Playlist Friday: DarBar’s Polaris Long List Wish List
As we eagerly anticipate the announcement of the Polaris Music Prize Long List, it's time to dive into the excitement and showcase a playlist of songs by artists that we hope to see on this [...]
Playlist Friday: The 2022 Polaris Music Prize
The playlist this week is in anticipation of the upcoming 2022 Polaris Music Prize Gala and winner announcement. On the first playlist you will find a couple tracks from each of the 10 short listed [...]
Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar Aug/2022
The OurBasement playlist this week is the Release Radar for August 2022 and is full of all the new music Canadian artists created in the last month or so. There is a Spotify Release Radar [...]
Luke Warm and The Cold Ones – Devils Working Late
Hello Our Basement, When I first became a father, it was a major transition to having everything revolve around someone else. Even though I love my children and my family deeply, I found that on [...]
Basset – In the Clay
Hi Our Basement, We're Sam Clark and Yasmine Shelton. Together we are the folk-duo Basset. We call Toronto home, and this gritty, massive, in-your-face, messy place is woven deep into the music we create. Through [...]
Dilettante – Monster
Hey there Our Basement, “You’re a monster and I don’t forgive you,” was the sentiment I shared when I sat at a bar and cried to my friends about the end of my relationship. The [...]
Playlist Friday: DarBar’s Polaris Music Prize Short List Wish List 2022
The Polaris Music Prize Short List will be revealed on Thursday, July 14. The playlist today has my Polaris Music Prize Short LIst Wish List. I was only 1/5 on my ballot for the Long [...]
Distant Matter – Do You Miss Me?
Hey Our Basement, Birds in the wild see colours differently than humans do. For example, the male yellow-breasted chat has a yellow breast to the human eye, but a bird's eye view reveals ultraviolet iridescent [...]
Colyn Cameron – Deepfakes
Hey Our Basement, I was reading a book by the same name as my new single, Deepfakes by Nina Schick, which got me thinking about this AI technology… but also the veil of capitalism that [...]
Sara Diamond – Not All Fun Is Forever
Hello Our Basement, My new EP, SaraX, is the heightened embodiment of me – where I’m currently at, and what I want to share at this time in my life. I say heightened because it’s [...]
