Summary from 5 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Salem's catalog across 4 albums from 5 opinions, with an overall average of 6.2/10. The top-rated Salem album is Fires In Heaven (2020) with a 7.0/10 average from 1 rating, followed by King Night. The discography on Wavelength spans 2010 to 2020. King Night ranks as the highest-rated Salem song on Wavelength with a 8.5/10 average.
King Night
“The witch house poster band's brand of slowed-down, blown-out, culturally mishmashed electronic music has proven divisive, but it was always meant to be.”
Fires In Heaven
“On their second full-length in a decade, the despondent witch house pioneers return with an alluring invitation to join them in the depths.”
I'm Still In the Night - EP
“This EP companion to last year's King Night finds the witch house OGs offering four new tracks, including a seven-minute cover of Alice Deejay's 1998 trance anthem "Better Off Alone".”
Water - EP
“Bass becomes SALEM, a witchy Chicago/Michigan/New York trio consisting of John Holland, Heather Marlatt, and Jack Donoghue. In the wake of last year's resurgence of lo-fi noise pop, an aesthetic that leaned heavily on treble, their emphasis on the low end distinguishes them from other young bands immersed in 4AD haze. And, as part of SALEM's apocalyptic lo-fi murk-pop aesthetic, it no doubt helped”
King Night
“With a backstory that includes gas-station hooking and heroin addiction, Michigan electro-extremists Salem are spooky straightaway. Then their quicksand sound sucks you down: The trio’s debut is a cesspool of New Wave synths, goth-shoegaze moans, slow-mo raps and the sort of new-school blown-speaker beats that have recently infiltrated car commercials (go, Sleigh Bells!). What endorsement […]”
King Night
“[Watch the review](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwDvi7BFJGw)”
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