tak Ustal
10. Зимняя / Zimnyaya
Molchat Doma Tour Dates
Sun. Oct. 20 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 Galvanizers
Tue. Oct. 22 – Manchester, UK @ New Century
Wed. Oct. 23 – Bristol, UK @ SWX
Thu. Oct. 24 – London, UK @ Roundhouse
Sat. Oct. 26 – Antwerp, BE @ Trix
Sun. Oct. 27 – Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg
Tue. Oct. 29 – Lille, FR @ L’Aéronef
Thu. Oct. 31 – Lyon, FR @ Le Transbordeur
Sat. Nov. 2 – Paris, FR @ L’Olympia
Mon. Nov. 4 – Hamburg, DE @ Große Freiheit 36
Tue. Nov. 5 – Copenhagen, DK @ Den Grå Hal
Thu. Nov. 7 – Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
Sat. Nov. 9 – Stockholm, SE @ Fallan
Mon. Nov. 11 – Helsinki, FI @ Kulttuuritalo
Tue. Nov. 12 – Tallinn, EE @ Helitehas
Wed. Nov. 13 – Riga, LV @ Palladium Riga
Thu. Nov. 14 – Vilnius, LT @ Compensa Concert Hall
Sat. Nov. 16 – Gdansk, PL @ Stary Manez
Sun. Nov. 17 – Warsaw, PL @ Progresja
Thu. Nov. 21 – Vienna, AT @ Gasometer
Fri. Nov. 22 – Prague, CZ @ Lucerna Velký sál
Sat. Nov. 23 – Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom
Mon. Nov. 25 – Wiesbaden, DE @ Schlachthof
Tue. Nov. 26 – Munich, DE @ Theaterfabrik
Wed. Nov. 27 – Zurich, CH @ X-TRA
Fri. Nov. 29 – Milan, IT @ Fabrique