today’s the day.. Scatterchild take to the stage for Year’s End Fest, organised by Scruff of the Neck 
3pm at The Thirsty Scholar – get there early to make sure you don’t miss out! 
Scatterchild @ Year’s End Fest today! 💥
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Upcoming December gigs! 🎶
we’ve got another incredible month of gigs coming up in December 
this Sunday we’re back on down at The Thirsty Scholar for our final Cream of the Crop of 2024, with music from the amazing talents of Charley Westing, Rory G King, Summerhouse + Alisha Peters – a lovely one in store, 1pm start! 
on the Thursday 19th we return to the Eagle Inn for our next of our newest nights, “The Monthly Spread“, and we’ve got an incredible lineup in store with Walter Kocays, Scatterchild, Joe Kutryk, michael webster and more tba! 
we’ve got a fundraiser for British Heart Foundation in collaboration with Rob at the Eagle Inn on the Saturday 21st, it’s gonna be a super one with a whole bunch of incredible acts – 5pm start or so! more info to come 
and finally on the Saturday 28th of December, we’ve got a lovely end of year The Slice at the Grafton Arms – finalising some lineups for this but it’s bound to be a special way to end the year – all in aid of The Christie Charity 
plus, with a bunch of open mics run by our michael webster at Flour & Flagon, Grafton Arms, The Dockyard and Rewind NQ – there’s plenty to get involved with, just get in touch for a slot! 
there’s lots of stuff on, come on down and have a lovely end of year with some amazing music and gigs
ICYMI, our latest edition of The Wrap ✨
in case you missed it, our feature for October’s The Wrap was insane 
so many incredible new releases, including those from Alor Daisy Harris Music The Click Clacks Arms & Hearts Cottons Jimmy Page XI Matilda Shakes and Sad Sells
you can find the reviews in full on our website at https://breadrecords.co.uk/2024/11/28/the-wrap-october-2024/
Our second “The Monthly Spread” was fantastic 🗞️
last Saturday at the Eagle Inn for our latest edition of “The Monthly Spread” was incredible
we had an incredible audience, such a lovely and intimate show, a huge thank you to everyone who came down, and big love to our artists Sip of Milk, Eyam, Grace Elizabeth Harvey, Tallulah Guard, Harrison Rimmer and michael webster who were all amazing
we can’t wait for the next one – to be announced very soon! keep up to date on all our shows on our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk/events
Next Scatterchild gig! 🎶
Scatterchild live at Year’s End Fest this coming Saturday 7th December
performing at The Thirsty Scholar at 3pm, you can get tickets at https://www.fatsoma.com/e/k45fftg4/year-s-end-festival-2024
: Just The Crust 02/12/24: Naomi Campbell – Don’t You Mind 🎶
our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single “Don’t You Mind” by Naomi Campbell 🌙
after a fantastic run of singles in 2024, and having performed a bunch of shows across the North, she’s brought out this new track and it sounds unreal 🙌
it’s a lovely, jazzy tune that’s got a real groove right from the get-go, with a gorgeous piano melody forming the basis of the track, drums, bass and guitar joining the mix to create a real luscious space for Naomi’s vocals – it really shines a light on her incredible vocal ability, her range and dynamic in full display here, and it sounds incredible, a fantastic listen – her lyricism being raw, personal and honest, and exceptionally descriptive, proving her talent to be able to paint a picture with her words 🍷
you can find the track on all streaming platforms, including on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/album/2nDjnptShctKpTIBQkOMRT – definitely worth checking out 🤝
all of our features, reviews, music and more can be found on our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk 🍞
Local Loaf update! ☀️
another Sunday, another update to our lovely Local Loaf playlist 
we’ve got some fantastic new additions today, with music from the incredible Emma Echo Toenails Scatterchild Her Orange Coat and The Late Freddie Price well worth checking out this week!
you can find the playlist in full over on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IdjWwZp663bmikFxAJHrU – give it a like to keep up to date with any new additions!
Cream of the Crop a week tomorrow! 🌾
there’s just over a week to go til we return to The Thirsty Scholar for our final Cream of the Crop of 2024!
next Sunday we’ll have the incredible talents of Charley Westing, Rory G King, Summerhouse and Alisha Peters performing for us – it’s bound to be a superb one
we’ll be starting up at 1pm through til 5pm, come on down – free entry, great beers on tap, a lovely way to spend your Sunday afternoon
:“The Monthly Spread” tonight! 🗞️
tonight we make our return down to the Eagle Inn for the second edition of our “The Monthly Spread” residencies!
