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Our first Toasted gig was mega! 👊🥪

15th Mar 2022artist, bread, gigs, live, local scene, new music, toastedLeave a Comment

oh man our first Toasted gig down at the Grafton Arms last Saturday was utterly unreal

we really brought it, with amazing sets from the formidable talents of INTERVENE The Sprats and The Distance it was a belter! big shout to these bands for coming down and starting off our band nights in the best way well worth checking them all out, huge things inbound for these!

keep your eyes peeled for our next one, we can’t wait to get on with these with how Saturday was! we’ll be announcing it in the next few days

: Max Macmillan

“Toasted” is tonight! 🥪

12th Mar 2022artist, bread, gigs, live, local scene, new music, toastedLeave a Comment

tonight marks the first of our brand new band gigs over at the Grafton Arms!

“Toasted” is our brand new monthly band night (can’t go wrong with a bread pun or seven) and we’re stoked to be able to bring these amazing bands to the stage tonight with The Distance The Sprats Band and INTERVENE! it’s gonna be a lovely night of madness, noise and good old unfiltered grungy rock goodness from some of the North’s best up-and-coming bands.

we’ll be starting up around 7:30/8pm or so, it’s free entry, one of our favourite venues around with bloomin’ three quid pints, food served til late, and best of all, free entry! come on down and have a good ‘un with us. find out more at our event TOASTED: Intervene / The Sprats / The Distance

Our brand new band gigs “Toasted” with Intervene, The Sprats, and The Distance! 🥪

4th Mar 20224th Mar 2022artist, bread, gigs, live, local scene, new music, toastedLeave a Comment

may be a little bit of a late post but man we are so hyped to be able to announce the first of our BAND GIGS down at the Grafton Arms!

“Toasted” is our brand new monthly band night where we’ll be bringing you some of Manchester’s best in indie, rock and alternative, plus delving out a bit further to give bands across the North a chance to get heard here in the rainy city!

for our first one we’ve got a proper stellar lineup, with alternative-rock outfit The Sprats Band indie rockers The Distance and Sheffield’s very own INTERVENE! looks to be a reyt class one, these guys are incredible and it’s sure to be one not to miss out on.

come on down next Saturday 12th March from 7:30pm, it’s free entry, quality and very affordable pints on offer, new pizza menu just launched (served til late) and some of the North’s best up-and-coming talent performing! we can’t wait! find out more at our event TOASTED: Intervene / The Sprats / The Distance

“Nevermind Valentine / Cliché” has been out for an entire week! ❤️‍🔥

4th Mar 2022artist, bread, local scene, new music, olivia browse, videoLeave a Comment

it’s been a whole week since our latest release, “Nevermind Valentine / Cliché” by Olivia Browse!

within just this one week we’re almost at 2k streams on the single, it’s brilliant to see the support n these tunes are super fantastic, a real indication of Olivia’s diverse and unique creativity so stoked to have these out on the label!

head on over to Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/album/4WukXPGi0jNTn4nMzWtBgt… to check the single out in full – and keep your eyes peeled for a music video out soon ❤️‍🔥

Just The Crust 28/02/22: Olivia Browse – Nevermind Valentine / Cliché ❤️‍🔥

28th Feb 202228th Feb 2022artist, bread, just the crust, local scene, new music, olivia browse, videoLeave a Comment

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from our very own Olivia Browse “Nevermind Valentine / Cliché”!

we absolutely love this double single, it really expands on Olivia’s genre-defying talent, going from britpop to grunge to hyperpop and still maintaining her signature style and sound – it’s full of energy and a real lovely valentine’s gift to us all

“Nevermind Valentine” is chock-full of distortion, walls of guitars reminiscent of 90’s grunge backed with electronic drums that really drive the track with their almost-industrial sound, and yet another lovely catchy chorus as we’re used to now from Liv – plus, real personal and relatable lyricism that really put the listeners in Olivia’s mindset, it’s yet another fantastic release from her which we’re so proud of to have here on the label

the b-side “Cliché” is one she wrote about her partner, a real lovely testament to their relationship and such heartfelt lyrics throughout – yet another super lush chorus and with that crunchy guitar melody it sounds like it could be straight out of the 90’s alternative scene! plus the vocal harmonies throughout are so lovely and really give the track so much space to breathe, a real banger for you all to listen to.

a big shout to Shtum on the production, super work – and thanks to Zeth Hex for helping out too! every release just gets better and better. you can find it on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/album/4WukXPGi0jNTn4nMzWtBgt or available on all streaming sites so go and check it out

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

Brand new double single “Nevermind Valentine / Cliché” from Olivia Browse out now! 🌹

25th Feb 2022artist, bread, local scene, new music, olivia browseLeave a Comment

it’s out it’s out it’s out – the brand new double single “Nevermind Valentine / Cliché” from our very own Olivia Browse!!

never one to be constricted by genres, Olivia’s really taken a new direction with this tune, almost grungey throughout with elements of pop, indie and her usual britpop-stylings to really create something unique for this it’s brilliant to see and we’re absolutely STOKED to have this as our TWENTY-FIFTH release on the label! only feels like yesterday when we had our first one. we’ve come so far, big love to all our artists

also gotta give producer Shtum and Zeth Hex a big shout on this for their work, really fantastic stuff – and a massive thank you to Parkridge Recording Company for helping out too. you can find the single on all streaming sites, head on over to https://linktr.ee/olivia_browse to find all the links!

