Royal Oak – Tell Me (Pretend)
Straight from the suburbs of Vancouver (Port Coquitlam, to be precise) indie rockers Royal Oak are excited to announce the release of their new EP Pretend on July 20th. Royal Oak will celebrate the new [...]
Rob Dickson – Water Rushing In
Hey Our Basement, I’ve always thought a lot about how my experiences and memories colour my view of the world, and how they establish predispositions and biases. A lot of people never acknowledge how coloured [...]
Playlist Friday: 2018 Polaris Music Prize Long List
The Polaris Music Prize Long List has been unveiled live at The Drake Hotel in Toronto, Canada! Well over 200 Canadian albums have been narrowed down to 40. You can find the Long List here. [...]
New releases for the week ending June 15th 2018
Bears in Hazenmore - Atlas "When it comes to releasing its new album, Bears In Hazenmore may have done things a little out of order. Usually when a band releases an album, a CD release [...]
Moon McMullen – Made by a Boy
Made by a Boy is the debut album from ex-pro baseball player Justin Adam, released under moniker Moon McMullen (named after his Grandfather). Justin, who grew up across the river from Detroit, was a working-class [...]
SAVVIE – Creature of Habit
Hi, Our Basement, Releasing new music can be an intimidating thing – especially when it’s been a while. But no matter how loudly the doubts in my head protest, I know I’ll never be able [...]
Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar
It's time for another Release Radar playlist! And not just one playlist but two playlists this month! Along with our usual Spotify Release Radar playlist, there is a YouTube new video release playlist. Are you [...]
New releases for the week ending June 8th 2018
Aasiva - Aasiva Catlow - Main of Nowhere Today, we are giving listeners the chance to hear the album early in our First Listen. On top of that, you can find out more about this [...]
Lonely Parade – The Pits
In April Lonely Parade announced their signing to Buzz Records with the premiere of their single, "I'm So Tired," on Noisey. Yesterday, the band announced their Buzz Records debut LP, The Pits, which will be [...]
Noia – Maybe Forever
Electronic indie duo NOIA has been hard at work warping musical genres on its inaugural LP, Maybe Forever, which made its debut today! Part dance-rock, part electro-pop, with flashes of everything from new wave to [...]