Basement - WIRED
Beautifully crafted and bass-heavy in parts, Basement return loud, melodic and emotional with the most 'alive' record of their career to date.
Who
Formed in Ipswich in 2009, following the break-up of pop punk band This for Fun, Basement are brothers Andrew Fisher (lead vocals) and James Fisher (drums), lead guitarist Ronan Crix, rhythm guitarist Alex Henery, and bassist Duncan Stewart. The band's early releases offered a punk-emo fusion, always rooted in melodic hooks. Inspired by the raw, DIY sound of outfits like Sunny Day Real Estate and Jawbreaker, the British alternative rock mainstays have evolved their sound into a much more expansive and atmospheric space, drawing on high-tempo hardcore drums and adrenaline-fuelled riffs.
What
Massive hooks and guitars that hit hard. Basement reassert the relentless energy and charged emotion that still sits at the heart of everything they do. Described by the band as a 'hard reset', WIRED captures both their moodier and bass-heavy sides, on tracks like Broken By Desire and their loud, emotional choruses on the title track WIRED. Their first album in eight years, this release marks Basement's return to the established Boston hardcore label Run For Cover, their fourth album for the label following their departure for Beside Myself on Fueled by Ramen in 2018.
The Ipswich five-piece will be back on the live circuit this summer too, headlining both the Manchester and London editions of Outbreak Festival.
With
For fans of: Weezer, Title Fight and Pinegrove.
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