{"title":"Salem","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSalem is a US band that was founded in 2006 and hails from Traverse City and Chicago. Known for their unique blend of genres, including witch house, darkwave, and experimental music, Salem has created a distinct sound that sets them apart from other artists. Their music often features haunting vocals, distorted beats, and atmospheric melodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInfluenced by a range of artists such as Crim3s, Summer Of Haze, and King Plague among others*, Salem has carved out their own niche in the music industry. With tracks like \"King Night\" and \"Redlights,\" they have gained a dedicated following who appreciate their boundary-pushing approach to music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a fan of Crim3s or oOoOO or simply looking for something new to explore within the realm of alternative electronic music, *Salem's discography offers an intriguing listening experience that will captivate your senses.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"salem-ii","title":"Salem II","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs if the ever evolving style and sprawling narratives of Creeper didn’t already keep him busy enough, Will Gould reacted to last year’s initial lockdown by delving into the archives to complete the debut EP from his side project Salem. Working alongside his friend and collaborator Matt Reynolds, Salem quickly sold-out the first vinyl pressing of their self-titled debut EP while also earning fresh acclaim and streaming an In The K! Pit show for Kerrang!. Now the second chapter in the Salem story emerges from the underworld with the news that they’ll release their new EP \u003ci\u003eSalem II\u003c\/i\u003e and now share the first taste of the EP in the shape of the new single \u003ci\u003eDraculads\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eDraculads\u003c\/i\u003e opens with the kind of larger-than-life b-movie horror love letter that can only come from Gould’s poison pen: “Maybe the blood of Jesus Christ is laced upon your lips \/ I get a little closer to God and too drunk each time we kiss.” It sets the tone for a blitzkrieg rush of melodic punk and raucous rock ‘n’ roll that only stops for breath for the song’s cabaret croon breakdown. Elsewhere, the EP builds upon the style that Salem established with their debut. From the tongue-in-cheek reference to The Smiths on the opening track ‘William, It Was Really Something’ to the closing ‘Heaven Help Me’, Salem play it fast, frenetic and fun. 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His words possess the playfully eloquent set-up and punchline lyrical style that’s a big part of classic albums from the likes of Jawbreaker and Alkaline Trio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElsewhere, Salem’s debut EP captures the life-affirming joy of hearing a live band erupt into a blast of wild, barely controlled energy. Not that it’s a one-trick pony. Opening track \u003ci\u003eFall Out Of Love\u003c\/i\u003e hurtles into the kind of towering chorus that Gould first made his name with,\u003ci\u003e Throat \u003c\/i\u003eis an ominous, ever-escalating alt-rock slowburner, while the frenetic closer \u003ci\u003eDoomed (For Each Other)\u003c\/i\u003e sprints for the finish line. And as with all good EPs, when the needle clicks off, the natural thing to do is to flip it over and play it again from the start.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Gould was plotting the album – a labyrinthian Rubik’s Cube in which music, narrative and visuals were all indelibly interlinked – he wanted to blow off some steam. So, he called upon his old friend Reynolds to spend a day making music in the way he had done growing up: by rattling through some new songs just for the sheer fun of it, with no pressure and no greater goal in sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe songs went into the virtual vault. And in an ordinary situation, perhaps that’s where they would’ve stayed. 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