Just The Crust 15/11/21: The Brambles – Dead King II ☀️

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from The Brambles – “Dead King II”! ☀️

following on from the success of their first two singles, The Brambles are back with another single filled with the usual flair and groove that we’re accustomed to with their music. 😊 fantastic vocals throughout, brilliant use of the sample, and a backbeat of drums and bass that drive the track throughout – it’s a fantastic tune well worthy of a listen! 🤘

blending jazz, funk and other influences, The Brambles are definitely ones to keep an eye on – we were huge fans of their earlier singles and this new one has only seen them going from strength to strength! 🙌 head on over to their Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/1D0LXeGgHcgHpRH7HphBrL to find all their tunes!

plus, they’ve got an upcoming gig at Manchester Academy on the 27th of November which sounds absolutely boss. head on over to https://www.fatsoma.com/r/508fe232-db80-4a2e-b37d-e4b612b35027/e/hvpc1u0h to get your tickets now! 😎

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

Just The Crust 08/11/21: Cottons – Breathe ☀️

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the latest single from Cottons “Breathe”! 🤘

we had these guys on a few years ago down at The Old Abbey Taphouse for a headline gig and it’s been absolutely amazing to see them going from strength to strength and evolving their sound, a real class indie-rock band here in Manchester. 😊

their latest tune here has been out for a little while now, but they’ve just released this music video for it and we definitely recommend checking it out – the song itself is super as well, starting out nice and relaxed, building up and up throughout til it explodes into a wall of sound at the end ☀️ absolutely fantastic vocals here, the songwriting gives you a fantastic story and message that they’re trying to convey and the band sounds so tight together. 🪐 amazing stuff!

head on over to YouTube at https://youtu.be/5cpiIDL27-c to find the video in full, or alternatively you can stream the tune on all streaming platforms. 😎 give it a whirl and add it to your playlists! can’t wait to see what these guys have got for us next!

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

Just The Crust 01/11/21: David Shurr – Under The Hood ☀️

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new album from David Shurr “Under The Hood”! 🥪

a full-length album of twelve songs, this album truly shows off Shurr’s fantastic ability as a songwriter and an artist. 😊 blending psychedelic atmospheres with folky and indie genres, he’s able to create his own imprint on the musical scene and we love the relaxed and mellow vibes of it. 🤘

not only that, the production on the album is lovely, with expertly crafted soundscapes from the instrumentation, and Shurr’s vocals sound fantastic on this – brilliant work from all involved here. 🤠 from the relaxed and airy opener “Top To Bottom”, the album then evolves through songs like the acoustic ballad of “Never Grown” and then through to the bluesy “The Thread Connecting Us” 🌠 absolutely fantastic range of tunes whilst still maintaining his unique style.

head on over to Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/album/7o1E4iRz11Lb3hXha1SUr8 to find the album in full – give it a whirl, you won’t be disappointed! 🤘 also available to purchase on Bandcamp too!

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

Just The Crust 25/10/21: Leopard Rays – Carried Away ☀️

our feature for this week’s Just The Crust is the brand new tune from the North East’s Leopard Rays 🤘

their latest song, “Carried Away” is yet another strong single from the indie rock outfit. with lovely guitar licks throughout, driving drums and basslines, matched with a fantastic vocal and quality songwriting, the tune really echoes working class indie tunes of the 2000s 😎 it’s a no-nonsense banger that you can belt out at the top of your voice at a gig!

we love the build up to that huge outro chorus, dropping away and building up and up until the finale of the track – absolutely fantastic from these chaps! 🙌 definitely worth checking the rest of their singles out as well, and we can’t wait to see what’s in store for them! 😊

head on over to Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/0jpKPh1gpngGauHKDSDYVb/ to find their discography in full – give em a follow to keep up to date with all their tunes! 🥪 class stuff.

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

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

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!