Grain Radio Episode 22! 👊

18th Feb 202218th Feb 2022artist, grain radio, local scene, new music, Uncategorized, videoLeave a Comment

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we’ve got our twenty-second episode of Grain Radio for you all! ☀️

it’s been a long time in the making, but we’re back on it now 🤘 been so busy with live stuff and the such but we’ll be doing our best to catch up with these, so much amazing music to show you all. this is a top one, so many fantastic tunes on it and such a great indication of how boss the music scene is!

check it out on the audio above, or head over to our YouTube at https://youtu.be/8mFIMX3LH3w (video embed at bottom!) 🙌

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

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Just The Crust 07/02/22: Novustory – Love Me Too ❤️‍🔥

7th Feb 20227th Feb 2022artist, bread, just the crust, local scene, new music, Uncategorized, videoLeave a Comment

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from the fantastic Novustory “Love Me Too”! 🤘

Novustory have been tearing it up over the past few years in the North West, putting out a continuous stream of incredible singles, performing at huge events and even keeping at it throughout the lockdowns with livestreams, videos and even more! 😎

their connection to their fanbase is one we absolutely adore, they’re always keeping their audience involved with their music and merch, showing a real love of the support that people give them. 🥰 well deserved too as they are all super talented and some of the hardest working people we know!!

this new single “Love Me Too” is yet another banger to their name, a hard-hitting tune discussing the toxicity of the music industry and the “need” to make it in today’s music business. 🎸 a real top alternative rock tune, with elements of metal, pop and everything in between, they’ve outdone themselves with this release!

Imogen’s vocals transcend above the track, bringing the listener into Novustory’s world, really making a connection and then exploding into a huge wall of sound in the chorus – brilliant stuff! lovely guitar arpeggios carry the track, along with a rhythm section that expertly drives the track forward and forward, and the breakdown before the final chorus really sets a scene of calm before the storm of that huge, massive last chorus. amazing stuff from these guys. 🤘

the track will be released this Friday 11th of February and we’re super stoked to be able to have had a sneak listen to it. 🥰 you can pre-save it over at https://smarturl.it/novustory_lovemetoo – well worth checking out all of their tunes on their YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/NovustoryOfficial or on streaming sites! 😊

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

Just The Crust 17/01/22: HWY – Come Up 🙌

17th Jan 202217th Jan 2022artist, bread, just the crust, local scene, new music, video1 Comment

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the debut single from Manchester-based alternative rockers HWY “Come Up”!

exploding onto the scene with this debut release, they’ve really started out on a high! blending elements of punk, grunge, and alternative rock, they’ve really created a gorgeous and unique sound for themselves. it’s a must-listen for any heavier fans out there, but we reckon it’ll suit fans of any genre!

with gorgeous guitar picking throughout the track, hard-hitting and driving drumbeats, and then a lovely lead vocal that moulds the track together so well and really paints a picture with the lyricism, it’s a fantastic tune. when the chorus comes in, it really ignites the power of the track, opening up to a huge sound. the breakdown of the track is super lush too, mellowing out the track into a final eruption of their metal and alternative rock influence, dropping seamlessly into double time and really throwing the tune into overdrive. absolutely fantastic stuff from these chaps!

you can find the track over on their Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/2vwjiY3CQUtVvwLaXewiB0 alongside other streaming platforms, or the full music video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQU_S6efB4c – well worth a watch, really well done. definitely one that they should be proud of and we can’t wait to hear more from them!

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

Just The Crust 18/10/21: The Battery Farm – Dirty Den’s March of Suffering ✊

18th Oct 202118th Oct 2021artist, bread, just the crust, local scene, new music, videoLeave a Comment

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new EP from The Battery Farm

self-proclaimed “gutter punks” of Manchester, The Battery Farm have been tearing up stages for a few years now, with their energetic sets, driving tunes and formidable stage presence – they’re absolutely amazing live, every time we’ve caught them we’ve been blown away

the new EP features some of their previous singles this year, such as “Roy Keane Isn’t Real” and “When The Whip Goes Crack” – they toe the line between serious and having a laugh so well with huge, anthemic choruses and melodic and grungy build ups, these are definitely ones to watch on the Manchester scene.

one of our favourites off the new EP is “I’ve Never Been To Gorton” – a proper tongue-in-cheek tune about the different areas of Manchester, with lovely guitar melodies throughout and huge choruses lead singer Ben’s vocal sounds great on this too, showing his prowess as a vocalist – well worth a listen

head on over to Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/album/6jIL2W5c4AUeF83jVpZB4H to find the EP in full – it’s a proper lovely listen with some beautiful interlude tracks to really make it stand out as a full release! you can also find their music videos on their YouTube as well, “Roy Keane Isn’t Real” is a reyt good watch looking forward to seeing where these guys go next!