British alternative rock mainstays Basement return with the release of ‘Wired’, their first new album in over eight years via their original label, Run For Cover Records. They also share the album’s focus track ‘Time Waster’, the LP’s opening song, and a fitting entry point into the ‘Wired’s mix of urgency, melody, and raw intensity.
Boldly defying genre limitations, the record marks a new chapter for the band and is their most authentic and fully realized work to date. Working with producer John Congleton (Death Cab for Cutie, Wallows, Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten), ‘Wired’ is the sound of five friends who have weathered every high and low without a single lineup change, creating the uncompromising music that first moved them.
Basement, completed by guitarists Alex Henery and Ronan Crix, bassist Duncan Stewart, and drummer James Fisher, will support the LP with UK and European shows this summer, including a headline slot at Outbreak Festival in Manchester in June, and a set at Outbreak Fest London in August as part of the All Points East series – check out the dates below.
Upcoming tour dates:
May 07th – Chalk – Brighton, UK
May 08th – 26 Leake Street – London, UK
May 09th – Boom – Leeds, UK
May 10th – Projekts – Manchester, UK
May 11th – Mono – Glasgow, UK
May 12th – Rough Trade – Nottingham, UK
May 13th – Fleece – Bristol, UK
May 14th – Fighting Cocks – Kingston, UK
June 08th – Loppen – Copenhagen, Denmark
June 09th – Kollektivet Livet – Stockholm, Sweden
June 14th – Tama – Poznan, Poland
June 15th – Schlachthof – Wiesbaden, Germany
June 17th – Zakk – Dusseldorf, Germany
June 23rd – Magazzini Generali – Milan, Italy
June 24th – Dynamo – Zurich, Switzerland
June 26th – Mia Mao – Paris, France
June 28th – Bec Arena – Manchester, UK