Just The Crust 30/08/21: Granfalloon – Working On Your Own ☀️

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new tune from Granfalloon, “Working On Your Own”! 🤘

taken from the new album “Positive Songs”, this song is a lovely folky rock ballad that focuses on the crazy life of shift workers, especially throughout the pandemic – it’s a lovely tribute to those in society who are often overlooked! really great sentiment of the song. 🥰

with a mellow soundscape, relaxed instrumentation and fantastic vocals from Lomax, it really sets the scene of his music and gives you a real insight into his musical ability. 😊 sounding great with his band!

head on over to Bandcamp at https://granfalloonmusic.bandcamp.com/album/positive-songs to find the album in full – you can also go and listen on streaming sites. well worth a listen, one of the ones to watch on the Manchester music scene! 🤠

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

Grain Radio: Episode 19 has been out for a week now! ☀️

our latest episode of Grain Radio has been out for a week now! 🤘 just a lil reminder, as it’s one of our best yet.

featuring music from YAMMERER The Empire Police Dr Fabola Izzie Walsh and Katie Wood, there’s some absolutely fantastic tunes! 😊 well worth a watch/listen and plus you can hear our very own michael webster going a bit mental about distortion, lyricism and production.. what else do you need 😅

head on over to our website at https://breadrecords.co.uk/…/grain-radio-episode-nineteen/ to find it – or you can get it on our YouTube at https://youtu.be/U-aTaKHiXyI🍞

Just The Crust 23/08/21: The Avenues – Beautiful Shoes ☀️

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new tune from Hull-based indie rockers The Avenues UK! 🤘

“Beautiful Shoes” is the latest single from their new EP and it’s a proper banger, blending indie rock vibes with upbeat atmospheres and lovely lyricism. a real feel good tune for the summer! these guys are definitely ones to watch! 😊

we’ve been following these guys for a while and each of their tunes are class – definitely got a top sound to them! their latest EP ‘What Happened In The Pink Room?” is top too, well worth a listen! 😎

head on over to Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/1HNlh6RKS1pkqR5deKTnVF to check out their music, give them a follow and add some tunes to your playlists! 🥪

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

Grain Radio: Episode Nineteen 🤘

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We’re back with our nineteenth episode of Grain Radio! ☀️

We have some incredible artists on this one, a real indication of the talent here up North! Ranging from laid-back sunny vibes acoustic to punk and grungy goodness, there’s a massive variety in this! it’s a pleasure to be able to make these up for you guys and we can’t wait for you to listen to this one! 😊

Check it out on the audio above, or head over to our YouTube at https://youtu.be/U-aTaKHiXyI (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 16/08/21: YNES – God’s Little Punching Bag 🌮

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from the amazing YNES “God’s Little Punching Bag”! 🤘

returning with yet another lovely tune, YNES has been making waves across the Midlands with brit-pop fused indie rock tunes and this song is one of our favourites yet!! 😊

with upbeat guitarwork, self-conscious lyricism and witty humour throughout, this song is an anthem of a doomed youth – a proper tune that will stick in your head for ages. definitely one to watch, we wouldn’t be surprised if YNES was headlining stages across the UK at all! ☀️ another fantastic release from Grrrlgroannn!

we absolutely love the video as well, you can find the full thing over on YouTube at https://youtu.be/IZiasToExII – or jump onto Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ukJzJDevcB7E15Faimcrd to find their full discography! 💿

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

Just The Crust 09/08/21: Elmo Ashall-Kelly – Dedicated to the Best Friend ☀️

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from Elmo Ashall-Kelly Music, “Dedicated to the Best Friend”! 😊

we’ve known Elmo for a very long time, one of the most prolific songwriters in Manchester with such a unique and chilled style, and lovely guitarwork – his songs are super lovely and really get his message across in the way that he wants to. 🤠

this new song “Dedicated to the Best Friend” is another fantastic release from him, following his latest single last year. with a luscious fingerpicking melody, and personal and image-inducing lyrics, this is a lovely ballad of friendship that we can all relate to. 🥰 the video is fantastic too!

this will be released on this coming Friday 13th August on all streaming sites, but in the meantime you can head over to his linktree at https://linktr.ee/elmoakmusic where you can find this video in full! well worth a watch. 🤘 drop him a follow on Spotify too to be notified when the single is out!

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

Video and sound recording from @jonzeyeditor and @nialllewis92 (Instagram handles!) ✊

The Wrap: July 2021 ☀️

we’re stoked to be bringing our July edition of The Wrap ✨ some absolutelyy amazing music and videos on this one – and we’re even including a few gigs that we’re super excited about! great stuff ☀️ it’s beautiful to see everything reopening, with so much going on, both live and in the studio! scroll down for our in-depth reviews 🤘


Cumbrian singer-songwriter NAT DEMPSEY is back with his brand new single “Heresy”! Blending 90s alternative atmospheres with hard-hitting lyrics – a real anthem for the lost youth of today. Nat’s songwriting ability is extremely visual in this one, with a lovely guitar riff throughout and defining backbeat from the drums and basslines; it’s definitely one to blast out on a rainy day here in Manchester. [SPOTIFY]


