Idles live in Manchester, January 2022 (Gary Mather for Live4ever)
From The Basement will return to YouTube between June and October.
From The Basement – the no-frills music show which has in the past brought celebrated performances from the likes of Radiohead and The White Stripes – has confirmed Idles and Warpaint on the line-up for its new series.
“There’s an atmosphere on From The Basement that I haven’t seen equaled – it’s unlike anything else,” Idles frontman Joe Talbot says. “There’s a sense of mythology behind it and it’s a dream for us to be involved. We’ve wanted to do this for a very long time”.
Sons Of Kemet, Caribou, Squid and Nilüfer Yanya have also been invited by creator Nigel Godrich, who is delighted to have the show back: “I’m still just a fan, still super excited to have the opportunity to film all these great artists and have loved making these new shows,” he exclaims.
“After being so busy doing other things I felt that the time was right to rekindle this idea.. to somehow bring it into the present, but the same rules apply now as they did then…no audience or presenter…just a direct connection with the viewer and a chance for us to take some time to do something special in a controlled environment.”
“The priority being to make it sound and look great.”
