The Salt Collective Elevates Their International Sound with a Powerful Second Album!

Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris

Darrell Craig Harris

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4.6 • 107 Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The International group "The Salt Collective" are releasing the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2023 album debut, Life. Their second full-length release "A Brief History of Blindness" is a widescreen exploration of hope, memory, and resilience that features contributions from Aimee Mann, Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Andy Partridge (XTC), and Matthew Caws (Nada Surf) among others (writing credits and list of featured performers below). A Brief History of Blindness is being released on 12" LP vinyl, CD, digital download and streaming services by Propeller Sound Recordings November 21. While the Salt Collective's first outing was recorded remotely with many vocalists and instrumentalists working separately on multiple continents at different times, A Brief History of Blindness features the core musicians gathered in the same space interacting together in real time. The bulk of the music was laid down by Rob Ladd (The Connells) on drums, Gene Holder (The dB's) on bass, Stéphane Schück on guitars & sound design, Mitch Easter (Let's Active) on guitars, and Wes Lachot on organ, piano, and Nord. These full-band sessions took place at the Fidelitorium (Kernersville, NC), with other work at Studio Ferber (Paris), and various home studios. The album was produced by Chris Stamey and mastered by Dave McNair. The first single, "In the Shadow of the Moon," followed up by the groups second single "Cloud To Cloud." Instagram.com/thesaltcollectivemusic Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100036783560990 About Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris The Music Matters Podcast is hosted by Darrell Craig Harris, a globally published music journalist, professional musician, and Getty Images photographer. Music Matters is now available on Spotify, iTunes, Podbean, and more. Each week, Darrell interviews renowned artists, musicians, music journalists, and insiders from the music industry. Visit us at: www.MusicMattersPodcast.com Follow us on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/musicmattersdh For inquiries, contact: musicmatterspodcastshow@gmail.com Support our mission via PayPal: www.paypal.me/payDarrell

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0:00.0	Welcome to Music Matters podcast with Daryl Craig Harris, talking about all things music,
0:09.6	with celebrities, artists, music business insiders, and more.
0:20.5	Hello, Stefan, Stephanie Strook.
0:23.8	You know, I try to pronounce your day.
0:25.7	We try to practice, but pronounce your first name for me.
0:29.6	Stefan.
0:31.2	Okay.
0:31.9	Yes, perfect.
0:33.2	You're good.
0:34.0	Okay, good.
0:34.6	I can't even pronounce my own name, so that there you go.
0:38.0	So you have a group. It's a band, but it's actually the name says it all. It's the Salt Collective, which is your first album, which was out in 2020, 2020, was recorded kind of around the world. Many people had contributed from home studios and used some main studios.
0:57.1	And this is the next album that's coming out, the brief history of blindness,
1:01.0	comes out November 21st.
1:03.8	And this group or this album you recorded kind of with a core group of musicians,
1:08.7	but still using people from around the world.
1:10.4	Tell me about the new album and how you guys originally got together.
1:15.5	Yes, I think the collective is something really interesting as a musician,
1:21.6	because at the beginning of the story, it was me and my two bandmates based in Paris.
1:30.8	We were the salt.
1:32.3	The band was salt.
1:34.1	And then we have an incredible story with getting closer to Chris Temi.
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