October may be behind us, but the music it delivered is still echoing across the country. The October 2025 Release Radar brings together some of the freshest Canadian sounds—blending indie favourites you already love with [...]
🎃 Halloween has crept up once again, and here at OurBasement, we’ve brewed up another hauntingly good Canadian Indie Halloween playlist to set the mood! Whether you’re hosting a spooky soirée, carving pumpkins by candlelight, or hunkering down for [...]
Our Cross-Country Tour is heading north — to where the music is as vast, resilient, and breathtaking as the land itself. In Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, traditional Indigenous sounds intertwine beautifully with contemporary styles, creating a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
This week’s playlist continues our cross-country musical journey with a stop on the West Coast: BC Beats 2025. Back in the early days of OurBasement, we took this trip before—first with Beautiful British Columbia in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]