Nigel Godrich and Dilly Gent run musical web-series From the Basement hasn’t released any new performances in around 13 years. But with such high-profile appearances from artists like appearances from The White Stripes, The Shins, Albert Hammond Jr., Jarvis Cocker, and Beck; it was clear the series wasn’t going to vanish so soon. Both of the now legendary Radiohead shows have been praised immensely – with some even saying that The King Of Limbs: Live From the Basement acts as the definitive version of the album (an opinion which I’m inclined to agree with). Today, an announcement of series 3 sees IDLES, Squid, The Sons Of Kemet, Warpaint, Caribou, and Nilüfer Yanya join the roster in June. You can watch the trailer below.

While many online performance shows have gained a lot of traction in the last few years; everyone’s seen at least one episode of NPR’s Tiny Desk Series, COLORSxSTUDIO’s unique aesthetic took socials by storm, triple j’s Like a Version consistently goes viral with its genuinely great (Denzel Curry’s take on ‘Bulls on Parade’ sticks out to me) and wackier (it’d be rude not to mention The Wiggles cover of Elephant…) covers. But From the Basement strips back the gimmicks and charges straight in with the music. No audience, no time wasting… just get in there and show us what you’ve got. That’s what makes this show special; the music.

In a statement, Godrich commented on the return of the basement, “What a pleasure it has been doing this again!” adding, “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. 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….”

The series comes in association with Sonos Radio and We Transfer, while the streams will all be available online for free here, We Transfer will offer an additional song for each artist with a subscription to the site. Sonos Radio will also be broadcasting complete sets, both new and old, for the foreseeable future.

WeTransfer has partnered with @nigelgod‘s From The Basement and Sonos Radio to bring you six new performances from some of the world’s most extraordinary artists and bands. First episode premieres June 1. See you there. pic.twitter.com/WjS3tZhgaY

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