"What's in a name? Well, Basic's name is appropriate: Three chords, bass, drums. Still, it's hard to pin down why the local trio's music is so infectious. Buddy Holly's lovesick lyrics and Sebadoh's heart-dragging jangle are fairly good starts, as singer/guitarist Jason Pearson's lyrics are forever pining and mending. Composed of Pearson, bassist Nemir Naayem, and drummer Adam Jones (Yellow Fever, Teenage Dog) and assembled in 2005, Basic subbed in Baby Robots drummer Glenn Barovich, and 2007's Favorite Movie is a good starting point." - Audra Schroeder, Austin Chronicle
"Though Basic’s 2007 debut, Favorite Movie, rolls out rock so catchy its straightforward garage chords seem inspired, the local trio’s latest songs lace the formula with lighter 1960s pop." -Doug Freeman, Austin Chronicle
“Local quartet Basic’s self-titled debut LP is, so far, one of the sleepers of the year. They manage to meld bouncy Sixties pop romance with early Nineties Sebadoh kick-down-the-door guitar rock, and, somehow, it’s really, really catchy.” -Audra Schroeder, Austin Chronicle
"Basic makes rock music that's made to get you out of your chair and moving around....Leadoff track, “Tyco” is packed with furious guitar riffs and sharp songwriting. “Carolina” takes those two elements, adds a hip-shaking beat and then twists them all into a singular piece of garage rock that is sure to make fans of the Vines happy. Even on the more pop influenced, summer anthem that is the title track the energy level remains high thanks to Jason’s consistent vocal swagger, perhaps best captured in the simple swaying bob of “It Isn’t Wrong.” In other words, when Basic pulls it all together, their sound is as good as it gets." -AustinSound.net
Favorite Movie self-released 2007
1. Tyco
2. It Isn't Wrong
3. Carolina
4. Come Home Soon
5. Favorite Movie
6. It's Not Right Tomorrow
7. Oh No
8. Can't You See
9. Ten Below
10. Here's To The Sorrow
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Hello All, First of all we want you to know that we love you all and we know that you love us back. That is why we are sure that you will do whatever you can to help us with this situation. On Saturday, August 15 we played a show at Red 7 with Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Love Collector and Listener. It was a fucking great show and at the end of the night after hanging out for a while and talking and such we loaded what we thought was all of our gear. After scouring the stage and backstage area with the stage manager we thought we had all of our gear loaded and hit the road. The next day we discovered that we were missing our bass guitar. We called the club and they did have a bass that someone had left, but it belonged to another band that played that night. Not us. So... we are now trying to figure out where it is. It is a brownish, sunburst-y, Fender Jazz Bass. We are offering a reward but you wont know what it is until you can provide us with the bass or some information as to its whereabouts. If you have any leads please write us here or tell someone who knows us to tell us. -Shapes Have Fangs
Hey guys, love the new track, but i think you need to go back and tweak a few things, maybe you could insert a latin rhythm at some point and also add a sample of a guy from the 50's saying "this record is being presented in hi-fidelity stereo sound" during the breakdown . . . just razzlin' ya!!! seriously, i think i detected an error on line 230 . . . the razzler
