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Just a lil update on our gig with Hayden J Barlow down at the Grafton! ☀️

8th Mar 20228th Mar 2022artist, bread, gigs, live, local sceneLeave a Comment

just an update for this gig – sadly Mike Nisbet isn’t able to make it which is a shame as we were proper looking forward to having him, but we’ve got the amazing Ayanam Udoma Music for you instead! we’re sure we’ll have Mike on again in the future!

we really can’t wait for this one, Hayden J Barlow is insanely talented and with Ayanam, Laila Romero and Thomas Rennie it’s sure to be one not to miss!

7:30pm start, Saturday 26th March, free entry at the Grafton Arms – gonna be fantastic! find out more at our event Bread Records Present: Hayden J Barlow + Supports

Just The Crust 07/03/22: Stringman – Work Grandad ☀️

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

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from Stringman “Work Grandad”!

we’ve know Alex AKA Stringman for a while now, a real lovely chap and with fantastic lyrical capabilities mixed with a real ear for lush guitar melodies, he’s definitely one to keep an eye on. this tune is from his new album out on the 9th!

this song “Work Grandad” is real lovely, you can really see the personal intimacy put into the lyrics and it really brings you into his world, giving you a lovely insight into the life of Stringman. the guitarwork in this is top, the melodies are lovely and with the production added in on top, with gorgeous piano lines and full band backing, we’re absolutely stoked to hear the album!

the album will be released on the 9th March as we mentioned before, but in the meantime, you can find the full music video for this over on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GEwRGQvq_0 be sure to give it a listen and a like if you enjoyed it!

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

Local Loaf update! 👊

6th Mar 2022artist, bread, local loaf, local scene, new musicLeave a Comment

another Sunday, so another update to our boss Local Loaf playlist!

we’ve got a brilliant one today with some top tunes from up North, including music from Gen and the Degenerates The Avenhams Post Rome Blanketman and Nina Ettridge! a real indication of how insane the music scene is around here.

head over to our Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5FnabVHuYeT9Yp2s7GjeKY to find all the latest additions, and give it a like to keep up to date!

Cream of the Crop is today! 🌾

5th Mar 2022artist, bread, cream of the crop, gigs, live, local sceneLeave a Comment

today’s the day! we’re back over at The Thirsty Scholar for our next Cream of the Crop songwriter gig

we’ve got a boss lineup for today, with music from Konna Spencer Louis Cross Mark Pratt and Harrison Rimmer gonna be fantastic, some of our favourite artists from up North on this one. always a lovely one over at The Scholar for these afternoon gigs!

come on down from 1pm to catch all the action, lovely pints on offer, veggie/vegan food served all day, and free live music! what’s not to love?! find out more at our event Cream of the Crop: 5th March!

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 ❤️‍🔥

Bread Records Presents: Hayden J Barlow + Supports! 🤘

3rd Mar 20224th Mar 2022artist, bread, gigs, live, local scene, new musicLeave a Comment

we’re super stoked to be able to announce this one! we’ve got the amazing talents of Hayden J Barlow headlining our next gig over at the Grafton Arms following the release of his EP “Rudimentary”!

we’ll be down there on the Saturday 26th of March, Hayden’s an absolutely fantastic musician and songwriter, really one to watch here in Manchester. we’ve been looking forward to announcing this one for a while now, and with support from Ayanam Udoma Laila Romero and Thomas Rennie, it’s going to be a proper fantastic one!

each of our gigs over at the Grafton have just been getting better and better, it’s brilliant to see such fantastic turnouts and so many people enjoying the tunes. super heartwarming stuff! make sure you don’t miss out on this one, it’s going to be well class. find out more at our event Bread Records Present: Hayden J Barlow + Supports

Can’t wait for the Lass open mic tonight! ☀️

2nd Mar 2022artist, bread, gigs, live, local scene, michael webster, open micLeave a Comment

we’re back on down at The Lass O’Gowrie for our weekly open mic tonight, hosted by our very own michael webster!

the way that our open mics have been going lately at The Lass and the Grafton Arms have just been simply spellbinding – so busy, so many incredible talented artists and just a reyt lovely snapshot of the brilliant scene here in Manchester!

we’ll be starting up at 7 tonight as we’re expecting a real busy one – got some slots left for anyone who fancies it, go over and drop michael a message if you’d like to play!

Absolute scenes at The Grafton on Saturday 👊

1st Mar 2022artist, bread, gigs, live, local scene, new musicLeave a Comment

we had a reyt fantastic one for our gig down at the Grafton Arms on Saturday

amazing sets from all, including our headliner Nat Dempsey who smashed it, such a huge sound and pure tunes, and our supports Casinos Pat Gallagher and Laura Farrow were incredible as well!

a big shout to everyone who came down, we had a packed out pub – absolutely brilliant to see. we’re so made up with how it was! we’ll be announcing some more gigs soon, keep your eyes peeled

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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