The Salt Collective is a collaborative musical project led by French songwriter-guitarist Stéphane Schück.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Stéphane about how and why he travelled from Normandy to North Carolina to work with his heroes from The dBs along with a cast of collaborators that includes Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Andy Partridge (XTC), Amiee Mann (Til Tuesday), Jason Faulkner (Jellyfish), Mitch Easter (Let’s Active), Matthew Caws (Nada Surf) and many more…