Salem

Fusing delicate electronic atmospheres with the slow but hard-hitting beats of Southern hip-hop, Salem is one of the pioneers of the style alternately called drag, witch house or haunted house. The trio features Traverse City, MI's John Holland and Heather Marlatt, and Chicago's Jack Donoghue, all of whom trade vocals over sometimes-blissful, sometimes-nightmarish tracks that borrow equally from DJ Screw and Dead Can Dance. Holland knew Marlatt from their studies as art majors at Interlochen Arts Academy, where they honed the fascination with dark imagery that would eventually...