After announcing an “indefinite hiatus” in 2012, U.K.-based emo outfit Basement have decided to reunite and come back with a brand new EP. Entitled Further Sky, it’s out on July 29th via Run For Cover Records. The upcoming release features three tracks, including a cover of Suede’s “Animal Nitrate” and the recently shared lead single “Summer’s Colour”.
Doused in shoegaze-inflected guitars and shimmering distortion, “Summer’s Colour” sees frontman Andrew Fisher sounding a little more subdued in his delivery than in the past, smoothening some of the rough vocal edges found on their 2012 album, Colourmekindness. It’s by far one of the more welcoming tracks of Basement’s discography, accessible even over the raging instruments. Listen in below.
In support of the new EP, they’re returning to Australia, Japan, and the U.S. for a summer tour. Check out the dates below.
Basement 2014 Tour Dates:
07/26 – Brisbane, AU @ Trinity Hall
07/26 – Brisbane, AU @ Wasteland
07/27 – Sydney, AU @ The Bald Face Stagg
07/28 – Wollongong, AU @ Yours & Owls
07/29 – Canberra, AU @ The Basement
07/30 – Newcastle, AU @ The Small Ballroom
07/31 – Melbourne, AU @ The Evelyn Hotel
08/01 – Melbourne, AU @ Wrangler Studios
08/02 – Adelaide, AU @ Flowers
08/04 – Hachiōji, Tokyo, JP @ Rips
08/05 – Osaka, JP @ Clapper
08/06 – Kanazawa, JP @ Music Base Extreme
08/07 – Niigata, JP @ Golden Pigs Black Stage
08/08 – Shinjuku, Tokyo, JP @ Antiknock
08/12 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
08/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
08/14 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
08/15 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
08/16 – Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room @ The Crofoot
08/17 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
08/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
08/19 – New York, NY @ The Studio at Webster Hall
08/20 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
