Salem (American band)


Salem is an American band from Traverse City, Michigan. It consists of Jack Donoghue, John Holland, and Heather Marlatt.

Career

Salem released the debut studio album, King Night, in 2010. It was included on the year-end lists by AllMusic, DIY, NME, The Quietus, and Stereogum.
Salem had been inactive since 2012, with no new releases since their 2011 EP I'm Still in the Night. In 2016, a new Salem album was announced via photographer Wolfgang Tillmans' Instagram account. In that year, Salem officially returned with a remix of Tillmans' song "Make It Up as You Go Along", which was included on his Device Control EP.
The band was inactive until May 2020, when they returned with a new mixtape titled "STAY DOWN", which was presented on NTS Radio.

Style and influences

According to Heather Phares of AllMusic, Salem's sound blends ethereal electronica and slow Southern hip hop rhythms, and is noted for pioneering the music subgenre known as witch house.

Members

Studio albums