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Lauded post-hardcore outfit Basement has parlayed their resurgence into their first full length release since 2018's Beside Myself. Teaming with producer John Congleton (PUP, Mannequin Pussy, Cloud Nothings) Basement will release Wired, May 8th via Run for Cover.
Along with the announcement of the new album, Basement have shared a pair of singles previewing the presentation including the album's title track as well as the single, "Broken By Design." Asserting elements of indie, punk, alt and gaze, the pair of tracks is post-hardcore with modern style points and keen songwriting.
Basement guitarist Alex Henery explained of the contemporary version of the band, "I never thought Basement could sound like this. But in my head, it’s what I’ve always wanted Basement to sound like.”
Basement vocalist Andrew Fisher also weighed in on the direction of the new music.
"'WIRED' is about how sometimes it feels that we are set up to feel and behave in certain ways beyond our control. That no matter how hard you try to hide it, eventually it will come out – either by choice or by force. This song was almost lost – a few of us were into it, but it sort of lost traction for a bit. Then one day it cropped back up and we put it at the forefront of our minds and it ended up being one of my favourite songs to perform and record."
Fisher added the personal weight of the second single, “'Broken By Design' is about giving something your absolute best and realising it’s destined to fail. Getting to the other side of the situation, looking back and deciding to do everything differently and feeling grateful for the opportunity to grow.
We’ve all done a lot of work on getting better at talking to each other as friends and as band mates. Sometimes that’s an easy distinction – or rather, not a distinction at all. Other times, the lines are blurred and we lose track of who we are and why we do this. When I’m singing, ‘let’s go back to the start’ I mean to when we did this purely for fun. For an excuse to see each other, to travel, to be creative, to express ourselves through music. We all feel so lucky to be in a position to still get to do this and this album and this song in particular, is us trying to go back to how it should be."
Along with the May 8th release of WIRED, Basement will be taking on festival dates and headlining plays with Glare and Fiddlehead throughout the season, including a headlining appearance at Outbreak Festival in Manchester and a set at All Points East with Deftones in London this August. Check the list of dates and get tickets - HERE
WIRED, the new album from Basement arrives May 8th via Run for Cover. Order the album - HERE
