Salt Cathedral - “Te Quiero Olvidar”

SXSW 2020 - OEB Score: 7; Popularity Index: 8

Pairs Well With…Tei Shi, Ságan, ela minus 

Tropicalia dream pop duo Salt Cathedral are set to finally release their bilingual debut full-length this April, previewed by a string of 2019 singles including new-wave, chill-groover “CAVIER” and “Te Quiero Olvidar”, a slow bouncing track that combines traditional Colombian melodies and rhythms with synthed out, quiet pop dynamics. It seems that Salt Cathedral is leaning stronger into the Latin pop influences and it’s where the Brooklyn-based band sound at their freshest and most natural, so here’s to their LP hitting more of those notes. (Kevin McStravick) 

2017 Review: Singing in English, it’s a little tougher to dig out their native influences, but melodic and rhythmic indicators live fairly free in tracks like “Unraveling” and recent single “Fragments”. Both are featured on Salt Cathedral’s upcoming debut full-length Big Waves/Small Waves. Even though their approach appreciates space as much as sonic lushness, there are moments of full-on dance rhythms, catchy choruses and interesting collaborations (Matisyahu, Assassin, Lee Scratch Perry), just all handed over with enough understatement to stay left of center. That space lets in experimentation too - see the gospel-soul/trip hop fusion of “No Ordinary Man” to see the potential beyond dreamy resonance.