Salt (band)
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Salt was a Swedish
grunge
alternative rock
band, who had one hit single from the album Auscultate, "Bluster", in the United States in 1996. "So" was released as a second single from Auscultate but did not achieve the same level of success.
Salt formed in 1992 after its members had played together informally, with others, at an art school. The group signed with Island Records
in 1995, releasing the album Auscultate the following year; this album reached #33 on the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers chart. The album's lead single, "Bluster", was a rock radio hit in America, reaching #21 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The group released a follow-up in 1997.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
grunge
Grunge
Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...
alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band, who had one hit single from the album Auscultate, "Bluster", in the United States in 1996. "So" was released as a second single from Auscultate but did not achieve the same level of success.
Salt formed in 1992 after its members had played together informally, with others, at an art school. The group signed with Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
in 1995, releasing the album Auscultate the following year; this album reached #33 on the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers chart. The album's lead single, "Bluster", was a rock radio hit in America, reaching #21 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The group released a follow-up in 1997.
Discography
- Auscultate (Island RecordsIsland RecordsIsland Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
, 1996) - Delay Me Down and Make Me Wah Wah!! (Meltdown RecordsMeltdown RecordsMeltdown Records was a small independent record label established by Massey University student Peter Shepherd in Palmerston North, New Zealand in 1985. The first recording was by a band called Dosage B which was led by Jeremy Corbett who subsequently became a well known radio host in New Zealand...
, 1997)