Salvia Plath

The story

Salvia Plath used to be Run DMT. Same guy (Michael Collins, from Baltimore, Maryland) running the show, but with a different sound. Where Run DMT was lo-fi and took weird chances that sometimes obscured the inherent melodic quality in the songs, Salvia Plath is more considered and hazily psychedelic in a way that helps the songs sink deeply into the listener’s consciousness. On their debut LP, The Bardo Story, Collins and a handful of musicians craft folky

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Stories

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Records

Records from MusicBrainz. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Salvia Plath in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Salvia Plath in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Salvia Plath

• Pink Floydsame scene: psychedelic
• Nirvanasame scene: psychedelic
• The Beatlessame scene: psychedelic
• Frank Zappasame scene: psychedelic
• Black Sabbathsame scene: psychedelic
• Princesame scene: psychedelic
• Elton Johnsame scene: psychedelic
• King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizardsame scene: psychedelic
• The Whosame scene: psychedelic
• Red Hot Chili Pepperssame scene: psychedelic
• Lana Del Reysame scene: psychedelic
• David Bowiesame scene: psychedelic

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Salvia Plath’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.