Doe - Basement (2015)

Doe formed in London in early 2013, after Nicola Leel and Jake Popyura, who had met through a classified ad the previous year, cemented the initial lineup with the addition of guitarist Alessandro 'Alex' Sorenti. Their formation was quickly followed by a string of UK shows, and three EP releases, before Sorenti left the band and was replaced by Matthew Sykes. In 2014 they released a compilation LP of their early EPs, entitled 'First Four', and 2015 saw the release of the single 'Avalanche/Basement' on Fierce Panda Records. Sykes parted ways with the band in September that year and was replaced by Dean Smithers, and in March 2016, Doe recorded their debut full-length record 'Some Things Last Longer Than You', releasing it in September of that year. Their second album 'Grow Into It' came out in September 2018, immediately followed by tours of the UK and Europe, including dates with Speedy Ortiz and Dilly Dally. Once the tours were complete, Doe announced they would be splitting up following a final London show in September 2019. The band had been posting new songs on Soundcloud since they first started, and I'd collected quite a few before their albums were released, and so now is the time to compile some of the tracks that didn't make it to their albums into one final tribute to a fine little indie rock band.  

Track listing

01 Late Bloomer
02 Julia Survived

03 Gigantic
04 Nowhere Girl

05 Oh, Nostalgia!

06 Redo/Improve

07 Broken Souvenirs

08 Work In Progress

09 Bright Eyed

10 Avalanche

11 Sedated

12 Susanne

13 This Isn't Home

14 Basement