it’s out it’s out it’s out – the brand new double single “Nevermind Valentine / Cliché” from our very own Olivia Browse!!
never one to be constricted by genres, Olivia’s really taken a new direction with this tune, almost grungey throughout with elements of pop, indie and her usual britpop-stylings to really create something unique for this it’s brilliant to see and we’re absolutely STOKED to have this as our TWENTY-FIFTH release on the label! only feels like yesterday when we had our first one. we’ve come so far, big love to all our artists
also gotta give producer Shtum and Zeth Hex a big shout on this for their work, really fantastic stuff – and a massive thank you to Parkridge Recording Company for helping out too. you can find the single on all streaming sites, head on over to https://linktr.ee/olivia_browse to find all the links!
only nine days til our next Cream of the Crop event over at The Thirsty Scholar!
we’ve got a stellar lineup for this one, with music from the amazing talents of Harrison Rimmer Mark Pratt Louis Cross and Konna Spencer! some of the North’s finest up and coming talent on this one
come on down on the Saturday 5th of March from 1:30pm to catch all the action – gonna be a super lush one, free entry, quality pints on offer and veggie/vegan food served all day! find out more at our event Cream of the Crop: 5th March!
it’s fantastic to see the scene thriving so much lately, so many brilliant musicians have come down to perform and we’ve had people jamming, collaborating on the fly – boss to see!
we do the Grafton every Tuesday and the Lass every Wednesday – get in touch with michael webster for a slot! 8pm starts
our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from Minervadaisy “Something Strange”!
we’ve known Minni for a good while now, having featured her previous singles and had her perform at many of our gigs and she always excels! what a songwriter! each of her singles have been absolutely fantastic and this one only proves that even further.
with her usual melodic piano lines, haunting vocals and image-inducing storytelling, this new single sounds superb! we love the chorus, a real huge one that’s definitely a singalong. the band really add a new dimension to this track, really driving the song along and giving it so much space to flow – plus Minerva’s vocal sounds brilliant, with so much dynamic to it, going from calm to opening up to belting it out in the chorus, what a talent!
head on over to her Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/7GuTJ34qFjZ8bdSqhLCD9I to check the tune out in full, and have a gander at her previous releases which are also amazing! fantastic stuff. great to see so much brilliant music coming out lately!
check out our website here at www.breadrecords.co.uk to find all of our reviews, features, music and more!
only ONE week to go until our next gig at the Grafton Arms with a headline set from the fantastic Nat Dempsey and his band!
we can’t wait for this one, it’s gonna be fantastic with Casinos Pat Gallagher and Laura Farrow supporting – we had such a boss one last time and we can’t wait for this
come on down next Saturday 26th Feburary from 7:45pm to catch all the action – it’s gonna be class, can’t wait to catch all the acts performing! free entry, quality pints and boss live music – what more could you ask for? find out more at our event Bread Records Present: Nat Dempsey + Supports
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we’ve got our twenty-second episode of Grain Radio for you all! ☀️
it’s been a long time in the making, but we’re back on it now 🤘 been so busy with live stuff and the such but we’ll be doing our best to catch up with these, so much amazing music to show you all. this is a top one, so many fantastic tunes on it and such a great indication of how boss the music scene is!
check it out on the audio above, or head over to our YouTube at https://youtu.be/8mFIMX3LH3w (video embed at bottom!) 🙌
A big shout to each of the artists for letting us use their music for this – featuring music from:
we’re back with our next Knead To Know interview, with the amazing Manchester-based indie rockers Cottons! 🤘
we had Cottons perform for us down at The Old Abbey Taphouse here in Manchester back in 2019, and they absolutely smashed their set, it was a brilliant gig. since then, they’ve been releasing some proper bangers, we’re massive fans of their sound and they’re lovely chaps as well. 😊 one of our favourite tunes of theirs has to be “Disregard The Times”, it’s got a lovely groove to it, proper boss songwriting and the album art is simply gorgeous.
since then, they’ve put out a load of fantastic music, most recently their new single “Time To Leave” – continuing with their calming and mellow indie signature sound, but really moulding their style to create something really unique to them. it’s a lovely tune with their usual classic songwriting, definitely one to catch if you’re a fan of indie or alternative rock. ☀️ we’re proper delighted to be able to have been able to ask them a few questions about their music, find it below!
Tell us a bit about yourselves and what you guys do!
