Vocals, Guitar / Chrisy Hurn
Bass, Synth / Nimal Agalawatte
Drums / Brandon Munro
Live Performance, Music Career Day Hamilton
Formed from the honest grit of Hamilton, Ontario, Basement Revolver has seen a quick and notable ascent into the spotlight with their unique brand of 90s infused indie-rock. The band has formulated a captivating and refined hypnotic aural experience typically found with those who are well beyond their years.
Opening for accomplished national acts like Dave Monks (Tokyo Police Club), We Are The City, Evening Hymns and The Acorn, they began to see sparks of something special. Halfway into their first year as a band they leaped at the chance to record their debut EP with local studio, TAPE (Memoryhouse, Dirty Nil, Edgar Breau). Together with Adam Bentley and Jordan Mitchell they began to sculpt and carve out their signature atmospheric sound.
Gaining momentum, they soon decided on releasing their debut single, ‘Johnny’. With this first song they encountered an unstoppable wave of support; managing to establish themselves with grassroots endorsements from sites such as DIY Magazine, Indie Shuffle, CBC and Exclaim! Magazine to name just a few. With the support of press, the Hamilton trio moved toward the release of their debut EP, eventually accepting a record deal from Memphis Industries’ UK sub-label, Fear Of Missing Out. The EP proved to be a grand success, eventually racking up over 600,000+ plays on Spotify and nearly 100,000 plays on SoundCloud. ‘Johnny’ and their second single ‘Words’ reached the higher echelon of the Hype Machine chart while the EP made various ‘best of 2016’ listings among the blogger community.
In a relatively short time, Basement Revolver successfully encapsulated the yearning and hopefulness of their generation – making themselves an exciting band to watch.