Follow Alert: New Music from Basics Incoming
Follow Alert: New Music from Basics Incoming
We got an advance listen to new music from the Wichita Falls punk quintet
The backcatalogue for Wichita Falls’ punk band Basics is available to stream online and includes a number of tracks you should check out, including Darles Chickens, I Don’t Karen, Fold Out Couch, and DNR.
Most exciting, however, is forthcoming new streaming music from Basics, who have gone from a three-piece punk/emo trio consisting of Austin Rupe, Trevor Teague, and Maycen Miser, to a five-piece modern rock quintet with the addition of two dynamic electric guitarists — Joey Lester and Garry Walden.
We got an advance listen to a soon-to-be-released new track, “Divorced Dad Shirts,” and found the sound of raw emotion Basics is known for still present. Rupe has taken a vocals-only role lately, and some of the jangle formerly supplied by his guitar has been replaced by the twin electric buzz of Lester and Walden. We think the guitar-heavy approach lends a progressive edge to Basics sound, even touching on classic rock and country while skillfully coloring inside the lines of emo and punk.
We caught these photos of Basics during a show at the Iron Horse Pub in August 2024, our first chance to see them perform as a five-piece. Basics’ evolving sound and direction portend exciting developments in the future.
“We go back to the studio to record September 1st and we have 3 brand new ones,” Rupe told us via DM, “and we’re redoing 3 off of our first ep for our first full album!”
This is your Follow Alert. Follow Basics so you don’t miss a thing when their new music comes out. Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, Apple Music.
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