Desiree Dawson – Just Fine
Hi, Our Basement, I’ve been watching as different parts of my head and heart wage constant battles against themselves, and I realized that I am not alone in this journey. So many other people also [...]
Playlist Friday: Polaris Music Prize Short List and Festivals
There are a few playlists for you to listen to this week. Polaris and music festivals are the topics of the day. The first playlist has a couple tracks from each album that made it [...]
New release(s) for the week ending July 20th 2018
Not Of - Hypocritic Oath Hypocritic Oath by Not Of Canadian noise rock duo Not Of formed in 2012, but didn’t release anything until 2015 when they put out their debut album Pique, which was [...]
Hotel Mira – Ginger Ale
Hello, Our Basement: We've just released the third track 'Ginger Ale' from our upcoming record out this August! "Ginger Ale" is about going on a date when I was on tour in London. And everything [...]
Polaris Music Prize Short List Announcement
Today is the day we find out which of the forty longlisted albums will make up the final ten to go forward to the prize gala on September 17th, where the winner of the $50,000 [...]
The Velveteins – All Night Baby
Hey Our Basement, Recently, our friend and director, Henry Acteson, had shown us this old film camera that simultaneously shot four different photos to create moving like images. We loved the vibe and wanted to [...]
Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar July/2018
It's time for another Release Radar playlist! And not just one playlist but two playlists again this month! Along with our usual Spotify Release Radar playlist, there is a YouTube new video release playlist as [...]
New releases for the week ending July 13th 2018
AHI - In Our Time The music of AHI — a Brampton, ON-born singer-songwriter who splits his time between Toronto and Nashville — shines with positivity. The optimism of his debut, We Made It Through [...]
Petit Reve
Hi Our Basement, Maybe it’s growing up in a small Canadian city, surrounded by nature that inspired me to write the Petit Reve EP. When you have nothing to do, your imagination has to find [...]
Favours – In The Night
Hey Our Basement! Favours are a band that you will never hear from…unless we need something. Born out of personal rediscovery, we sing of the delightful fantasies and harsh realities of adulthood. How fitting that [...]