there’s only two days to go til our next band gig over at the Grafton Arms 
it’s gonna be a mega one this, with music from some of the North West’s finest Strawberrylemonade Happy Athletic and Full Billy! 
these guys have been making waves on the circuit lately and we’re super stoked to be able to get them all on the bill this month. 
come on down this Saturday 14th of May from 7:30pm onwards to catch all the action – £3.50 pints, food served til late, free entry.. gonna be belting! 
we’re absolutely STOKED to be able to announce this one at the end of the month. 
on the Friday 27th and Saturday 28th of May, we’ll be over at our favourite place the Grafton Arms for our 2022 edition of our mini-festival “Breadstock”!
we have a HUGE lineup sorted for this, with over 20 acts performing for us – including headline slots from Harrison Rimmer Tommy Cei The Distance The Colliers Scatterchild Tragicomics and plenty plenty more!
for this, we’ll be raising money for Manchester foodbanks in association with Joseph Holt – charities that are providing fantastic work for those most in need. you can find out more about it all on their website at https://www.joseph-holt.com/charity – it’s free entry, but we have a suggested donation of £3 to help out these charities doing essential work for their communities.
we’ll announce a full lineup very soon, it’s super exciting and we’ve got some of our favourite local acts performing for us – going to be absolutely fantastic. 
find out more at our Facebook event Breadstock 2022!
we had an incredible one for our first open mic over at Foundry Project Manchester on Sunday!
big love to everyone that came down, we had so many fantastic musicians doing their thing – around 14 in total, and our feature artist Ayanam Udoma Music was incredible as always! brilliant to see!
we’ll be back in a fortnight, on the Sunday 22nd May – we’ve already got a real bunch of interest for it, if you’re keen, drop our very own michael webster a message. free drink for each performer in such a lovely bar! find out more at our event Foundry Project open mic!
: Max Macmillan (pictured: michael webster Ayanam Udoma Music Dr Fabola Thomas Rennie and Tom J Johnson Music)
yesterday also marked the two year anniversary of the EP “Obliterate/Ugly” we put out with Alien Clouds!
it was a super lovely honour to work on this, with our michael webster producing it and these are such a lovely collection of songs from AC – beautiful songwriting and melodies that really run so smoothly throughout the EP. we can’t believe it’s been an entire two years!
you can find it on Spotify and all the streaming sites, or on Bandcamp at https://alienclouds.bandcamp.com/album/obliterate-ugly where you can purchase a digital copy!
our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from Stone Mile “Settle Down”!
following the success of their debut single earlier this year, Stone Mile have returned with yet another huge sounding track – chock-full of lovely lead guitar riffs and explosive energy! their no-nonsense alternative rock sound really shows their class, and with gorgeous lead vocals throughout the track, they’ve created a proper banger here.
they’ve just played over at Night People and we’re seriously looking forward to seeing where these guys go now, they’ve got a real lovely vibe to their tracks and you can really tell that these guys gel so well with each other, their sound is super tight and flows smoothly throughout the length of the tracks. 
check out the full tune over on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/2OMsrshQGat9YaX1rn2G40 – well worth a listen to both of their singles too, definitely ones to watch here on the Manchester scene!
find all of our reviews, features and more on our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk!
another Sunday, another update to our fantastic Local Loaf playlist!
we’ve got some brilliant additions of new music up North today, with music from Harriette FEAR of MARKO Kate Gambhir Queen Cult and NoVacancies fantastic to see such a fantastic stream of quality music coming out!
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!
we’re back on over at The Thirsty Scholar today for our monthly afternoon Cream of the Crop gig
these have been super lovely all year so far and we’ve got a fine lineup today with Mike Collinson Music Migson Pollock Laila Romero and Nina Ettridge! gonna be real boss, fantastic artists doing their thing for us today.
come on down from 1:30pm to catch all the action – vegan/veggie food served all day alongside free live music in one of Manchester’s most classic venues!
only two days to go until our brand new fortnightly open mic at the Foundry Project Manchester!
