Basement formed in September 2009 in Ipswich, England, following the break-up of pop punk band In This for Fun.

[13] Guitarist Alex Henery later revealed it was due to vocalist Andrew Fisher wishing to become a certified teacher.

[14] Drummer James Fisher, Andrew's younger brother, was graduating from Kingston University, and the rest of the members were working on their respective careers.

[2] In June 2014, the band announced that they had recorded a new EP for release in July of that year, entitled Further Sky including two new songs, plus a cover of Suede's "Animal Nitrate".

[18] The band then played a trio of shows (London, Leeds and Manchester) in the UK in late October with support from Cloakroom[19] and Newmoon.

[22] In July 2018, Basement posted a teaser video on their social media accounts which featured footage of them recording in the studio.

[28] In 2021, it was announced that Basement would play at the second night of Outbreak Fest 2022, marking the band's first show in three years.

[36][37][38] On Songs About the Weather, Punknews.org reviewer Brian Shultz compared the band to the likes of Title Fight, Daylight (Superheaven) and Bearings.

[46] AllMusic biographer Matt Collar described the band's sound as influenced by "melodic hardcore punk".

[48] Basement have cited numerous bands as influences, including the Ataris, the Promise Ring, Mineral, Braid, Smoking Popes, Jets to Brazil,[49] Jimmy Eat World, and Piebald.