Derek Wise chops it up with Noisey.com as part of his new push for Mom’s Basement.

What is the music scene in Toronto like for you?
It’s crazy. Imagine a pot like that’s been boiling with a lid on it. The steam is coming, and now the top has come off. The scene is flourishing. All these people that have been waiting, writing for years, taking in other sounds from the UK to the US. All these influences we’ve had around us and all that have been stirring in that pot. Everyone’s ready to let loose and build upon it. People need to hear what’s been cooking because for a majority of the time, musicians in Toronto have had a shadow over us. With the way things been going, people are taking notice of the talent and the sound thats been generating from here. There’s so much talent out here.

With your situation, what took you so long to come with new music and why is “Awkward” dropping now?
Honestly, with good music you can never rush this shit. I hate releasing whack shit. For me, personally, if I’m not in the right state of mind to release good music at the moment, I won’t do it. I felt like I needed to grow a bit more, experience more shit, fuck a bit more bitches, just do a lot of different things. I felt like I had to live a bit more to tell that story.

What do you have in store for Mom’s Basement?
I’m going to let them get a breather with “Awkward.” Once I drop it, I have another record I’m going to drop on them. There’s a plot to it, I don’t want to reveal too much, but just know that there’s going to be new music consistently dropping before the project drops. With what I got in store, I just want to wow and surprise them. I got some shit. My sleeves are rolled up right now.

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