UK-based synthpop trio Sälen only have a handful of singles under their belt, but they already display a knack for earworm pop craft with a cutting, angsty undercurrent. "Copper Kiss," for instance, is irresistibly catchy, with bubbly percussion and well-balanced high and low synth layers giving way to a bright hook with great incongruous tension … More »
UK-based synthpop trio Sälen only have a handful of singles under their belt, but they already display a knack for earworm pop craft with a cutting, angsty undercurrent. "Copper Kiss," for instance, is irresistibly catchy, with bubbly percussion and well-balanced high and low synth layers giving way to a bright hook with great incongruous tension … More »