shy kids – in a state
I am pretty excited to share the news about the release of shy kids' sophomore album, in a state, due out on Feb. 23rd with you. It is a visually and audibly fantastic album! I [...]
New releases for the week ending January 26th 2018
John Lost and the Cause - Chamomile Chamomile by John Lost and the Cause Collette Savard And The Savants - Collette Savard And The Savants Toronto-based singer-songwriter Savard has released three folk-rooted albums with former [...]
ICYMI for Tuesday 23rd January 2018
How the end of Rush let Alex Lifeson be 'as creative as I want to be' Guitarist and charter member of the legendary Canadian prog-rock trio says he's actually been 'busier lately than I have [...]
Oh Geronimo – Mountains & No Liars – Guilt Trip
“Mountains” is a song about wholeheartedly pursuing your passions, while straddling the fragile line between ambition and humility. Everybody wants to be successful, and sometimes we go to great lengths to achieve the success that [...]
Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar Jan/2018
Our playlist this week is all about new songs on our radar this month. Spotify has their Release Radar playlists and we have an OurBasement Release Radar playlist. This has become a monthly thing as [...]
New releases for the week ending January 19th 2018
Light Blending In - Last Word Last Word [DNP01] by Light Blending In Terry Gomes - The Tropical Dream Terry Gomes is a University of Ottawa music graduate, having studied classical guitar and composition. He [...]
TOVI – 89 San Francisco
Rebecca Emms' latest electropop project, TOVI, will be releasing a new track on Friday, and we have the good fortune to be able to share it with you a couple of days early. Rebecca started [...]
ICYMI for Tuesday 16th January 2018
Get ready for Searchlight 2018, our hunt for Canada's next undiscovered talent Searchlight has returned for 2018! The competition is CBC Music’s long-running annual hunt for Canada’s next undiscovered talent. Is that you? It could [...]
How Did I Miss That? Teenage Head – Fun Comes Fast
You may remember for the first edition of “How Did I Miss That?” we went back to 7th of November last year for Miracle by The Perm. Well, for our second edition we move forward [...]
New releases for the week ending January 12th 2018
Heavy Bell - By Grand Central Station A high-art concept album about an overwhelming passion between two writers is a bold foundational choice on which to craft one’s debut, but Winnipeg-based duo Heavy Bell is [...]