Belaya Polosa (Russian: Белая Полоса, ”White Stripe") is the fourth studio album by Belarusian post-punk band Molchat Doma, first released on 6 September 2024 through Sacred Bones Records. The album was written and recorded in Los Angeles following the band's relocation from Minsk, and continued the “coldwave” style of its predecessors. It was promoted with the singles “Son,” “Ty Zhe Ne Znaesh Kto Ya,” and “Belaya Polosa," as well as a 60-date world tour. Upon release, Belaya Polosa received generally favorable reviews from critics.
The album cover art portrays the unrealized conceptual design "Palazzo dell'acqua e della Luce" (English for 'Palace of Water and Light') designed by Italian architect Pier Luigi Nervi around the year 1940. Nervi's family has given Molchat Doma explicit permission to use the design for Belaya Polosa.
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