Shane Cloutier – Maybe
Hi Our Basement, My new record, Lie to Me 'til It's Over, is about becoming conscious of what is most important in life, acknowledging just how fragile our system is, and how strong and resilient [...]
Diamondtown – Hide
Our Basement, With our new song, "Hide," we created a sad yet uplifting dreamscape for you to find solace in. The world can be so messed up and overwhelming sometimes, which has led to escapism [...]
Playlist Friday: DarBar’s Polaris Long List 2021
It is Polaris Music Prize season and I am anxiously waiting to hear who makes it on to the Long List. The jurors votes are in and the official long list will be announced on [...]
New releases for the week ending June 11th 2021
Brad Sucks - A New Low In Hi-Fi A New Low in Hi-Fi by Brad Sucks Courtney Wolfe - New Moon Dany Laj and the Looks - Ten Easy Pieces, (We Are Busy Bodies) TEN [...]
Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar May/2021
The OurBasement playlist this week is the Release Radar for May 2021 and is full of all the new music Canadian artists have been creating. This week there is a Spotify Release Radar playlist, the [...]
New releases for the week ending June 4th 2021
cleopatrick - Bummer (Nowhere Special Recordings/Thirty Tigers) Hildegard - Hildegard (Chivi Chivi) Hildegard by Hildegard Ormiston - Hammer Down (Lisbon Lux Records) Paris Pick - Hope For The Best (Care Records) Hope for the Best [...]
Jonathan Roy – My Lullaby
Our Basement, My music has been borne out of leaving my comfort zone. I packed my life up into a van and decided to leave my home province of Québec, driving all the way to [...]
Riley Michaels – Someone Like You
Hi Our Basement, My new song, "Someone Like You," is about that special someone, and the super deep adoration you feel for them. Sure, you make mistakes sometimes, and often get jealous or insecure when [...]
New releases for the week ending May 28th 2021
André Ethier - Further Up Island (Telephone Explosion) Further Up Island by Andre Ethier Emma Currie - Welcome to the Wild Hillsburn - Slipping Away (LHM Records) k.d. lang - makeover (Nonesuch) makeover by k.d. [...]
James Alphonse – What You Really Want
Hello Our Basement, "What You Really Want" is about losing one's inhibitions to gain the freedom of being your true self. I was bullied in high school for my music and songwriting addiction, and later [...]