September may be over, but the music it delivered is still echoing through speakers across the country. The September 2025 Release Radar pulls together some of the freshest Canadian sounds—mixing indie favourites you know and love with [...]
Welcoming Autumn with a Canadian Indie Soundtrack 🍂 Autumn has officially arrived, and with it comes the perfect soundtrack for the season. This week’s playlist is an annual tradition: a handpicked collection of Canadian indie [...]
August may be behind us and summer nearly gone, but the music it brought is still rippling through speakers across the country. The August 2025 Release Radar pulls together some of the freshest Canadian sounds—blending [...]
It’s Labour Day—a time to pause, unwind, and honour the workers and the labour movement that have shaped Canada’s history. And what better way to celebrate than with a specially curated playlist of Canadian indie [...]
This week’s playlist is a continuation of our cross country journey we are going on this year, with a listen to the Alberta Adagios and Allegrettos 2025. Back in the early days of OurBasement, we [...]
Sometimes, you just have to embrace the chaos—and that’s exactly what we’re doing this week with OurBasement Randomness 5. The randomness was so much fun the first time… and the second… and the third… and the [...]
July may be behind us, but the music it delivered is still making waves. Our July 2025 Release Radar captures some of the freshest sounds from across the country—featuring familiar indie favourites, buzzy newcomers, and [...]
We’re hitting the road again—musically speaking—with the launch of our 2025 Cross-Canada Playlist Series, starting right in the heart of the prairies: Saskatchewan. Back in the early days of OurBasement, we explored the diverse sounds [...]
LOU-ADRIANE CASSIDY, SAYA GRAY, YVES JARVIS, MUSTAFA, RIBBON SKIRT MAKE THE FIRST EVER SOCAN POLARIS SONG PRIZE SHORT LIST TORONTO, ON - July 29, 2025 CBC presents the 2025 Polaris Music Prize has revealed the [...]
Summer has officially arrived—and what better way to embrace the sunshine, late nights, and easygoing vibes than with a soundtrack made for the season? Say hello to our Canadian Indie Summer playlists, a tradition that [...]
