British alternative rock mainstays Basement have broken their long silence, announcing their first new album in eight years, titled WIRED. Set for release on May 8th, the 12-track record marks a full-circle moment for the band as they reunite with their original label home, Run For Cover Records. To introduce the new era, the group has shared two distinct singles: the urgent, guitar-driven title track “WIRED” and the more introspective, bass-led “Broken By Design.” The release captures a band rediscovered, with vocalist Andrew Fisher explaining that the new music was born from a collective effort to “go back to the start” and prioritise the friendship and fun that first brought them together.
Of the singles, Fisher states,
“‘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.”
Of “Broken By Design,” he continues,
‘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. We’ve all done a lot of work on getting better at talking to each other as friends and as band mates. Sometimes that’s an easy distinction – or rather, not a distinction at all. Other times, the lines are blurred and we lose track of who we are and why we do this. 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 and this song in particular, is us trying to go back to how it should be.
The announcement signals a massive year ahead for the quintet, who have already confirmed a full European tour for June 2026, including stops in Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland alongside fellow genre-defiers Fiddlehead and Glare. For UK fans, the summer culminates in a major homecoming appearance at London’s All Points East festival on August 23rd, joining a heavyweight lineup featuring Deftones, IDLES, and Interpol.
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