Basement Announce New Album ‘WIRED’, Release Two New Music Videos

Basement have officially revealed their first studio album in eight years, announcing the arrival of ‘WIRED’, the long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s ‘Beside Myself’. The new record is scheduled to arrive May 08th via Run For Cover Records.

In the years since their last release, the UK post-hardcore outfit have experienced a renewed wave of attention, fueled in part by the continued popularity of their catalog. Their 2012 single “Covet” notably achieved gold certification in the United States in November 2024, introducing the band to a new generation of listeners more than a decade after its original release.

For ‘WIRED’, the band teamed up with producer John Congleton (Mannequin Pussy, PUP). Alongside the announcement, Basement have released two new singles — “WIRED” and “Broken By Design” — each accompanied by newly premiered music videos directed by Ashley Rommelrath and Tas Wilson, respectively.

Vocalist Andrew Fisher explained that the title track explores themes of emotional conditioning and inevitability.

“‘WIRED’ is about how sometimes it feels that we are set up to feel and behave in certain ways beyond our control. That no matter how hard you try to hide it, eventually it will come out — either by choice or by force. This song was almost lost — a few of us were into it, but it sort of lost traction for a bit. Then one day it cropped back up and we put it at the forefront of our minds and it ended up being one of my favourite songs to perform and record.”

He added that companion single “Broken By Design” reflects on personal growth that can emerge from failure and difficult experiences.

“‘Broken By Design’ is about giving something your absolute best and realising it’s destined to fail. Getting to the other side of the situation, looking back and deciding to do everything differently and feeling grateful for the opportunity to grow.”

Fisher also noted that the band’s renewed communication and perspective shaped the album’s emotional direction.

“We’ve all done a lot of work on getting better at talking to each other as friends and as band mates… When I’m singing, ‘let’s go back to the start’ I mean to when we did this purely for fun. For an excuse to see each other, to travel, to be creative, to express ourselves through music. We all feel so lucky to be in a position to still get to do this and this album… is us trying to go back to how it should be.”

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‘WIRED’ Track Listing

01 – “Time Waster”
02 – “WIRED”
03 – “Deadweight”
04 – “Broken By Design”
05 – “Pick Up The Pieces”
06 – “Embrace”
07 – “Sever”
08 – “The Way I Feel”
09 – “Satisfy”
10 – “Head Alight”
11 – “Longshot”
12 – “Summer’s End”

The band will support the album with an extensive run of festival appearances and European tour dates this summer.

With Glare:

• 06/08 Copenhagen, DEN – Loppen
• 06/09 Stockholm, SWE – Kollektivet Livet
• 06/12 Hradec Kralove, CZE – Rock For People
• 06/14 Poznan, POL – Tama
• 06/15 Wiesbaden, GER – Schlachthof
• 06/17 Dusseldorf, AUT – Zakk

With Fiddlehead:

• 06/21 Dresden, GER – Farewell Youth Fest
• 06/23 Milan, ITA – Magazzini Generali
• 06/24 Zurich, SWI – Dynamo
• 06/25 Ysselsteyn, NET – Jera On Air
• 06/26 Paris, FRA – Mia Mao
• 06/28 Manchester, UK – Outbreak Fest

Basement:

• 06/05 Nurnberg, GER – Rock im Park
• 06/06 Nurburg, GER – Rock am Ring
• 06/19 Scheesel, GER – Hurricane
• 06/20 Neuhausen ob Eck, GER – Southside
• 08/23 London, UK – Victoria Park (feat. Deftones, IDLES, Amyl And The Sniffers, etc.)
• 08/27 Torremolinos, SPA – Canela Party

Pre-orders for ‘WIRED’ are available now.

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