After announcing a brand new full-length Promise Everything, out January 29, 2016 on Run For Cover Records alongside a headlining UK/EU tour (dates below), BASEMENT have now shared the title track from their forthcoming record via Noisey. The site said the new track “amplifies their appeal and catchiness tenfold.” Promise Everything is now available for pre-order via Run For Cover Records as BASEMENT begins a full US tour today (all dates below).
Photo by Harley Pethybridge.
After abruptly announcing an indefinite hiatus only weeks after the release of their 2012 breakthrough LP Colourmeinkindness, Basement went on to gain an intensely devoted posthumous following. The record went on to sell over 25,000 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 EP Further Sky. Immediately inspired by the creative chemistry they felt from these sessions, Basement were ready to work on something more significant. More permanent.
Promise Everything is the band’s 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, Promise Everything 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, Promise Everything 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 band’s unmatched melodic lens. More clearly aggressive songs like ‘Brother’s Keeper’ and title track, ‘Promise Everything’ situate Basement at the forefront of the rock world, pairing that aggression with an inherent sense of melody. Where before on the band’s previous album Colourmeinkindness, songs like ‘Spoiled’ focused more on aggression and lyrical content, Promise Everything takes a more melodic approach. 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, Promise Everything 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 Basement’s musical conversation has always lingered – and as their first true cohesive document, Promise Everything is only the beginning.
Tour Dates:
10/28 – Ft. Collins, CO @ The Aggie*10/29 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre*10/30 – Bloomington, IL @ Castle Theatre*10/31 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection*11/01 – Columbus, OH @ Park Street Saloon*11/03 – London, ON @ London Music Hall*11/04 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Theatre*11/05 – Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre*11/06 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium*11/07 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom*11/08 – Patchogue, NY @ The Emporium*11/09 – Baltimore, MD @ Sound Stage*11/11 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle*11/12 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm*11/13 – Athens, GA @ The 40 Watt Club*11/14 – Nashville, TN @ Rocketown*11/16 – San Antonia, TX @ Alamo City Music Hall*11/18 – Las Vegas, NV @ Vinyl (Hard Rock & Casino)*11/20 – Anaheim, CA @ The Grove*11/21 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst*11/22 – Petaluma, CA @ The Phoenix Theatre*02/07 – Marble Factory, Bristol, UK^02/08 – King Tut’s, Glasgow, UK^02/09 – Stylus, Leeds, UK^02/10 – Academy 2, Manchester, UK^02/11 – Waterfront, Norwich, UK^02/12 – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK^02/14 – AB, Brussels, BE%02/15 – Dynamo, Eindhoven, NL%02/16 – Luxor, Cologne, DE%02/18 – Pokalen, Oslo, NO%02/19 – Bergsunds Strand 43, Stockholm, SE%02/20 – BETA, Copenhagen, DK%02/21 – Knust, Hamburg, DE%02/23 – Lido, Berlin, DE%02/24 – Durer Kert, Budapest, HU%02/25 – Arena, Vienna, AT%02/26 – Strom, Munich, DE%02/27 – Traffic Club, Rome, IT%02/28 – La Tenda, Modena, IT%02/29 – Dynamo, Zurich, CH%03/01 – Universum, Stuttgart, DE%03/02 – La Mecanique Ondulatoire, Paris, FR%* = w/The Story So Far, Turnover
^ = w/Tigers Jaw, Alex G
% = w/Tigers Jaw
