Basement (band)

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Basement
Basement playing in Sao Paulo, 2017.jpg
Basement performing in São Paulo, Brazil, in 2017.
Background information
Origin Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Genres
Years active
  • 2009–2012
  • 2014–2019
  • 2021–2022
  • 2023–present
Labels
Spinoffs Fiddlehead
Members
  • Andrew Fisher
  • Alex Henery
  • Ronan Crix
  • Duncan Stewart
  • James Fisher
Website www.basementuk.com

Basement are an English rock band formed in Ipswich, Suffolk, in 2009. Their debut studio album, I Wish I Could Stay Here , was released in 2011. The next year, Colourmeinkindness was released, charting on the US Billboard Top 200. After touring in support of Colourmeinkindness, the band went on hiatus in 2012. [1] In 2014, they reunited [2] to release the EP Further Sky . The next album, Promise Everything , charted in 2016 in Australia, the UK and the US. The band's fourth album, Beside Myself , was released in October 2018.

Contents

History

Basement formed in September 2009 in Ipswich, England, following the break-up of pop punk band In This for Fun. [3] In This for Fun released The Away from Home EP before they broke-up. The band picked Basement as a name simply because they "wanted a short name that didn't mean much." [4] On 17 May 2010, the band released their debut EP Songs About the Weather and in August, signed to Run for Cover. [5] [6]

They released their first full-length album, I Wish I Could Stay Here , through Run For Cover Records in 2011. The band promoted the release through several tours, including tours to Australia [7] and two American tours with label mates and friends from Daylight (now Superheaven ). [8] [9]

Before the release of their second album Colourmeinkindness , the band announced a hiatus. [10] The group revealed that the break was "due to a number of personal commitments". [10] Colourmeinkindness was released on 23 October [11] and charted at number 188 on the US Billboard 200 chart. [12] In mid-November, the band played their final shows. [13] Guitarist Alex Henery later revealed it was due to vocalist Andrew Fisher wishing to become a certified teacher. [14] This required Fisher to return to school for a period of a year and a half. [14] Drummer James Fisher, Andrew's younger brother, was graduating from Kingston University, and the rest of the members were working on their respective careers. [14] Henery, meanwhile, was working as a videographer in Boston, Massachusetts for Run for Cover. [15]

On 29 January 2014 a tweet was posted on the band's Twitter account simply saying "Hi", and the dates "2008–2012" were removed from their Twitter and Facebook biographies, suggesting the band had returned from their hiatus. The band posted on Facebook later that day confirming that the hiatus was over as well as suggesting that there would be a summer tour. [2]

In June 2014, the band announced that they had recorded a new EP for release in July of that year, entitled Further Sky including two new songs, plus a cover of Suede's "Animal Nitrate". [16] The band toured across Australia, Japan and America between 26 July and 20 August. [17] For the latter, all of the tour dates had sold out. [18] The band then played a trio of shows (London, Leeds and Manchester) in the UK in late October with support from Cloakroom [19] and Newmoon. [20]

Guitarist Alex Henery noted in an August 2014 interview with The Aquarian that they were writing material for a new album. [18] On 29 January 2016, the band released Promise Everything . [21] On 3 February 2017, it was announced that the band had signed to major label Fueled by Ramen. [22]

In July 2018, Basement posted a teaser video on their social media accounts which featured footage of them recording in the studio. One week later, the band released a new single entitled "Disconnect." The song is the lead track from their fourth album, Beside Myself , which was released globally on 12 October. [23] A month before the album is set to be released, the band premiered a second single on Highsnobiety entitled "Stigmata". [24] A third single, "Be Here Now", was released on 2 October 2018. [25]

In October 2018, it was announced that the band would support Weezer and the Pixies on their spring 2019 tour of North America. [26] The band entered a hiatus following the tour, with Henery focusing on both playing in Fiddlehead (who released the album Between the Richness in 2021) [27] and his work as Turnstile's touring videographer and photographer. [28]

Basement at the 930 Club in September 2024 Basement at the 930 Club.jpg
Basement at the 930 Club in September 2024

In 2021, it was announced that Basement would play at the second night of Outbreak Fest 2022, marking the band's first show in three years. The set was billed as celebrating 10 years of Colourmeinkindness and 11 years of I Wish I Could Stay Here. [29] The band also pressed a 10-year anniversary vinyl reissue of the former via Run For Cover later that year, which was released on October 21. [30] In December 2023, the band announced a show to again take place at the following year's Outbreak Fest. [31] The band officially reunited thereafter, announcing US tour dates as well as an appearance at the When We Were Young festival and their official re-signing to Run For Cover Records. [32]

Musical style and influences

Critics have categorised Basement as alternative rock, [33] emo, [34] post-hardcore, [34] [35] and soft grunge. [36] [37] [38] On Songs About the Weather, Punknews.org reviewer Brian Shultz compared the band to the likes of Title Fight, Daylight (Superheaven) and Bearings. [39] The EP's sound has been described as pop punk. [40] I Wish I Could Stay Here has been described as emo, [41] pop punk [41] and post-hardcore. [41] Colourmeinkindness has been described as rock, [42] and alternative rock. [43] Further Sky has been described as alternative rock [43] [44] and rock and roll. [45] Promise Everything has been described as alternative rock. [46] AllMusic biographer Matt Collar described the band's sound as influenced by "melodic hardcore punk". [47] Collar later described the band's sound as noise rock. [48]

Basement have cited numerous bands as influences, including the Ataris, the Promise Ring, Mineral, Braid, Smoking Popes, Jets to Brazil, [49] Jimmy Eat World, and Piebald. [50]

Band members

Discography

Studio albums

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I Wish I Could Stay Here is the debut studio album by English rock band Basement. After forming in 2010, the band released a demo and signed to Run for Cover. Following this, the band toured across the UK and Europe in late 2010 and early 2011. They recorded their debut album I Wish I Could Stay Here in May 2011 at Stuck on a Name Studios in Nottingham. "Grayscale" was made available for streaming in June. I Wish I Could Stay Here was released a month later. Following this, the group embarked on tours of the UK, the US and Australia. The album received favourable reviews from critics, and featured on Thrash Hits' top 20 albums of 2011 list.

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Further Sky is an EP by English rock band Basement. The band went on hiatus in July 2012, prior to the release of their second album Colourmeinkindness in October 2012. They began practicing again around Christmas 2013, composing the song "Jet". Whilst guitarist Alex Henery was in the United States, the rest of the band wrote another song, "Summer's Colour". In late January 2014, they announced the end of their musical hiatus. Along with a cover of the Suede song "Animal Nitrate", the group recorded the aforementioned original songs in early 2014. Recording was done in secret at Livingston Studio 1 in London, with producer Dan Goudie.

<i>Colourmeinkindness</i> 2012 studio album by Basement

Colourmeinkindness is the second studio album by English rock band Basement, released on 23 October 2012 by Run for Cover Records.

<i>Promise Everything</i> 2016 studio album by Basement

Promise Everything is the third studio album by British rock band Basement. The band began recording with producer Sam Pura in April 2015. The album was released on 29 January 2016 through Run for Cover.

The discography of Basement, an English rock band, consists of four studio album, five extended plays, three singles and two music videos.

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