On May 14, 2026, Salem collaborated a second time with Supreme, releasing a collection with the brand. On the same day, the band surprise released a compilation album titled Red Dragon , with many of its tracks consisting of B-sides and unreleased material spanning since the group’s early days, with…
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On June 7, 2025, Salem performed at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, Spain .
On November 10, 2022, Salem performed a surprise DJ set for the opening party of clothing brand Supreme’s flagship store in Chicago, Illinois , marking the band’s first performance in over 10 years. On July 28, 2023, Salem performed their first solo live set in 12 years. The show took…
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Salem released their first single in nearly a decade “Starfall” on September 18, 2020, via Mad Decent ‘s Decent Distribution. The music video follows the band’s trip with veteran storm trackers through Tulsa, Oklahoma and Dallas as well as through Texas during tornado season. It was directed by Donoghue and…
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Salem had been inactive since 2012, with no new releases since their 2011 EP I’m Still in the Night . In 2016, a new Salem album was announced by photographer Wolfgang Tillmans , who confirmed the news on his Instagram account. In that year, Salem officially returned with a remix…
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Salem released the debut studio album, King Night , in 2010. It was included on the year-end lists by AllMusic , DIY , NME , The Quietus , and Stereogum . The band’s infamous March 18, 2010, performance at South by Southwest at the Fader Fort received widespread negative reviews…
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While John Holland was living in Chicago, he met Jack Donoghue. Salem officially formed in 2006 after he simultaneously struck up a friendship with Donoghue and his friend since his time in school, Heather Marlatt, ended up moving in with him. The trio began working on music in Holland’s home…
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