Distant Matter – Do You Miss Me?
Hey Our Basement, Birds in the wild see colours differently than humans do. For example, the male yellow-breasted chat has a yellow breast to the human eye, but a bird's eye view reveals ultraviolet iridescent [...]
Colyn Cameron – Deepfakes
Hey Our Basement, I was reading a book by the same name as my new single, Deepfakes by Nina Schick, which got me thinking about this AI technology… but also the veil of capitalism that [...]
Sara Diamond – Not All Fun Is Forever
Hello Our Basement, My new EP, SaraX, is the heightened embodiment of me – where I’m currently at, and what I want to share at this time in my life. I say heightened because it’s [...]
Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar June/2022
The OurBasement playlist this week is the Release Radar for June 2022 and is full of all the new music Canadian artists created in the last month or so. This week there is a Spotify [...]
Nurdjana – Do the Right Thing (Revision)
Hi Our Basement, On a day when I missed my dad more than usual, I was reading through some old emails he sent me. One of them read, “Hey Nur, two new song ideas, love [...]
Playlist Friday: Father’s Day and Indigenous People’s Day
It is a double playlist week! There is a Canadian Indie Father's Day playlist and a National Indigenous History Month playlist. Bonus! June is National Indigenous History Month and June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples [...]
Kadeema – Lately I’ve Been Hoping
Hey Our Basement, Our new song, the first release since our 2020 debut EP, Napoleon Tornapart, was written in 2020, when we didn’t get to see much of anyone other than each other. We couldn't [...]
Nicole Haber – 25
Hi Our Basement, I’m Nicole Haber (she/he/they), a Toronto-based electro-pop artist. I’ve been experimenting with different genres, working with new producers and musicians, and finding my direction as an independent artist. One of my producers, [...]
Luke Warm and the Cold Ones – Kip City
Hello Our Basement, It can be so easy to lose sight of what really matters in life when you're focused on pleasing everyone else, living in the moment too much, or constantly chasing temptation. Our [...]
Playlist Friday: DarBar’s 2022 Polaris Long List Wish List
It is Polaris Music Prize season and I am anxiously waiting to hear who makes it on to the Long List. The 2022 Polaris Event Season will kick-off with the Prize’s 40 album Long List [...]