Episode 60: My Friends Basement

Ipswich, Suffolk natives Basement are all about breaking down barriers. Across three studio albums, they've blended their love of second-wave emo, grunge, alternative rock and punk rock into some of the sharpest rock music to emerge from the UK in the 2010s. Then, there's also the literal aspect of things - at one of the band's shows, the surge of the crowd was so powerful that the crowd barrier caved in. This is the kind of passionate response that has come to define Basement's live show - screamed lyrics, high-flying stagedives and non-stop energy, even during the slow songs. Roughly an hour before doors opened for their sell-out Sydney show at the Factory Theatre, vocalist Andrew Fisher and bassist Duncan Stewart shared stories from across the pond - kicking around in hardcore bands, life after Basement and their ascent to becoming the biggest little band in the world.Promise Everything is out now via Cooking Vinyl Australia/Run for Cover Records.Physical: http://www.impericon.com.au/au/basement-promise-everything-digipak-cd.html (vinyl currently sold out!)Digital: https://runforcoverrecords.bandcamp.com/album/promise-everythingSupport for All My Friends Are in Bar Bands comes from Spit the Dummy Records. New releases from Treehouses and Nothing Rhymes with David out now: http://spittthedummyrecords.bigcartel.comSupport also comes from Sad Grrrls Club. Rachel Maria Cox's second EP, "I Just Have a Lot of Feelings," is out now. You can buy it, as well as tickets to Sad Grrrls Fest, by heading to http://www.sadgrrrlsclub.comSupport also comes from YOU! For as little as one dollar a month, you can help keep this show up online.For more information, visit http://www.patreon.com/barbandsFollow Basement on Twitter and Instagram: @basementukFollow the podcast on Twitter: @barbandspodFollow David on Twitter and Instagram: @DJYwritesFollow Sad Grrrls Club on Twitter and Instagram: @sadgrrrlsclubSupport David on Patreon: http://patreon.com/davidjamesyoungSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.