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

Just The Crust 11/10/21: Scatterchild – Tough Love ☀️

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from Scatterchild “Tough Love”! 🙌

we’ve been a fan of Scatterchild for a while now, with their beautiful piano melodies, lovely soundscapes, Jay’s fantastic vocal ability and top songwriting 😊 this new song is yet another in a long line of great releases!

a more touching subject with this song, it deals with the harder parts of a relationship and the emotion conveyed in this track is sublime ✊ building from the start, it really pushes through the feelings that they’re trying to portray and as it travels through the track, it builds up and up til the end where it explodes into a massive outburst of energy and raw feeling! what a tune! ❤️

well worth a listen, absolutely fantastic from the Manchester band. head over to Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/29A7KCgDgjYYadLf0UPXIi to check it out alongside their other releases, or head to YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO-mQd3er_4 to catch the fantastic music video they’ve done! 🌠

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

Just The Crust 04/10/21: Bonfire Tide – Romance Isn’t Dead 💫

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from Bonfire Tide – “Romance Isn’t Dead” 🤘

the debut single from the Manchester-based outfit, this is a real indication of what’s to come from them! a beautifully put-together track, reminiscent of early 2000’s indie/folk nostalgia, Bonfire Tide have created a lovely soundscape for this track with waving guitars, almost angelic vocals and a driving rhythm. definitely one to check out! 🤠

make sure you head on over to their Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/36VXZhpyAWDKjVHnywV2UK and give the new tune a listen – add it to your playlists, drop them a follow.. we’re sure there’ll be plenty more music on the way too! 🥪

you can also find their full music video over on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AnVAAIsC7U – well worth a watch, captivating video and fits the tune perfectly! 🙌

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

Just The Crust 27/09/21: Katie O’Malley – Devil’s Got A Hold ☀️

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from Katie O’Malley “Devil’s Got A Hold” 🤘

we’ve known Katie for a long time now and with every release she only gets better and better! we loved the last few singles especially “Wild West” and “Taste The Dirt” and we’re absolutely blown away by how good this new tune is! ☀️

blending grungy, bluesy rock with her familiar country-esque singer-songwriter vibe, Katie and her band create a lovely gloomy atmosphere akin to PJ Harvey and Stevie Nicks 😊 the guitar work in this is absolutely gorgeous and Katie’s vocal sounds absolutely out of this world. 🌠 the eruption into the chorus is massive – organs throughout are just lush, and it all fits perfectly together to give you a full on 70’s witchy nostalgia whilst maintaining that gorgeous sound that we’ve heard with all of Katie’s songs lately! 🤘

one of our favourite tunes lately, for sure! absolutely beautiful song. head on over to Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/6okmBH0CynrW1oDQCaGjSQ to find the single in full (alongside her other releases)! ✨

you can also get yourself ready for the full video premiere on the 6th October by heading to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YIo77j4tYM and setting a reminder for when it’s out! 🤠 amazing stuff, definitely one to watch this year!

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

Just The Crust 20/09/21: Faux Pas – This Will Kill You ✊

our feature for (yesterday’s!) Just The Crust is the amazing brand new tune from Faux Pas! 🤘

absolutely top tune – lovely distortion, noise, chaos with so much going on.. modern grungy-punk anthems with melodic riffs, feedback, Ru’s amazing and powerful, direct vocals.. a complete tune! ✊ love the atmosphere of the outro with the chorusy guitar and that little distorted tone.. just lush! 😎

Faux Pas are definitely ones to watch. having already played at festivals and got national radio play, we’re sure they’re going to make their imprint in UK music with the release of their upcoming EP ‘I Feel Pretty, So Should You’! ☀️

head on over to Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/28L6HIX4S0kLRfiV6zbCW6 to find Faux Pas’ full discography along with ‘This Will Kill You’ which we’ve featured today 💿

find all of our features over here on our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk 🍞

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Just The Crust 13/09/21: Harrison Rimmer – The Travelist 🎸

we’re absolutely MADE UP to be able to feature this on today’s Just The Crust! 🥰 one of our favourite musicians and all around amazing guy Harrison Rimmer is here with a brand new single “The Travelist”! ☀️

Harrison has been one of our biggest supporters for a long time and played many of our virtual open mics every single week, and we’re absolutely buzzing to actually be able to show you an exclusive sneak peek at this lovely music video he’s made up! 🤘

“The Travelist” sounds absolutely huge, with the punk rock overtones we’re so used to him doing and fantastic songwriting – Harrison’s vocals in this are out of this world as well. it’s a real class tune about his need to get out there and do it 🌮 something we can completely relate to!

the single will be out this coming Friday 17th Sept – head on over to his YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/HarryRimbo124 and drop him a subscribe to be the first to catch the video! 😊 you can also follow him on your favourite streaming site to get notified as soon as it’s out 💫 absolutely fantastic!

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