Basement
Promise Everything


4.0
excellent

Review

by calgarydude12 USER (4 Reviews)
January 26th, 2016 | 23 replies


Release Date: 2016 | Tracklist

Review Summary: Teenage angst has paid off well

Basement grew. Basement became the band that they were supposed to be. With their newest effort “Promise Everything”, a self-reflective, self-aware, record that shows youth through a clouded telescope, looking backwards, taking every aspect that made their previous records so well, and became aware they couldn’t do that again.


The first cymbal crashes of “Brother’s Keeper”, subtly being joined fuzzy guitar, and the line “feelings come and go, I will let you know” are spat over cohesion beneath it. Basement got a 401k, a pair of pleated khakis, a J Crew button up, but wore it over a 1999 Jimmy Eat World shirt.


Is the energy gone? Absolutely not. This album is setting the cruise control at 12 over the speed limit on the highway, with the bass knob turned down a little bit because you don’t want to blow out your speakers. It’s not gassing every single green light you get, it’s not burning out of the McDonald’s parking lot. Even though those things are more satisfying in the moment, wouldn’t you want your car to last for years? “Promise Everything” persists with each listen.


Its a lukewarm bath that Basement dives in and out with each track. Heavy distortion and crashing drums announce songs, then give space for vocals to depict the verses, then once again coming back together to deliver gigantic choruses (Aquasun, Hanging Around, Submission, and Promise Everything). Basement also uses atmosphere, mood, and slower pace to let you drift between songs (Halo, Oversized), giving the entire album balance and pacing.


If this was 2001, and MTV still cared about music, you would turn your TV on and see a new Basement song. But it isn’t, and MTV doesn’t. But I’m thankful as hell that I’m alive in a time that Basement is making music.


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3.4
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calgarydude12
January 26th 2016


260 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

You can find the steam of the new album here:



http://substreammagazine.com/2016/01/stream-basements-dynamite-new-album-promise-everything/



It rules, guys.

Conmaniac
January 27th 2016


27705 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

ooh a review of this so soon. solid will check out

Sowing
Moderator
January 27th 2016


44665 Comments


I remember skimming some of the tracks here and finding it forgettable, I suppose I should give it a proper listen though.

dimsim3478
January 27th 2016


8987 Comments


the band definitely utilises a sound that's notorious for being forgettable but I think their songwriting is a cut above the rest. you should totally check out their first album, Sowing.

at any rate not gonna jam this til a HQ copy comes out

MattTD
January 27th 2016


678 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Been jamming this hard since it started streaming

Froot
January 27th 2016


1910 Comments


Really liked these guys' support set for Brand New last september, as well as I Wish I Could Stay Here.

Will prob check this soon.

hal1ax
January 27th 2016


15777 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

this is ayyt

nalapoke
January 28th 2016


43 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

This didn't grab me right away like Colourmeinkindness. But I think it will persist, as you say



Edit: nope, never came back to this

TooManyFriends
January 28th 2016


3507 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

i love blinded bye so much

BandNewbac
January 28th 2016


2462 Comments


Expand on your ideas more, what you say has a lot of relevance but you are kinda just jumping from one point to the next without explaining much.

other than that, pos.

album is terrible

rufinthefury
January 28th 2016


4140 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Brother's Keeper sounds a lot like an Interpol song on first listen ha. loved this album.

MuhNamesTyler
January 29th 2016


6706 Comments


Love Basement, gonna jam this later today

Hope I dig

torts
January 29th 2016


4298 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

dude needs to add some variety to the arsenal of vocal inflections he has, but other than that this is rly solid

calgarydude12
January 29th 2016


260 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Brandnewbac: Thanks for the advice, I'm still working on my reviews. Thanks for the pos dude

rolereprisal
January 29th 2016


117 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

wish they would go back to the iwicsh style. still a good album though.

CuddlyCaucasian
January 31st 2016


111 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I found colourmekindness kinda boring but this is really tight

rufinthefury
January 31st 2016


4140 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

For You The Moon is easily the best on here

Conmaniac
February 1st 2016


27705 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

half of these songs are killer, Promise Everything, Aquasun, Halo, and Hanging Around especially. Need to listen a couple more times but this is looking like a 3.5 or a 4

LotusFlower
February 1st 2016


12000 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Surprisingly good, a little spotty in certain spots but overall enjoyable.

dimsim3478
February 1st 2016


8987 Comments


was also really impressed with this the first time around. psyched!



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