| I Wish I Could Stay Here | ||||
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| Released | 5 July 2011 | |||
| Recorded | May 2011 | |||
| Studio | Stuck on a Name, Nottingham | |||
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| Length | 28:26 | |||
| Label | Run for Cover | |||
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I Wish I Could Stay Here is the debut studio album by English rock band Basement. After forming in 2010, the band released a demo and signed to Run for Cover. Following this, the band toured across the UK and Europe in late 2010 and early 2011. They recorded their debut album I Wish I Could Stay Here in May 2011 at Stuck on a Name Studios in Nottingham. "Grayscale" was made available for streaming in June. I Wish I Could Stay Here was released a month later. Following this, the group embarked on tours of the UK, the US and Australia. The album received favourable reviews from critics, and featured on Thrash Hits' top 20 albums of 2011 list.