It’s that time of year again — the season when DarTurkey makes a grand return! 🦃 Canadians everywhere are gathering around tables filled with delicious feasts, sharing gratitude, laughter, and warmth with loved ones. Thanksgiving [...]
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 [...]
Tonight, the spotlight shines on Canadian music as the 2025 Polaris Music Prize Gala takes over Massey Hall in Toronto. One of the ten Short Listed albums will be crowned the Canadian Album of the [...]
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 [...]
Voting for the 2025 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize has opened and the nominees are in. The companion award to the Polaris Music Album Prize, winners and nominees for the Heritage Prize are also Canadian albums of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
