Just The Crust 13/12/21: Suave Martyrs – Leonine Lover 🤘

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from Suave Martyrs “Leonine Lover”! 😎

the Manchester-based outfit have put out a strong repertoire of singles over the past few years and this new tune shows just exactly what they can do 🤘 with crunchy guitar riffs, huge drums and psychedelic vocals, “Leonine Lover” hits hard and is destined to leave you grooving. 🤠

absolutely lovely stuff from the band, sounding brilliant and really showing what the Manchester scene can do with influences pulled from a mass range of artists, but really making the sound their own ☀️ plus we love that bridge breakdown and the lil guitar riffs leading into a huge explosion of sound with a fantastic guitar solo to round it off 🙌

head on over to their Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/5PUu7WQkgeH9MQ5ZIQoxbY to find their discography in full – real great stuff over there, well worth a listen 🥳 they’ve also got a few dates coming up which you can see in this video!

head on over to our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk to find all of our features, interviews, music, merch and more! 🍞

The Wrap: November 2021 ☀️

we’ve got our next edition of The Wrap for you all! 🙌 November has been an incredible month for music, with so many fantastic releases and gigs going on. here’s a little bit of what’s been happening! check out our in-depth reviews below ⬇️


Liverpool-based songwriter LARO is back with a brand new single “Empty Words”! With gorgeous piano melodies, and synth-pop production reminiscent of artists like Lapsley and Lorde, it’s a remarkable tune that sounds so lovely. Gorgeous vocals and harmonies throughout, it’s a relatable love story that you can tell really comes from the soul. Well worth a listen! 🙌 [SPOTIFY]


Manchester lads JCK have just released their newest single “Right By Your Side”! We loved their single “Stranger To Call” last year and this shows that they’ve only gone from strength to strength. 🤘 Mixing rap, indie and alternative vibes they’ve got a real groove going on throughout the track, destined to keep you dancing and jumping about to the song all month. Such a great, feel-good tune and definitely ones to watch, with a class music video as well. 🙌 [SPOTIFY / YOUTUBE]


Manchester’s Luna Marble have just released their debut single “Running”! With fiery guitar riffs, and explosive drum patterns, the song opens with such a powerful energy and suddenly the lead vocal rips right through it, creating a fantastic atmosphere right from the get-go. We absolutely love the strength of the chorus, so huge – the band sounds SO tight and we’re amazed that this is just the debut single. Definitely ones to watch for the future!! Plus, that guitar solo is heavenly 🙌 [SPOTIFY]


Another super beautiful release “Silver” from Lea Willms following the lead single a few months ago, “Bittersweet”! With gorgeous guitarwork, soft and delicate melodies and beautiful soundscaping, it sounds absolutely incredible. Lea’s vocal is sublime throughout the EP and really gives it a unique and soulful folky sound. Big shout to Sloe Flower Studio for recording this so well, so much great work coming from them. Well worth a listen, for fans of Laura Marling, Beabadoobee and Waxahatchee! [SPOTIFY]


Psych-rockers Mort Jardin have just released their brand new album “Mort Noir”! With dark, grungy riffs, walls of sound and distortion, and echos of delay and reverb it sounds fantastic. 😎 One for all the rockers out there, with some great production and dark, melancholy atmospheres. Another great release from them! Well worth checking out “Evidence”, one of our faves! [SPOTIFY]


Gorgeous and soulful release from Sola – “Thinline” sounds absolutely fantastic. With such a great groove to the track, lovely production and amazing lyricism, we’re blown away by how this sounds. The contrast in mood from the verse to the chorus is defining of the track, and the lyrics in the chorus are fantastic. Well worth a watch of the music video too – can’t wait to see more from Sola! [SPOTIFY / YOUTUBE]


Square Wild have just released their brand new EP “The Tree-P” over on Bandcamp! Sounding fantastic, really translating their live sound to a studio setting – we’ve caught them live a good few times and they’re super class. Well worth catching them at a gig, and this EP is chock-full of powerful vocals, gorgeous guitar riffs and intense breakdowns. Well worth adding to your Bandcamp collections! [BANDCAMP]


Warrington indie-dreamboats are back after the success of their latest single “I Think I’m Fallin'”, with a cover of “Meet Me at Our Spot”! Sounding absolutely gorgeous, with beautiful vocal harmonies and such a tight groove throughout the track from the bass and drums, it flows seamlessly through the whole song – really worth a listen, such a great take on the tune! We’d love to see more of these covers from them! 😊 [SPOTIFY / YOUTUBE]


This is only a little amount of the amazing songs that have been released over the past month, really showing that the North has so so much talent ☀️ it’s great to be able to bring you all these, one of our favourite features!