we’ve got an incredible night in store, with music from some of our favourite acts in Manchester – including Sip of Milk Eyam Grace Elizabeth Harvey Tallulah Guard Harrison Rimmer and michael webster
we’ll be starting up at 7pm sharp, a lovely lineup in store! you can get tickets at https://fatso.ma/0MPW
The Wrap: October 2024 🌮
we’re back with our newest edition of our The Wrap feature, with reviews of some of our favourite releases from last month, October 2024! 🌮 there’s been yet another incredible month of music, with so many fantastic tunes being released, and we’ve covered just a few of them here! you can find all of our reviews below! ⬇️
Manchester-based Alōr have just dropped their debut self-titled EP! We had them perform for us back in September and were in awe of their musicianship and chemistry on the stage, and we’ve covered a few of their singles, which led perfectly into this new EP. Their singles are a lovely start to the release, and the new tracks sound fantastic – lovely, well-crafted tunes that echo elements of indie-pop, jazz, atmospheric influences that ensure that Alōr have a real signature sound here – it’s a fantastic listen and a superb run of tracks! Well worth checking out 🤝
Indie/grunge artist Daisy Harris just released “Man of the Year“, their brand new EP! we’ve covered Daisy’s music a bunch in the past, and the grungey-songwritery elements really put it as a standout here in Manchester – tongue-in-cheek lyrics, direct songwriting style, walls of distortion and lovely dynamics set this EP as a definite to listen to. with incredible lyricism, personal and raw storytelling throughout the release, and there’s a real diy feel to the EP – it’s well worth checking out and we can’t wait to hear even more 🎶
The Click Clacks just dropped their debut album “Boo!” – another familiar face for us on the scene, we’ve had them perform for us a bunch, their direct and loud sound really sets them apart from the rest. you can hear the range of influences in the tracks, from indie, to punk, to grunge – it’s a real folk-punk album and any fans of the genre should definitely check it out. their lyricism is great here, and with direct and passionate songwriting, this really holds together the album, albeit only a guitar and a vocal throughout! 🤘
we’ve also known Arms & Hearts for a long long time now, having had them perform for us a bunch and caught them at a bunch of gigs – they’ve just release their second album “The Future Is Not Bright“! it sounds absolutely incredible, their delicate and intricate lyricism and vocal delivery perfectly matched to the guitarwork and the drum patterns behind. it really shines a light on the storytelling, and Steve’s innate ability to write a song that paints a real picture – the production on the tracks too is perfect, brilliantly levelled throughout to ensure you’re hanging onto every word, you’re captured in every beat – a brilliant listen! 🎧
Another familiar face on our reviews, Manchester indie-pop outfit Cottons have just dropped their brand new single “old skool town“! It sounds fantastic, a much more indie-rock anthem vibe compared to their previous tunes, an upbeat and energetic tune – it’s still got the tongue-in-cheek, conversationalist lyrical tone that we’re used to with Cottons’ music, and there’s a lovely dream-pop element behind the track with synths, lead guitar melodies in the atmosphere of the track – and with a singalong anthemic chorus, it’s yet another incredible release from these guys! 💥
We’ve known Jimmy Page XI for a good while now, having caught him at a bunch of gigs, listened to his music on the regular and we’re always amazed by his musical output, his commitment to the scene – he’s just put out his new single “Anti-Christ“! It’s a bit of a more darker setting compared to his previous pop-singer-songwriter releases, but it sounds fantastic – with a real groove behind the track with the full band, allowing ample space for Jimmy to take charge of the track, with intricate and personal lyricism, yet still maintaining that pop singalong element that we’re used to – proving that his capabilities are endless! 👊
Sheffield-based Matilda Shakes just dropped their latest single “Frankie“! it’s a proper heavy indie rock banger, direct from the get-go there’s a luscious guitar riff, huge drumwork and driving bass that set the foundation of the track excellently – plenty of space for the main vocal to command, and it opens up into a proper wall of sound for the chorus, with an incredible drive behind it, we can only imagine how great this one goes live. it sounds incredible, and their back catalogue is also an incredible listen too. well worth checking out! 🌙
another one of our favourites, and a band we’ve covered each and every single they’ve put out – the incredible Sad Sells have just dropped their brand new single “Sweet Lorraine“! it’s already had a fantastic reception, nearly garnering 50,000 streams already, and it’s a lovely folk-rock ballad, with a gorgeous groove behind it, luscious vocal harmonies gracing the track – it flows so freely, you can really hear how in sync every musician is on the track. it’s yet another incredible release for them, and well worth a listen – we can’t wait to see what they’ve got for us next 🤝
it’s been yet another incredible month of music, with so many fantastic releases, and there’s a whole plethora of talent out there that we didn’t get to cover! thanks to everyone who has checked this out, and we hope you enjoyed it! 🤘
make sure you head on down to open mics, gigs, support local music and arts and keep your scenes going! 😊 all music, videos and images remain copyright of their respective owners. 🍞
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