The Basement

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Genre: Alternative / Indie / Rock
Location UK
Profile Views: 81300
Last Login: 5/13/2010
Member Since 2/13/2006
Website www.thebasement.co.uk
Record Label ..Deltasonic/Columbia (UK) zealous (US)..
Type of Label Major
Bio
.... .. .. .... 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 INFO@DELTASONICRECORDS.CO.UK.... .. .. .. .. ...... '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........ .. .. ........Medicine Day .... ...... Slain The Truth.. .... Do You Think You're Moving On.. ...... I Just Caught A Face.. ...... Illicit Hugs and Playground Thugs.. .. ..
Members
..John Mullin.. - Guitar, keys and Vocals.... ..Mark McCausland.. -Lead Guitar, keys, stringed instruments,backing vocals.... ..Declan McManus.. - Drums, percussion.... ..Graeme Hassall.. - Bass...... ......
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