After announcing a brand new full-length Promise Everything, out January 29, 2016 onย Run For Cover Records alongside a headlining UK/EU tour (dates below), BASEMENTย have now shared the title track from their forthcoming record via Noisey. ย The site said the newย track “amplifies their appeal and catchiness tenfold.”ย Promise Everything is now available for pre-order via Run For Cover Recordsย as BASEMENT begins a full US tour today (all dates below).
Photo byย Harley Pethybridge.
After abruptly announcing an indefinite hiatus only weeks after the release of their 2012 breakthrough LPย Colourmeinkindness, Basement went on to gain an intensely devoted posthumous following. The record went on to sell overย 25,000ย copies worldwide in the absence of live dates or press coverage. In 2014, the band reconnected and found time amongst other obligations to write and record the EPย Further Sky. Immediately inspired by the creative chemistry they felt from these sessions,ย Basementย were ready to work on something more significant. More permanent.
Promise Everythingย is the bandโs return to full-length writing and recording since the break. Sonically, the record breaks progressive new ground for Basement despite the creative process sharing much in common with previous endeavors. Challenged by the spacing out of members not only across the country, but across the globe,ย Promise Everythingย was written by piecing together songs from different members, sent back and forth over a short period of time. Without the luxury of a shared space or even a convenient time zone, the songs were only ever played by the full band while in the studio. Perhaps this is why on listening,ย Promise Everythingย feels like a conversation between different people, revealing different moods and feelings throughout.
This conversation shifts and evolves, filtering subtle, tasteful alternative rock touchstones through the bandโs unmatched melodic lens.ย ย More clearly aggressive songs like ‘Brotherโs Keeper’ and title track, ‘Promise Everything’ situate Basement at the forefront of the rock world, pairing that aggression with an inherent sense of melody.ย ย Where before on the bandโs previous albumย Colourmeinkindness, songs like ‘Spoiled’ focused more on aggression and lyrical content, Promise Everything takes a more melodic approach.ย ย On standout track ‘Aquasun’ lyrical flow and melody overtake the listener while overt meaning gives way to musicality and its nuance. Tracks like ‘Submission’ or the chorus in ‘Lose Your Grip’ follow suit, challenging the listener to explore the songs aurally as a whole, rather than piece by piece. As a result,ย Promise Everythingย feels more complete than previous efforts and the songs feel like they are truly part of the same group. Despite years spent apart, it would seem Basementโs musical conversation has always lingered – and as their first true cohesive document,ย Promise Everythingย is only the beginning.
Tour Dates:
10/28 โ Ft. Collins, CO @ The Aggie*10/29 โ Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre*10/30 โ Bloomington, IL @ Castle Theatre*10/31 โ Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection*11/01 โ Columbus, OH @ Park Street Saloon*11/03 โ London, ON @ London Music Hall*11/04 โ Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Theatre*11/05 โ Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre*11/06 โ Worcester, MA @ The Palladium*11/07 โ Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom*11/08 โ Patchogue, NY @ The Emporium*11/09 โ Baltimore, MD @ Sound Stage*11/11 โ Carrboro, NC @ Catโs Cradle*11/12 โ Charleston, SC @ Music Farm*11/13 โ Athens, GA @ The 40 Watt Club*11/14 โ Nashville, TN @ Rocketown*11/16 โ San Antonia, TX @ Alamo City Music Hall*11/18 โ Las Vegas, NV @ Vinyl (Hard Rock & Casino)*11/20 โ Anaheim, CA @ The Grove*11/21 โ Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst*11/22 โ Petaluma, CA @ The Phoenix Theatre*02/07 โย Marble Factory, Bristol, UK^02/08 โย King Tut’s, Glasgow, UK^02/09 โย Stylus, Leeds, UK^02/10 โย Academy 2, Manchester, UK^02/11 โย Waterfront, Norwich, UK^02/12 โย O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK^02/14 โย AB, Brussels, BE%02/15 โย Dynamo, Eindhoven, NL%02/16 โย Luxor, Cologne, DE%02/18 โย Pokalen, Oslo, NO%02/19 โย Bergsunds Strand 43, Stockholm, SE%02/20 โย BETA, Copenhagen, DK%02/21 โย Knust, Hamburg, DE%02/23 โย Lido, Berlin, DE%02/24ย โย Durer Kert, Budapest, HU%02/25 โย Arena, Vienna, AT%02/26 โย Strom, Munich, DE%02/27 โย Traffic Club, Rome, IT%02/28 โย La Tenda, Modena, IT%02/29 โย Dynamo, Zurich, CH%03/01 โย Universum, Stuttgart, DE%03/02 โย La Mecanique Ondulatoire, Paris, FR%* = w/The Story So Far, Turnover
^ = w/Tigers Jaw, Alex G
% = w/Tigers Jaw
