we had such a class day on Saturday over at The Thirsty Scholar for our Cream of the Crop songwriter gig 
such a great turnout, busy and a lovely vibe – plus amazing sets from our artists Julian Belvedere, Zakia, Newton Zane and Crook on the Wall. 
a class show of the up-and-coming talent in the North West!
we’ll be back next month with October’s gig – plus, lots of gigs to be announced! keep your eyes peeled over at www.breadrecords.co.uk/events/ 
our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from Andrew Bradley “Sleepwalking” which came out last week!
this is the first single from his new album and it sets the stage for it so beautifully – a really well-crafted song, so much detail in there, you can really tell how much care and attention has been put into every aspect of the song here.
the song starts with an indie-rock jangly feel, yet as it drops into the verse it becomes almost ethereal, with a huge dream-pop atmosphere with the spacey keys, Andrew’s vocal gliding softly across the top of the instruments and just a real lovely soundscape of gorgeous tones here. as it opens up, it shows the real sensitivity and intimacy conveyed by the lyrics and puts him as a songwriter who is able to not only conjure up fantastic imagery with his words, but also puts his feelings and emotions directly on his sleeve for the listener to connect with. 
we absolutely love this track, it’s a real pleasure to listen to and as we stated before, it’s been crafted so well, the production is on point – definitely a tune to pop on when you’re up for a nice relaxed time. not only that, we’ve heard the album in full as well, and you guys are in store for a gorgeous listen, so many fantastic tracks – easily a 4/5 star release from the North-East based songwriter.
you can find the single over on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ZfHFHGsVvhwLJxYR9E7Nu – give his page a like to keep up to date with the album and more from Andrew! well worth a listen to the full track.
find all of our features, reviews and more on our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk
another Sunday, another update to our lovely Local Loaf playlist – so many fantastic tunes in it now 
featuring brand new music from the likes of Days Are Done SPIN KLASS North BAND War Stripes and Sleeping Together, there’s so much for you to sink your teeth into this week with so much talent involved 
head on over to our Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5FnabVHuYeT9Yp2s7GjeKY to find the playlist in full! give it a like to keep up to date with any new additions
today’s the day! we’re back on over at The Thirsty Scholar for our flagship monthly singer-songwriter afternoon show “Cream of the Crop” 
it’s gonna be a lovely afternoon of live music, with the amazing talents of Julian Belvedere, Zakia, Newton Zane and Crook on the Wall! some incredible emerging talent in the North West for you all.
we’ll be starting up around 1pm, come on down and enjoy some tunes in one of Manchester’s iconic venues, with veggie/vegan served all afternoon and great drinks on tap for you all. find out more at our event Cream of the Crop: 3rd Sept! (18+ entry)
only a week to go til we’re back over at Lions Den Manchester for our first of our new band gigs, “On The Rise”!
with what looks to be a belter of a night, we’ve got music from the fantastic talents of NEW DIVIDE Mark Pratt Spooky Goose and The Internet Café – some of the best up-and-coming talent from the North
you can get tickets over on Fatsoma at https://fatso.ma/Wh77 – don’t miss out on this one, bound to be a lovely evening of live music!
another absolute banger of a gig over at the Grafton Arms on Saturday for janelaceymusic‘s headline with her band!
a real lovely turnout and everyone smashed their sets – big love to Kyletoolanmusic and Cam McColl for supporting as well, sadly Nina couldn’t make it but we’re sure she’ll be back for another one soon
keep your eyes peeled for more announcements soon, find out all of our upcoming gigs at www.breadrecords.co.uk/events/
only a couple of days to go til we’re back down at The Thirsty Scholar for our next Cream of the Crop songwriter daytime gig!
we’ve got a stellar lineup confirmed for September, including music from Julian Belvedere Zakia Newton Zane and Crook On The Wall! some incredible talent from in Manchester and the surrounding areas.
we’ll be starting up at 1:30pm through the entire afternoon, there’s great drinks on tap, veggie/vegan food served til late and free live music on offer too! find out more at our event Cream of the Crop: 3rd Sept! (18+ event)
we’re super looking forward to Thursday over at Foundry Project Manchester where we’ve got our next Foundry Live!
since moving to a Thursday we’ve had so many fantastic ones, and we have the amazing talents of The Distance as our feature artist for this week it’s gonna be a belter, they’ve got their new single “Falling” coming out on the 9th September as well
get in touch with our michael webster for a slot, we’ll be starting up from 7pm through til 11! always a lovely one, great way to spend your Thursday evening
our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from Hayden J Barlow “Night Combat” out this coming Thursday 1st Sept!
we’ve covered plenty of Hayden’s music in the past and had him perform for us a bunch, an incredibly talented chap with so many tunes under his belt. it’s well worth catching him perform at a gig, his guitar work is incredible and with such a fantastic voice on him too. 
this new single has him delving into more punchy, rock-driven music yet with the lovely electronic production that we saw on his earlier releases – following the feel and atmosphere of his previous two singles “Breakaway” and “persona non grata” of which we loved both of them! throughout the track the atmosphere is perfectly portrayed within his vocal delivery, really putting the listener in his shoes and relating so well.
the chorus is absolutely huge, with massive harmonies, distorted and autotuned backing vocals which only add to the massiveness of the track. a real testament to his production talent and musical ability – definitely one to check out, another in a long line of fantastic releases from him.
you can find the track on all streaming sites once it’s out on Thursday – in the meantime, head on over to https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/haydenjbarlow/night-combat to pre-save the tune!
find all of our features, reviews and more on our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk
another Sunday, another update to our lovely Local Loaf playlist
we’ve got some incredible new music added today from all across the North West, so many bangers being put out lately! featuring music from Harri Larkin Gallaher’s Green Kerry Feeney Roukaya B and The Ruby Tuesdays – there’s something for everyone this week
head on over to our Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5FnabVHuYeT9Yp2s7GjeKY to find the playlist in full – give it a like to keep up to date with all new additions!
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