Local promoter The Rookery Collective are back with some absolutely fantastic gigs over this coming few weeks – starting off up in Newcastle with a jam session and a set from KAHUNA, and then heading down to Lock 91 here in Manchester with a fantastic lineup of some of our favourite artists, Charlotte H. Lawrence, Harriet Dagnall and our very own Olivia Browse. Surely one to check out! [FACEBOOK EVENT]


Local psychedelic punks Mort Jardin are back with their brand new EP “Slow”! 22 minutes of luscious and dreamy guitar work, the songs will surely bring you into Mort Jardin’s world and entrance your senses for the duration of the EP. Definitely an EP to blast late at night, after a few whiskeys, allowing you to take in the full soundscape of their latest release. [SPOTIFY / YOUTUBE]


Our friends over in Liverpool Down To Earth Promotions are going to be putting on a fantastic gig at The Quarry with a headline set from one of our favourites Tay Temple 🪐 playing with her full band, this is sure to be a boss one. If you’ve not caught Tay before, you’re missing out! With support from Evie Moran and Tom Brooks, it looks fantastic. 😊 we’ll be down there after our gig that day! (Tickets £6+booking fee) [FACEBOOK EVENT]


Manchester-based Americana singer-songwriter Izzie Walsh is back with yet another fantastic tune! Reminiscent of a Northern Stevie Nicks or Patsy Cline, Izzie’s new song is an honest reflection of the fame and fortune that music can bring. ✊ For fans of Faye Webster, Angel Olsen and Lana Del Ray – Izzie has been releasing tune after tune and we’re absolutely made up to be able to hear this song in it full glory. ☀️ what a voice, and such a unique style! [SPOTIFY]


The supremely fantastic Gen and the Degenerates have released their second single, “Runaway Blues”! 🤘 with a fantastic jazzy and bluesy backbeat, Gen powers over it all with an absolutely fantastic and strong vocal, and with a chorus line of “I love you, but I love rock and roll more” this is surely one of the most anthemic punk songs of 2021. Hugely ones to keep an eye on, and the video is absolutely iconic! 💫 [SPOTIFY / YOUTUBE]


Warrington-based indie rockers The A.V. Club are back with yet another brilliant song, ‘Movie Screens’! A real singalong tune, with absolutley lovely vocal skills from the band and guitar riffs that are just bloody lush as anything. 🎸 yet another fantastic tune from them! Also, we absolutely love the video. Such a tongue in cheek laugh hahaha. Well worth a watch! [SPOTIFY / YOUTUBE]


I mean, we have to hype about our own gigs too?! We’re absolutely STOKED to be back down at The Thirsty Scholar this coming Saturday with a fantastic lineup of musicians including Minerva Daisy, Olivia Browse, Dr Fabola, Tom J Johnson, Scatterchild and michael webster. 💫 it’s our first proper gig back and man we can NOT WAIT! Running throughout the afternoon, 1-5pm. It’s all free entry and also you’ll have time to head down to the Down To Earth Promotions gig we mentioned before in Liverpool! Let’s get this! [FACEBOOK EVENT]


Man! There’s so much going on and it’s fantastic to see that all these gigs are going on safely and making a proper return. Things are looking up again! So many releases and we’ve still barely scratched the surface. Head down to a gig, support your scene, and keep music going! 🍞 we love writing up these ones! ☀️ all music, videos and images remain copyright of their respective owners!

The nineteenth episode of Grain Radio is out next week! 💿

we’ve got our next episode of Grain Radio lined up for you – out next Wednesday!! ☀️

there’s some absolutely incredible music on this one. it’s a pleasure to make these up and show you so much talent here in the North West and beyond! 🤘 with all these gigs and features, we are constantly doing music here now 😅

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

Just The Crust 02/08/21: (Eli)zabeth Owens – Receiver ☀️

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from Elizabeth Owens, “Receiver”! ✊

blending atmospheric sounds, with lovely synths, and vocal stylings similar to that of Kate Bush, Caroline Polachek, Eli has really created a truly unique sound for themselves – we absolutely love what they are doing and all of their songs are simply beautiful! 😊 the production work on this song is sublime and really entrances the listener in. super great!

this song is part of their up-coming album, “Knock Knock”, an album which is “told in three acts, the record explores themes of sobriety, ego deconstruction, and spiritual materialism” – how insane does this sound? we can not WAIT to hear it. 🤘

head on over to Eli’s Spotify over at https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Xbsx8aEB8amFpnnPUvUbl to find all of their latest singles – drop them a follow to be updated when the album is out! it’s being released through Grimalkin Records too, an independent label/collective doing some fantastic stuff over in the US! 😎 (https://www.grimalkinrecords.com/)

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

Get involved with us for a music video!! ☀️

our very own Olivia Browse needs you ✊ she’s shooting her first MUSIC VIDEO on the 3rd of August (next Tuesday!!) and needs a bunch of people to have a lil party and vibe 😊

if you wanna help out drop Olivia a message or just comment here and we’ll let her know – we’re SUPER STOKED about this next single and can not wait for u all to hear it!! 🍞

(you may even get to hear a sneak peek of the new tune if you come on down and get involved!!) ☀️