Salem Salem SKU: 0190295182960 Barcode: 0190295182960 15.00 £15.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Roadrunner Records Released Date: 23rd October 2020 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info CREEPER frontman Will Gould has joined forces with Matt Reynolds (Howard’s Alias, Skylar, Drawings) to create new project SALEM. The duo release their self-titled debut EP on October 23rd via Roadrunner Records UK. First single ‘Destroy Me’ fires out of the starting blocks in a ferocious rush of punk rock melody and Gould’s distinctive vocals. 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. “‘Destroy Me’ is a really good introduction that summarises the band, it had the right kind of energy from the offset,” says Gould. “This band feels like a love letter to a lot of our early influences. It’s a return to our roots in a lot of ways.” Elsewhere, 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 ‘Fall Out Of Love’ hurtles into the kind of towering chorus that Gould first made his name with, ‘Throat’ is an ominous, ever-escalating alt-rock slowburner, while the frenetic closer ‘Doomed (For Each Other)’ 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. Gould and Reynolds’ roots are both in Southampton’s underground punk scene. Gould has been a fan of Reynolds’ work since his time with Howard’s Alias, who were signed to the renowned Household Name Records in 2004-2005. They’ve remained good friends ever since, with Reynolds working as CREEPER’s guitar tech and even co-writing three songs from their Top 5 album ‘Sex, Death & The Infinite Void’ alongside Gould and the band’s guitarist Ian Miles. When 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. The songs went into the virtual vault. And in an ordinary situation, perhaps that’s where they would’ve stayed. Always eager to keep busy, SALEM was one of Will’s projects that came to fruition. And when the restrictions of 2020 are eventually just a bad memory, Gould hopes that SALEM will play live, with the core duo joined by Ranny Ransom (bass) and Aaron Graham (drums). Artist Salem Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Roadrunner Records Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings Fall Out of Love Destroy Me Throat Eyesore Doomed (For Each Other) Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Salem and more from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Salem Salem II Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Roadrunner Records | 12", EP/Mini Album, Etched Released 7th May 2021 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Salem Salem II £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Roadrunner Records SKU: 0190295024505 Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album, Etched Released Date: 7th May 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Salem King Night Rock And Pop | Iamsound | 1LP Released 28th January 2011 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Salem King Night £15.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Iamsound SKU: LDS9216 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 28th January 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Boston Manor Datura Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | SharpTone | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 14th October 2022 £23.00 - £28.00 Select options Boston Manor Datura £23.00 - £28.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: SharpTone Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 14th October 2022 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Hives, The Barely Legal – RSD Stores Exclusive Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Epitaph | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 8th January 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hives, The Barely Legal – RSD Stores Exclusive £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Epitaph SKU: 7391946122431 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 8th January 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders On Sale View Product Quick View Pale Angels Daydreaming Blues Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Specialist Subject | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 1st December 2016 £8.99 £14.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Pale Angels Daydreaming Blues £8.99 £14.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Specialist Subject SKU: SPS050V Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 1st December 2016 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Turbonegro Never is Forever Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Indie Recordings | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 21st February 2020 £21.00 - £25.00 Select options Turbonegro Never is Forever £21.00 - £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Indie Recordings Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 21st February 2020 Read More Select options Matt's picks View Product Quick View Trace Mountains Lost In Country Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Lame-O Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 15th May 2020 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Trace Mountains Lost In Country £17.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Lame-O Records SKU: LMO68LPC1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 15th May 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View I See Stars Treehouse Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sumerian Records | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 16th December 2016 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders I See Stars Treehouse £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sumerian Records SKU: 0817424016278 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 16th December 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Swans Die Tür Ist Zu Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Mute | 2LP Released 20th July 2018 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Swans Die Tür Ist Zu £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Mute SKU: STUMM422 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 20th July 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Scratch, The Mind Yourself Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sony | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 3rd November 2023 £25.00 - £29.00 Select options Scratch, The Mind Yourself £25.00 - £29.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sony Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 3rd November 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Tropical Fuck Storm A Laughing Death in Meatspace Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Joyful Noise Recordings | 1LP Released 26th October 2018 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tropical Fuck Storm A Laughing Death in Meatspace £21.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Joyful Noise Recordings SKU: JNR277LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 26th October 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Guided By Voices Earth Man Blues Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Guided By Voices, Inc. | 1LP Released 30th April 2021 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Guided By Voices Earth Man Blues £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Guided By Voices, Inc. 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