Salem

One of the pioneers of witch house, SALEM's impact extended far beyond their initial run in the late 2000s and early 2010s. The group's heady, heavy fusion of shoegaze, frosty electronic atmospheres, and Southern rap's slow but hard-hitting beats made for music that was filled with an overpowering and seductive bleakness, and sometimes tinged with beauty. Their prolific burst of releases -- which included numerous singles, EPs, and their 2010 debut album, King Night -- often polarized listeners, but SALEM managed to maintain their cutting-edge appeal while remixing the likes o...