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The Basement

U.S album out 8th May!

About Me

The band are currently writing and preparing to start recording their second album next month. You can keep up wtih all the latest news here and over at the band's Bebo page.
FOR BOOKING DETAILS CONTACT [email protected]
'I Just Caught A Face', live King Tuts, Glasgow. Check out the band's Youtube page HERE
Zealous Records has teamed up with Deltasonic Records to release The Basement in North America. American audiences can get their first taste of The Basement via a digital only EP released on January 23rd. Their debut album Illicit Hugs and Playground Thugs (produced by Arctic Monkey's producer Mike Crossey) hits these shores in the Spring.

To download the E.P CLICK HERE
The Basement http://TheBasement.bebo.com/
DEBUT ALBUM 'ILLICIT HUGS AND PLAYGROUND THUGS' RELEASED JULY 2006!
July 2006 Q Magazine Album review - "The Basement sound wise beyond their years, rather than old before their time...A charming debut."
July 2006 Clash Magazine Album review - "Delivers on all those early promises"
July 2006 Uncut Album review - "Authentic blues swagger to delight fans."
July 2006 The Sun Album review - "The gem in your record collection you tell all your friends about."
CLICK HERE TO BUY THE DEBUT ALBUM - ILLICIT HUGS AND PLAYGROUND THUGS

BIOGRAPHY
At the start of 2003, The Basement launched to a whole heap of praise from the UKs leading music press. In fact the whole country was getting a bit giddy for the Irish fourpiece. Then The Basement disappeared. Little did we know that they were working night and day on a debut album that is set to bring The Basement back to forefront of the British Music scene....
DISCOGRAPHY

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/13/2006
Band Website: thebasement.co.uk
Band Members: John Mullin - Guitar, keys and Vocals

Mark McCausland -Lead Guitar, keys, stringed instruments,backing vocals

Declan McManus - Drums, percussion

Graeme Hassall - Bass

Record Label: Deltasonic/Columbia (UK) zealous (US)
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

no depression mag feature

if you havent already got it, the basement have a feature in tissue 69 of 'no depression' magazine, out now!! get it here www.nodepression.net 
Posted by The Basement on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 04:21:00 PST

blues matters magazine feature

the basement feature in this months 'blues matters' magazine, available in canada, america and the UK. go to their website to order a copy www.bluesmatters.com...
Posted by The Basement on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:30:00 PST

steve earle air america show

Steve Earle show featuring The Basement aired last Sunday on Air America. You can download the show here. Good interview and John helped DJ to show.http://download.rbn.com/airam/airam/download/archive...
Posted by The Basement on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:23:00 PST

The Basement Interview on WRVU-FM (Nashville) will air this Tuesday May 29th

..> The Basement Interview on WRVU-FM (Nashville) will air this Tuesday May 29th hello everyone just wanted to let you know that the basement interview on seagulls over nashville will be airing th...
Posted by The Basement on Mon, 28 May 2007 07:45:00 PST

Some on-line reviews

Early 2000, and four scruffy kids from Omagh, a provincial town in the middle of Northern Ireland realise that their ideas are bigger than their home town, that their ambition surges well beyond the G...
Posted by The Basement on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:57:00 PST

Read The Basement Story...

At the start of 2003, The Basement launched to a whole heap of praise from the UKs leading music press. In fact the whole country was getting a bit giddy for the Irish fourpiece. Then The Basement dis...
Posted by The Basement on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:49:00 PST

The album is here!

The Basements debut album Illicit Hugs & Playground Thugs is released through Deltasonic Records today (17th July) on CD and 12 vinyl.Tracklisting 1. Autumns Gone2. Summertimes3. It Wont Be Long4....
Posted by The Basement on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 04:57:00 PST

New Single Released!

The Basement release 'I Just Caught A Face' this Monday (10th July).The first single from their forthcoming debut album, it is available on the following formats: Maxi CD1. I Just Caught A Face 2...
Posted by The Basement on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:03:00 PST

A Basement Tale

IN THE DUSK OF A COLD DECEMBER AIR WE WALKED AWAY FROM A STUDIO AND BOARDED A FLIGHT TO OSLO.   THE STUDIO HAD BEEN OUR HOLD UP WHERE WE HAD RECORDED ONE THOUSAND SONGS FOE AN ARABIAN PRINCE POSI...
Posted by The Basement on Mon, 13 Mar 2006 04:13:00 PST