JindaLee – Strangers’ Lives

While JindaLee is an Albertan by birth she has spent much of her time living in places as far apart as Germany, Japan and, Montreal before settling down in Toronto. Her far-reaching travels, along with [...]

By | November 23rd, 2016|Categories: You should be listening to...|Tags: |83 Comments

Eliza Mary Doyle – It Ain’t What It Seems

When Eliza Mary Doyle’s car broke down in Nashville in 2015, she found herself happily stuck in Music City. The venerable Saskatchewan banjo player and singer/songwriter had stopped in to see a festival and ended [...]

By | November 22nd, 2016|Categories: You should be listening to...|Tags: |43 Comments

Fish & Bird

Raised on equal parts roots music and Radiohead, Fish & Bird have received praise on both sides of the Atlantic for their refreshingly unclichéd writing. With their fourth album, Something in the Ether (released on [...]

By | November 16th, 2016|Categories: News, You should be listening to...|Tags: |51 Comments

Still Flux – Still Flux

Still Flux, composed of John Castillo, Johnny Syriani, Luke Winer, and David Hernon is a collaborative rock outfit started by singer/songwriter John Castillo in September 2015. Borrowing elements from Pyschedelia, Metal, and Pop, they bring [...]

By | November 9th, 2016|Categories: You should be listening to...|Tags: |26 Comments

We Are Wolves – Wrong

Around 2000, Alexander Ortiz and Vincent Levesque along with Antonin Marquis formed a band with synthesizers, bass, vocals and drums. In their own words the band likes to qualify their sound as “a post-punk landscape [...]

By | November 8th, 2016|Categories: You should be listening to...|Tags: |47 Comments

Charlotte Cardin – Big Boy

Montreal singer, Charlotte Cardin, began her music career at a young age when she started attending singing lessons while in the first grade before becoming the lead singer of her primary school's rock group. After [...]

By | November 7th, 2016|Categories: You should be listening to...|Tags: |36 Comments

You Should Be Listening To… Our Good Wolf

By Regina Sienra A good mix between folk and rock is always welcome, but Edmonton’s Our Good Wolf  has taken this formula to a new level. The five-piece released their third LP, The Last We [...]

By | September 11th, 2016|Categories: You should be listening to...|Tags: , |69 Comments

Radiation Exposure

By Nick Jean A part of what we wanted to do when we started OurBasement was to help draw your ears to new acts we think you'll love but may not yet have had the [...]