Make sure you head on down to open mics, gigs, support local music and arts and keep your scenes going! 😊 all music, videos and images remain copyright of their respective owners. 🍞

Just The Crust 06/12/21: Hayden J Barlow – LCD ☀️

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from Hayden J Barlow “LCD” out this Friday 10th December! 😎

we’ve known Hayden for a good while now and we’re still in awe at his sublime guitarwork, passionate and lovely vocals and lush songwriting ability. definitely one to catch live, such a fantastic talent. 🤠

we loved his latest singles “LONELINESS” and “DUPLICITY”, such top production on them creating such a unique sound for his music, and really blending so many genres to make super boss tunes. 🤘 well worth checking out his previous releases!! https://open.spotify.com/artist/54QKgqIuwIximWz6A6ZQG2

the new single “LCD” carries on from his previous releases, with distortion and synths throughout, weaved together with heavy drum samples, basslines and gorgeous vocals that we’ve come to hear consistently from Hayden. we can’t wait to hear this once it’s out – go and give it a pre-save ahead of Friday’s release at https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/haydenjbarlow/lcd 🙌

head on over to our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk to find all of our reviews, features, music and more! 🍞

Just The Crust 29/11/21: Green Wire – T-Shirt and Jeans ❆

our feature for this week’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from Green Wire “T-Shirt and Jeans” out this coming Friday! 🤘

the indie-rock outfit have been on the Manchester scene for a while now, and after the release of their fantastic debut single “Looking Back” they’re back with another banger 😎

blending indie-rock with a classic Manchester sound, the tune is chock-full of lovely guitar tones, upbeat rhythmic elements and down-to-earth songwriting and lyricism, the lads have done it again to make a fantastic feel-good tune. 🤠 fantastic stuff from them!

head on over to https://ditto.fm/t-shirt-jeans_8b0de8eec8 to pre-save the single ahead of the release on this Friday 3rd December – they’re also performing at Lions Den Manchester with The Pentatonic this coming Saturday which sounds boss 😊

head on over to our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk to find all of our reviews, music and more! 🍞

Grain Radio: Episode 21! ☀️

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We’re back with our twenty-first episode of Grain Radio 🤘

So many fantastic releases out lately, this one was an absolute dream to make up with so many talented artists on this episode. 😎 maybe a little late but we’ve been so busy with live stuff as of late!

Check it out on the audio above, or head over to our YouTube at https://youtu.be/yMLe58KPXpc (video embed at bottom!) 🙌

A big shout to each of the artists for letting us use their music for this – featuring music from:


Just The Crust 22/11/21: The Be Positives – Everything About ☀️

our feature for this week’s Just The Crust is the brand new album from The Be Positives “Everything About”! 🤘

blending 70’s folk nostalgia with modern indie-rock influences, The Be Positives have created a lovely feel-good record that sounds absolutely boss. 🙌 with a full listing of 11 tracks, it’s a brilliant introduction for listeners to the band – well worth listening to. 😊

we’re loving the guitar riffs throughout, and plenty of gorgeous harmonies for you to feast your ears upon – topped with lovely songwriting that really creates great imagery and allows the listener to really connect with each of the songs! 😎

our quick recommendations are “I Just Want To See Her”, a fast-paced almost punky number; “Dead & Gone” a calming, melodic tune that builds and builds, great use of feedback and instrumentation.. class stuff, but we recommend listening to it all in full 🥰 for fans of Neil Young, The Charlatans, and Laura Marling!

head on over to Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/album/6GWiCbav2kgATiWvmrwwd4 to check the album in full – it’s well worth a listen. absolutely fantastic stuff from the band! 🤠

head on over to our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk to find all of our features, reviews, music and more! 🍞

Just The Crust 15/11/21: The Brambles – Dead King II ☀️

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from The Brambles – “Dead King II”! ☀️

following on from the success of their first two singles, The Brambles are back with another single filled with the usual flair and groove that we’re accustomed to with their music. 😊 fantastic vocals throughout, brilliant use of the sample, and a backbeat of drums and bass that drive the track throughout – it’s a fantastic tune well worthy of a listen! 🤘

blending jazz, funk and other influences, The Brambles are definitely ones to keep an eye on – we were huge fans of their earlier singles and this new one has only seen them going from strength to strength! 🙌 head on over to their Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/1D0LXeGgHcgHpRH7HphBrL to find all their tunes!

plus, they’ve got an upcoming gig at Manchester Academy on the 27th of November which sounds absolutely boss. head on over to https://www.fatsoma.com/r/508fe232-db80-4a2e-b37d-e4b612b35027/e/hvpc1u0h to get your tickets now! 😎

find all of our reviews, features, music and more over on our website at http://www.breadrecords.co.uk! 🍞

Check out all our features! ☀️

remember you can find all of our features, reviews and more here on our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk! ☀️

there’s PLENTY of stuff now over there, with over 20 episodes of our Grain Radio, nearly a year and a half’s worth of Just The Crust features, five editions of The Wrap… plus even more! 😊 we’re hoping to be getting more stuff going as well, plus all of our gigs and open mics and that.. gonna be boss. 🤘

head on there and check em out, you’re sure to find something you enjoy – let us know what you think! 🍞

