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Like the Flying Burrito Brothers with hips, like Van Morrison letting loose with some back-street white-boy soul shouting, The Basement embody the best from the past while thrusting it into the present. The spirit and intensity of Dylan’s late 60’s period with The Band is ever present in this remarkable debut from one of Ireland’s most exciting young new bands.

The Basement launched amid a mass of praise from the UK’s leading music press. Early singles wetted a feverant appetite and The Irish four piece went into the studio to record their heavily anticipated debut. After literally years in the studio, The Basement officially announced their arrival in July of 2006 the release of “Illicit Hugs and Playground Thugs’. Now set for a North American release via Zealous Records on May 8th, Americans will get a taste of what NME predicted “will sail way beyond all other pretenders ”.

From the jangly foot-stomping romp of “Medicine Day” to the bittersweet lament of “It’s A Kinda Love” to the twangy raucousness of “Do You Think You’re Movin’ On”, ‘Illicit Hugs and Playground Thugs’ is a crafted debut that already sounds like a living and breathing classic.

Track Listing

	1. Do You Think You're Movin' On? (Full)	Download
	2. Summertimes
	3. I Just Caught A Face (Full)
	4. When Tomorrow Comes
	5. Medicine Day (Full)
	6. It Won't Be Long
	7. A Roadtrip
	8. It's A Kinda Love
	9. When The Nights Gone Blue
	10. Ever Had A Feeling
	11. Just A Dream
	12. The Cheapest Mistake