we’re super looking forward to this, each one will have a feature artist doing their thing with an extended set and we’ve got the fantastic Ayanam Udoma Music for the first one. we’ve known Ayanam for a loooong time now and he’s such a talented chap, one of our favourites on the scene
we’ll be here at The Foundry Project every other Sunday, we’ve got a lovely lineup confirmed for the first one already and a few slots going for anyone who’s up for a lil couple of tunes. get in touch with our michael webster for a slot! find out more at our event Foundry Project open mic! 🍞
Manchester-based Americana songwriter Lucy Wentworth has returned with another beautiful tune “Whiskey“! With a real mellow atmosphere to it, utilising gorgeous waves of acoustic guitars, pianos and a soft drum pattern holding the track together, it sounds super lovely. Lyrically the track is superb, it’s a great tale conveyed so well throughout and her vocal sits perfectly above the instrumentation to really tell the story here. Well worth a listen, very midnight/AM listening feels! 🌛 (SPOTIFY / APPLE MUSIC / YOUTUBE / BANDCAMP)
A beautiful release from Sheffield-based rosh here with the release of their latest single “This Is What You Asked For“! Utilising aspects of folk and jazz to create something lovely and unique to their sound, it’s a really well put-together track with a real sense of focus to it. 😊 the use of the different instruments within the track keeps it nice and fresh throughout, with beautiful melodies running through the length of the song, and rosh’s vocal sounds brilliant on it – amazing stuff. The build throughout to the final section of the track is simply beautiful. Plus, the b-side to it, “Absent” sounds so gorgeous. Well worth checking out! (SPOTIFY / APPLE MUSIC / YOUTUBE)
We featured one of Jack Critchlow’s tracks the other month and he’s just released this new single “I Get Drunk” with Emma Kirsch! The guitar riff is absolutely lovely, and the production around it is spot on – really maintaining that chill atmosphere conveyed with the riff. 🙌 the song is brilliant, feels like a conversation with the lyricism portraying different sides of a story – and both Jack and Emma’s vocals sound sublime throughout the song, especially in that final chorus where they’re really complimenting each other super well. Great song! (SPOTIFY / APPLE MUSIC / YOUTUBE)
We’ve know The Sewer Cats for a long time now, and we absolutely loved their debut EP “Zelda” which we checked out after catching them live – brilliant band to see at a gig, so much energy. They’ve returned with their debut album here “Cute Aggression“, chock-full of lovely guitar riffs, heavy and driving drums, and such powerful vocals from Cass which sound absolutely fantastic. They’ve really expanded their sound for this whilst still keeping true to their signature style, and their no-nonsense lyrics pertaining to modern-day culture and politics really show off their ferocity. What a band, we love the entire album! Well worth a listen. 🤘 (SPOTIFY / APPLE MUSIC / YOUTUBE / BANDCAMP)
Manchester-based indie-pop artist SEARBY has just put out his brand new single “I Wonder“! ☀️ to start with, we love the beat of this track, it’s got such a groove to it, and the synths used throughout really give the track such a unique and lovely energy. The use of lead synths is perfect, you can really tell so much has been put into the production on this – and SEARBY’s vocal sounds great over the top of it all. It’s a gorgeous tale too, conveyed super well through the lyricism. The final chorus is huge, and the build throughout is beautiful. It’s well worth a listen – and definitely an add to your pre-drinks playlists! (SPOTIFY / APPLE MUSIC / YOUTUBE)
The new tune from North, “Recovery“, this is a gorgeously crafted track. The acoustic guitar melody at the start is so lovely, with such beautiful lead melodies over the top, and the vocals sit perfectly and sound absolutely fantastic. 👊 dropping into the chorus with the full band, really travelling so well throughout the length of the song, it’s brilliant to see – that guitar solo is bloody massive. These are definitely ones to watch here in the North – and the video looks brilliant, such a beautiful concept. (SPOTIFY / APPLE MUSIC / YOUTUBE)
Glasgow-based Joshua has just put out his debut single “Buttercup.“! This sounds so great. Really enjoying the use of his accent in the track, utilised so well and really contributes to the feel of the song. Plus, that guitar melody is gorgeous, the drums behind it only give it even more energy, it’s really well put together. 🤘 his vocal style here is so strong too, the deadpan delivery in the verses are so great, and the chorus is super catchy, with lyrics that feel like you’re having a conversation with him! If this is the debut single, we can’t wait to hear more. One to watch, for sure! (SPOTIFY / APPLE MUSIC / YOUTUBE)
Merseyside-based alternative rock outfit POLKER have returned with a gorgeous EP “Over Words . Ever After“! We’re really enjoying this, there’s so many influences in this, from grunge to shoegaze to singer-songwriter.. beautifully put together to solidify their own sound. The groove and feel of the band sounds top, and the lead vocal is so powerful throughout, really commanding the tracks and giving them such great energy. 🔥 This is definitely a need-to-listen-to EP, a fantastic release that we’re sure are gonna set big things in motion for the band. Proper loving it! (SPOTIFY / APPLE MUSIC / BANDCAMP / YOUTUBE)
this month has been yet ANOTHER fantastic one for music up here in the North. we’re blown away by all the diverse talent that keeps on delivering such quality releases and music, it’s so brilliant to see. this is what makes the music scene one of the most special ones and it’s always a pleasure to write these up and listen to so many incredible musicians. we hope you’ve enjoyed this as much as we have – big love to everyone who’s checked this out. ❤️
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. 🍞
today marks the FOUR YEAR anniversary of our first release with Alien Clouds – their debut album “Tidal Wave”! 
we can’t believe it’s been so long since this came out – we remember working on it and producing it like it was yesterday! we’re so proud of this album, it’s a beautiful collection of songs that are so personal to AC and they’re so well written, it was an honour to be able to put this out!
you can find it on all streaming sites, or alternatively on our Bandcamp where you can buy it digital or on a CD! find it at https://alienclouds.bandcamp.com/album/tidal-wave
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