Marchildon – Sweet Potato Kisses
Hi Our Basement, For the past 13 years, I’ve been hovering silently in the subconscious of the Toronto music scene. Writing, recording and performing country-tinged rock n’ roll songs as often as I can muster. [...]
ICYMI for Tuesday 17th April 2018
Look out, the Canadian music industry wants us to pay more for our electronics: Alan Cross If you’re of a certain vintage, you may remember the hysteria manifested in the Home Taping is Killing Music [...]
Deux Trois – Late Night Girls
Our Basement: Sad, late-night masturbation has a home in the seedy underbelly of pop culture - but even though it comes hand in hand (lol) with hook-up culture, distracting yourself from FOMO, and (let’s be [...]
New releases for the week ending April 13th 2018
Jaunt - Cue When we spoke to Toronto-based experimental pop band Jaunt at the start of the year, they seemed poised for a big 2018. So far, so good: they played Exclaim! and Ticketfly's Class [...]
Makk Mikkael – How It Feels
Hi, Our Basement! Hope the day is going great! My new single, “How It Feels,” portrays different layers of angst and emotion. I wrote it during my time in LA while I was dealing with [...]
ICYMI for Tuesday 10th April 2018
Liberals look to strike the right note in planned changes to Canada Music Fund The federal government is expected to make long-sought changes next year to a fund aimed at helping Canada's music industry, about [...]
New releases for the week ending April 6th 2018 (Exclaim! edition)
Hey Ocean - The Hurt Of Happiness On their latest release, The Hurt of Happiness, Hey Ocean! are in search of middle ground. From the dance-y synth-pop of "Mama Said" to the cinematic "Just Enough" [...]
Feel Alright – Cool Water
Hey Our Basement, Over the years, Feel Alright has evolved into a collaborative live project who called both Montreal and Pittsburgh home before eventually settling in Calgary. We’ve dabbled with folks from around the globe [...]
ICYMI for Tuesday 3rd April 2018
Maple Music Plays A Big Role In CD Baby's Growth Twenty years after it launched as an online music retailer for independent musicians, CD Baby remains stronger than ever, paying $80M (all figures U.S.) to [...]
New City – Getting Closer
Our Basement! We live in a playlist culture. For listeners today, musical genres and divisions are breaking down, and songs live or die on their own merits – no longer dependant on which category they’re [...]