Casual Encounter of the
Terrifying Kind

SALEM

Creepy Chicago band SALEM released their limited edition ‘Frost’ 7″ single b/w ‘Legend’ yesterday on Audraglint. Heather voices the eerie ‘Frost’, which is decidedly more chilled out, ethereal pop that’s almost cozy compared to the scary shotgun rounds of b-side ‘Legend’, in which John coos like a deranged baby. Somehow the duo manages to make some of the scariest music I’ve ever heard, recalling the final scenes of The Virgin Suicides.

The latest in a string of scary music videos for the band is the monoxide poisoning video for Yes, I Smoke Crack EP’s ‘Dirt’. A terrifying ordeal of asphyxiation, the swirling smoke and ghostly images in the clip suit SALEM to a tee. Directed as usual by the band, this, like all the rest, reminds me of a typically fucked up David Lynch film.

SALEM- Frost: MP3

SALEM- Myspace

SALEM- Website

SALEM- Frost 7″

 

Posted by Sarah Gooding under Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A