the brand new single from Olivia Browse “love at first might as well” ft. Stakes is out now 
we’re already nearly at 1k plays and it’s only just come out today.. how surreal to see 
we’ve also got a bunch of radio coverage for it too, thanks to everyone who’s spinning it!
go over to Spotify over at https://open.spotify.com/track/5uKKDuuEQcbzwpDenRhohp to check it out in its entirety, available on all streaming platforms! 
we’re back with our next Knead To Know interview, this time with the incredible Gramms! ⚡️
formed by our good friend Sam Jenkins and Paul Bowe, they’ve just put out their debut single “Shut Up A Second“, a riotous, infectious tune filled to the brim with attitude and gorgeous guitar riffs. an absolutely explosive debut release – we’re huge fans of this tune and knew we had to get them on for an interview. check it out in full below! ⬇️
Hey guys, thanks for sorting out this interview! Give us a bit more information about yourselves.
GRAMMS is Sam Jenkins and Paul Bowe and we’re based in Stockport. Started throwing demos across to each other during lockdown and released our first single earlier this year.
We love the new tune “Shut Up A Second” – tell us some more about the tune!
It was the first thing we worked on after the last lockdown and I don’t know if it was because of all that pent-up creativity, but we put it together in a matter of hours.
It’s essentially about our need to express an opinion no matter how baseless or unhelpful that may be.
What started you guys off as a band?
We’ve both been on the scene for a good while in separate projects and have been wanting to sort out some kind of collaboration for years. End of last year we finally both found ourselves with a bit of time on our hands.
Whose the main songwriter in the band, or do you do it all together?
Yea, it’s completely collaborative and the process depends on the song.
What are the processes involved in creating your music? Do you home record, or use a studio?
All the songs have been written and arranged at Paul’s rehearsal studios (Stockport Studios). We then demo them on logic and use that as a guide in the recording studio.
Both ‘Shut Up a Second’ and our upcoming single were recorded in Levenshulme by the musical wizard that is John Simm; formally of Cleft and currently working with Blossoms on their tour.
Where do you get the inspiration for your tracks?
It really varies. The lyrics for Shut Up were inspired by Paul’s riff. Made me think of a circus lion strutting around his cage thinking of ways to escape and the rest fell into place from there.
Over the time you’ve been together as a band, how have you been spending your time musically? (recording, writing etc)
It’s all been about writing and recording at the moment, but we’re planning to put on some shows in the new year.
What kinds of responses have you had from your releases?
Overwhelmingly positive! We’ve had record of the day, week and month from various publications. That leaves, year, decade, century, millennium and all time, so plenty to aim for.
Have you been performing live?
Not yet. Stay tuned!
When you’re performing live, what do you enjoy the most about it?
In previous projects it’s been seeing the impact your music can have on a room of people. Stunning a crowd into silence or inciting them to riot is a very cool power to wield!
We’re really looking forward to the next release, can you tell us any more about that?
It’s called ‘All’s Fair’ and it’s big! That’s kind of the through line for all GRAMMS tracks; it sounds massive. It’s got a slightly more mature sound than the last one but it still has the signature GRAMMS monstrousness to it.
What else is in the works?
We’re looking to release the next single before the end of the year along with another equally bonkers video and we’ll be back in the studio recording the third single in the next couple of months.
we love putting these interviews together, it’s so good to be able to interact with bands and artists on a more personal level – fantastic to see that Gramms have some more stuff in the works and find out the inspirations and backstory to them! we hope that you enjoyed this as much as we have, big love to Gramms for doing this for us! 🍞
we had a super lovely one over at The Thirsty Scholar on Saturday for our Cream of the Crop gig 
incredible performances from all those involved, including Federales, Bosko Green – Music, Thomas Rennie Music and Cooper And The Makerfields! huge thanks to them for performing for us.
we’ll be back next month as always with our next one, keep your eyes out over at www.breadrecords.co.uk/events/ for all of our upcoming gigs
we’re back down at the Grafton Arms for our next headline at the end of the month, this time with our very own Olivia Browse performing with her band following the release of her brand new single “love at first might as well” this Friday!
this one’s been a long time coming and we can’t wait for it – Liv will be performing with her band and there’s support from FEAR of MARKO Lei Hope and Mia Moon, it’s gonna be massive. 
come on down on the Saturday 26th of November from 7:30pm to catch all the action, it’s free entry, quality pints on tap and food served til late. find out more at our event Bread Records Presents: Olivia Browse + Supports
our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from Jacob Reddy Music “Who You Are“!
another incredible release from the young lad, we’ve covered his music plenty of times now and he always excels with each tune he puts out – a real up-and-coming talent here in the North West.
this new single continues in his usual trend of heavy guitars, anthemic choruses and feel-good lyricism that inspires and uplifts. we’re huge fans of this new tune, it’s a lovely tune celebrating individuality and it sounds huge! the lyricism is on point as always, with gorgeous guitar melodies and riffs throughout, the choruses open up to a massive soundscape, and the breakdown before the final chorus is a lush contrast to the rest of the tune. 
you can go listen to it over on Spotify and all streaming sites over at https://open.spotify.com/artist/0zQSLe1qdEkcdqf2mIlcud – alternatively, you can check out the music video in full at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUpVcGt-Xqc 
check out our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk for more reviews, features, music and more!
another Sunday, another update to our lovely Local Loaf playlist!
we’ve got some fantastic additions today, with brand new music from Connor Banks Thunder and the Giants Dilemmas Concrete Club and Blown Away By Giants! it’s incredible to see such a constant stream of incredible releases coming out.
head on over to our Spotify over at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5FnabVHuYeT9Yp2s7GjeKY to find all the additions – give it a like to keep up to date!
a final update to our lineup next Saturday for On The Rise over at Lions Den Manchester!
we’re stoked to be bringing the amazing Happy Athletic to the stage, they played for us earlier in the year and smashed it – they’ll be performing alongside Harrison Rimmer The Wrong Signals and The Distance!
you can get your tickets over on Fatsoma at https://fatso.ma/WShl – not long to go now, we can’t wait! ON THE RISE: Happy Athletic / Harrison Rimmer / The Distance / The Wrong Signals
today’s the day! we’re back on over at The Thirsty Scholar for our next Cream of the Crop!
we can’t wait for this, we’ve got music from the amazing Konna Spencer Bosko Green – Music Thomas Rennie Music and Cooper And The Makerfields! 
it’s gonna be a belter with a fantastic lineup from the local scene!
come on down from 1pm, first act starts up at 1:30 – free entry, quality pints on offer, veggie/vegan food served all afternoon. find out more at our event Cream of the Crop: 5th Nov!
there’s only a week to go til our Olivia Browse releases her brand new single “love at first might as well” featuring Stakes
it’s yet another absolute bop from her and we can’t wait for you all to hear it – it sounds proper class and we’re so made up for even more music to be out on the label.
you can pre-save it over at https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/oliviabrowse/love-at-first-might-as-well-feat-stakes – plus, you can be entered into her giveaway for some amazing stuff too, find out more at https://www.instagram.com/p/CjvjYqUjerZ/
only a couple of days to go til we’re back over at The Thirsty Scholar for our next Cream of the Crop! 
on this Saturday 5th of November we’ll be joined by the amazing talents of Konna Spencer, Bosko Green – Music Thomas Rennie Music and Cooper And The Makerfields! it’s gonna be a real lovely day of live music.
we’ll be starting up around 1pm, with music on all afternoon til 5pm – free entry, quality pints on tap and veggie/vegan food served til late afternoon too! find out more at our event Cream of the Crop: 5th Nov!
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