We’re a four piece band living in Manchester, playing a familiar indie sound with melodic verses & driven chorus’. Consisting of Ricky, Jasper, Jack and Charlie, Cottons began by meeting at Uni. We’re currently working on new music that we’re pushing to release throughout the year!
We had you guys perform for us back in like 2018 over at The Old Abbey Taphouse – feels like a lifetime ago now! How has it been over the years in the band?
That was a fun gig. It was Ricky’s first gig as part of the band so that definitely made it a memorable one! We’ve had a quiet few years due to the pandemic but we feel like we’ve developed our sound a lot, the next few songs will sound quite different to our previous releases so we’re excited to see how they’re received! I think Time To Leave has been the first song to move in that direction.
What are your main inspirations for music and creativity?
Lockdown gave us space and time to listen to new music and find new artists, when we all got back to Manchester we would listen together and share demos and ideas we had created. Change of environment is a big thing for us too, a lot of these songs reflect where we were and what we were doing at the time.
How do you write? Do you take a group approach to it, or do you have someone focus on lyrics, jam the tracks out to build them from ideas or otherwise?
Usually one of us will have a shell of a song that we take into a practice room to jam through, this gives us a basic idea then we can work on individual sections and parts. Lockdown forced us to become comfortable with logic, so we wrote a lot on there too and sent bits across to each other.
Did you find it difficult to work together as a band creatively during the lockdowns? Obviously it wouldn’t have been easy to practice together, or did you use other means such as video calls / streams?
We just focused on content really, we did a couple of lockdown covers remotely which did help us grow.
How have you been readjusting to gigging and post-pandemic music over the past few months?
We did a headliner in Manchester, Charlie was sick down an alleyway before we played so as a first gig back not the worst. In all seriousness It was quite nerve racking running up to our first gig back but as soon as we got on stage we remembered why we’re doing this.
When you’re performing live, what do you each find best about it?
Ricky – Jumping off stage
Jack – ‘I don’t know, I just find it fun init.’
Jasper – Riffin’
Charlie – Giving it large
How have your releases been going lately? You’ve been doing videos, putting out some top singles – what response have you guys got from audiences?
We filmed our first music video, we shot it in Derby whilst Boris was probably having a party. The response has been good to the video and helps put some faces to the name. We’ve had some recognition from Dean Jackson on BBC Intro East Mids which has been really encouraging.
Is there anything coming up we should know about?
Yes.
Have you got anything else planned for 2022?
We’ll be playing Bearded Theory in May, it’s our first festival so we’re very excited!
as always, it’s super lovely to be able to conduct these interviews with some of the best talent here in Manchester! we love hearing each artist and band’s unique perspectives and experiences, and Cottons’ here is really interesting in that they used lockdowns and pandemics to focus on themselves as a band, expand out their sound, try new things and it’s really worked out for them! 🙌 it’s a similar aspect to ourselves here at the label, in that we expanded out our online features, which in turn has worked out amazingly and we’ve seen some brilliant feedback from people and really managed to help push the musical community in a positive manner. great stuff! ☀️
brilliant to chat to the lads here, a massive shout to them for helping us with this. ❤️ we hope that you guys enjoyed this as much as we did! make sure you check out their tunes, we’ll pop some links below for you all to have a look at and let us know what you think! 🍞
oh we are super stoked to be able to announce the brand new double single from our very own Olivia Browse “Nevermind Valentine / Cliche” on the 25th February!
every single of one of Olivia’s releases has been fantastic and we are well made up to be able to put this one out – with her lovely songwriting, amazing production from producer Shtum and unique britpop-indie style, we’re sure it’s bound to be a banger amazing stuff!
it’s our THIRD single in a month and we’re pretty sure we’ve started off 2022 in the best way keep your eyes peeled for the pre-save, or in the meantime head on over to www.breadrecords.bandcamp.com/music to find all of our releases!
it’s brilliant to see and we’re absolutely STOKED to have this as our TWENTY-FIFTH release on the label! 
only feels like yesterday when we had our first one. we’ve come so far, big love to all our artists 
you can find the single on all streaming sites, head on over to https://linktr.ee/olivia_browse to find all the links! 
each of her singles have been absolutely fantastic and this one only proves that even further. 
fantastic stuff. great to see so much brilliant music coming out lately!
free entry, quality pints and boss live music – what more could you ask for? find out more at our event 
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Bread Records 