Scene and heard: Drag

Inspired by hip-hop's screwed brigade, drag's heavy atmospherics and tormented outlook are pure musical entropyWhen Salem first stepped from the shadows in late 2007, people had fun describing their creepy and creeping sound: screwgaze, cave crunk, ghost juke and crimsonwave were just a few of the proposed monikers. Now, as a herd of imitators (White Ring), admirers (Fostercare) and like-minded lost souls (Balam Acab and oOoOO) haul themselves into the murky, flickering spotlight, Salem themselv...

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