Last week, the Belarusian band NAVIBAND released a new song that I unexpectedly enjoyed a lot.
The band gained recognition when they represented Belarus in Eurovision 2017 with the song “Гiсторыя майго жыцця” (“Story of My Life”). I liked their song, though it only placed 17th in the audience rankings.
Their new song was written during the presidential campaign in Belarus, and if you wish, you can find echoes of the events currently unfolding in the country within it. But I appreciate it just as it is. The lyrics, the music, the performance—all of it resonates with me. Listen to their new song, Iншымi (“Others”):
