{"product_id":"molchat-doma-monument-blue-vinyl","title":"Molchat Doma – Monument (Coloured Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonument\u003c\/em\u003e is a fitting title for the third album by Belarusian trio Molchat Doma. Indeed, it stands as a \u003cem\u003emonument\u003c\/em\u003e to everything they’ve achieved in their short time as a band, from whispered-about unknowns, to enigmatic underground icons, to legitimate viral sensations with hundreds of thousands of TikTok videos using their music. \u003cem\u003eMonument\u003c\/em\u003e sees them return as conquering heroes, expanding on the minimalist greatness of S Krysh Nashikh Domov and Etazhi to fully realize a more maximalist vision of their crystalline post-punk sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten and recorded while the band was quarantined in their hometown of Minsk during the COVID-19 pandemic, \u003cem\u003eMonument\u003c\/em\u003e is a conscious step up in songwriting and fidelity, and it reveals a band preternaturally comfortable in its own skin. Whether playing to the dancefloor, as they do on the synthpop anthem “Discoteque,” or working more introspectively on pre-pandemic live favorites “Otveta Net” and “Ne Smeshno,” Molchat Doma are in complete control. Their greatest strength has always been their songwriting, and they’ve only gotten better.  — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sacredbonesrecords.com\/products\/sbr262-molchat-doma-monument?srsltid=AfmBOor65nLFIy86AFIAIseXzdEHMecUMWOghKWuwVaCe3C5SqdHnwnP#description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMolchat Doma’s newest and third album \u003cem\u003eMonument\u003c\/em\u003e doesn’t pander to their broadened audience with English-language lyrics or “Судно” copies. Instead, it brings the ’80s gothic dream the band first envisioned on 2017’s understated С Крыш Наших Домов to an anxious, glossy head. The performances sound more confident, the music less muddy. Singer Egor Shkutko’s grumbly baritone is better controlled, packing the intensity of a Russian Ian Curtis. There’s even a bit of maximalist sparkle coming off “Дискотека \/ Discoteque,” where an eager flurry of keyboard accompanies Shkutko as he sings about dancing fervently at a house party. It’s a bright pop sentiment on a song that sounds like the Cure, or like-minded Russian new wave messengers Buerak, and its earnestness makes for a welcome break from the band’s usual chilliness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Molchat Doma does despondency well, even with song titles as amusingly explicit as “Ленинградский Блюз \/ Leningradskiy Blues,” a tinny, sleepy track detailing a doomed love that spans centuries. Shkutko often fixates on ghost stories like these, pleading with someone he has wronged to let him drown peacefully in “Утонуть \/ Utonut’,” or mythologizing a lover as he reconciles with his own mistakes on “Звезды \/ Zvezdy.” TikTok has equated Molchat Doma with a more debonair darkness; \u003cem\u003eMonuments\u003c\/em\u003e makes their solemn intensity clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMolchat Doma’s music is so mystically self-possessed that it’s hard not to wish you were part of the magic, too. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/molchat-doma-monument\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7I9n0t27YMnNqf8pIfTG9z?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Sacred Bones Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Blue\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2020\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Rock\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Synthwave, Post-Punk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Electronic \/\/ Synthesiser\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sacred Bones Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46775696195742,"sku":"843563131169","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/Monument_Molchat-Doma.jpg?v=1777544414","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.com\/products\/molchat-doma-monument-blue-vinyl","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}