{"id":71076,"date":"2018-10-11T21:15:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T20:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=71076"},"modified":"2018-10-11T21:15:43","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T20:15:43","slug":"review-basement-beside-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-basement-beside-myself\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Basement – Beside Myself"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BasementOnce upon a time, the prospect of a band jumping over to a major label put fear and dread into those loyal fans who have followed them since playing in their local club. Thankfully the notion behind such a change is relaxed these days which is beneficial for Basement<\/strong> as their fourth full-length, ‘Beside Myself’,<\/em> sees them part of the Fueled By Ramen roster.<\/p>\n

It’s an album that neatly follows what has come before it, albeit lighter and cleaner. Nevertheless, their trait of providing songs full of raw emotion remains intact. Songs such as ‘Keepsake’<\/em> and ‘Be Here Now’<\/em> are early examples of this, combining it with a radiant melodic flair. Nevertheless, the vibrant ‘Disconnect’<\/em> sets the level too high from the start, resulting in the remainder of ‘Beside Myself’<\/em>\u00a0struggling to be on par with it. It’s a soaring, arena-ready highlight. However, that’s not to say ‘Beside Myself’<\/em> is a one-song wonder.<\/p>\n

The quintet stylistically nod their collective hats to 90’s rock with poise. ‘Slip Away’<\/em> is carried with a gritty, grunginess and the aforementioned ‘Be Here Now’<\/em> drives forward with direct guitars. And as seen on 2016’s ‘Promise Everything’,<\/em> Basement<\/strong> have found their feet when producing memorable hooks. ‘Nothing Left’<\/em>,\u00a0‘Ultraviolet’,\u00a0‘New Coast’<\/em> and ‘Just A Life’<\/em>\u00a0collectively show this while simultaneously combining it with vocalist Andrew Fisher’s emotional outpouring.<\/p>\n