The Wrap: October 2021 ✨

we’re back with our next edition of The Wrap for you all! 🙌 there’s been some amazing music coming out in October and we’re stoked to be able to see it all!

it’s been absolutely fantastic to see so much brilliant music coming out as of late, and with bands and artists back gigging and putting stuff out, it’s definitely come back in force! 😊 check out our in-depth reviews below ⬇️


Chloe Jones has just released this absolutely beautiful tune – ‘New Mexico’ echoes country-esque melodies and soundscapes with some absolutely gorgeous vocals, beautiful imagery in her songwriting and harmonies reminiscent of 70’s folk artists. For sure one to check out! For fans of Joni Mitchell, Laura Marling and Angel Olsen. 🤠 Can’t wait to hear more! (SPOTIFY)


Lovely lo-fi synthpop from Firesites – we love the groove of the track, the guitars in it sound so gorgeous (we love a good vibrato!) 🎸 and that bassline just drives the track so so well. One to listen to at the end of your long day, sit back and relax with this calm and mellow tune. The trumpet solo adds so much to it as well… so well produced, and the video is perfect for the essence of the track. Keep an eye on these guys for sure! 😊 (SPOTIFY / YOUTUBE)


North Manchester-based alternative outfit Exist The Fall have just released their debut album “Jupiter” – beginning with a gorgeous instrumental with some beautiful guitar tones, it opens the rest of the album so well! Suddenly it’s heavy, punky, distorted, driving… it’s exactly what you want from a great alternative album. Great vocals throughout, driving basslines and drum fills, and then some fantastic riffing, this is definitely one to check out for all the heavier fans out there. 🤘 (SPOTIFY)


Manchester indie-rock band PAVÉ have just put out their third single “Come Alive” – with a beautiful lead guitar riff, fantastic vocals, and the rest of the band creating such a huge sound behind them, it’s fantastic to hear! 🙌 We can’t wait to hear this live, it’s one of those tracks that would just open up a crowd and ensue chaos. Can’t wait to see what’s next! (SPOTIFY / YOUTUBE)


Wow! What an absolutely beautiful tune from Manchester-based duo Days Are Done. Harmonies all over the shop, lovely guitarwork, ambient soundscaping… it’s so lush. We heard these at an open mic or two earlier in the year and were blown away and this song is a proper testament to their talents. Well worth a listen, R&B influence, indie vibes, so gorgeous – and such a huge chorus! (SPOTIFY / YOUTUBE)


MYOTO are back with their brand new single “two Step Sally” – and it sounds bloody great. Love the 80s influence in this with the synths and the drums, so huge – fantastic vocals throughout and the build throughout the track is super lush. 😎 the massiveness of the bridge is so great too, using all the elements at their disposal to create a fantastic track! Can’t wait to see what these guys have got for us next! (SPOTIFY / YOUTUBE)


Another lovely release from BlackSheepLad – “Pantomime” has an eerie atmosphere to it, bringing a new level to Phil’s music that we’ve not really seen before! The vocal melodies in the chorus are great, and the track sounds fantastic. Another great tune in BlackSheepLad’s discography! (SPOTIFY)


What a release from one of our favourites, Toria Wooff! “James Edward” is a song we’re very familiar with from gigs in the past, but the essence of it is captured here so perfectly. So well produced and recorded, it really does the song justice – the groove in the second verse is beautiful and the instrumentation, with organs, dulcimers, slide guitar… brilliant, brilliant stuff. The 70’s atmosphere of the video too is spot-on for Toria too, well worth a watch. She only goes from strength to strength and simply astounds us with each release!! ❤️ (SPOTIFY / YOUTUBE)


This month has been absolutely fantastic for music and releases. We can’t capture them all here, else we’d be writing essays, but it’s so lush to be able to bring you all this amazing talent each month! ☀️ we love this one and find so much amazing new music for it! 🤘

Make sure you head on down to open mics, gigs, support local music and arts and keep your scenes going! 😊 all music, videos and images remain copyright of their respective owners. 🍞

Just The Crust 08/11/21: Cottons – Breathe ☀️

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the latest single from Cottons “Breathe”! 🤘

we had these guys on a few years ago down at The Old Abbey Taphouse for a headline gig and it’s been absolutely amazing to see them going from strength to strength and evolving their sound, a real class indie-rock band here in Manchester. 😊

their latest tune here has been out for a little while now, but they’ve just released this music video for it and we definitely recommend checking it out – the song itself is super as well, starting out nice and relaxed, building up and up throughout til it explodes into a wall of sound at the end ☀️ absolutely fantastic vocals here, the songwriting gives you a fantastic story and message that they’re trying to convey and the band sounds so tight together. 🪐 amazing stuff!

head on over to YouTube at https://youtu.be/5cpiIDL27-c to find the video in full, or alternatively you can stream the tune on all streaming platforms. 😎 give it a whirl and add it to your playlists! can’t wait to see what these guys have got for us next!

find all of our features, reviews, music, merch and more on our website at www.breadrercords.co.uk🍞