Basement

Basement formed in Ipswich in 2009 and released their first records through Run for Cover, the American label that helped connect them to a wider emo and punk audience. The band paused activity in 2012 before returning a couple of years later, and later releases came via Fueled by Ramen.

Their sound leans on 1990s alternative rock and post-hardcore: heavy, distorted guitar chords, mid-tempo rhythms and Andrew Fisher's vocals set back in the mix, often closer to a shout than a melody line. The songs are built around big, simple hooks, and the combination of grunge-scale guitar tone with emo phrasing is what most listeners identify them by.