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Open mic at The Grafton Arms☀️

15th Jul 2021artist, bread, gigs, live, local scene, michael webster, open micLeave a Comment

we had SUCH an amazing time for our first open mic down at The Grafton Arms on Tuesday – around 12 artists played, including a 12-person band, a trio, and plenty of fantastic solo artists

we’re so made up with how it went, a full pub, punters having a great time.. it’s all coming back in force isn’t it!?!? a big thank you to everyone for making it so great!!!

just a reminder here that we’re down there every Tuesday from 7pm with some of Manchester’s finest up-and-coming artists, there’s already some amazing musicians confirmed for next week, and walk-in slots available too!!

drop michael webster a message for a slot, or find out more at our event Open Mic at The Grafton Arms!!

Check out our latest episode of Grain Radio 💿

14th Jul 2021artist, bread, grain radio, local scene, new music, videoLeave a Comment

our latest episode of Grain Radio has been out for a week now!! this one is boss, with some amazing music on there!

featuring brand new tunes from HUNYBEES Music Marcus Man Turquoise Noise Denh Izen and THE A.V CLUB – absolute bangers all the way through, what a lovely lineup of talent here! definitely something for everyone here, ranging from post-punk grunginess to lovely acoustic singer-songwriter vibes. class!

head over to YouTube at https://youtu.be/wPjjcfvkjis to find it, or you can find all of our episodes with more in-depth artist links at https://breadrecords.co.uk/features/grain-radio/

michael webster – ‘left to speak’ (Live for DriftBeat Studios)! ☀️

13th Jul 2021artist, bread, live, local scene, michael webster, new music, videoLeave a Comment

have you seen the new live video from michael webster for ‘left to speak’? recorded over at The Old Pint Pot with DriftBeat Studios, it looks and sounds boss!

head over to YouTube at https://youtu.be/eQEU5_AKUrE to find the full video in all its 4K glory – what do you guys think of it?!

tonight marks the first open mic that michael is hosting too, over at The Grafton Arms – starting up at 7pm, we’ve got some amazing artists already confirmed, it’s gonna be insane!

Just The Crust 12/07/21: Minerva Daisy – Euphoria ☀️

12th Jul 202112th Jul 2021artist, bread, just the crust, local scene, new music, videoLeave a Comment

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the fantastic new single from Minervadaisy “Euphoria”!

Minerva is a Manchester-based songwriter and pianist who we’ve had play for us plenty of times now and she always blows us away with her heart-warming vocals, intricate piano melodies and amazing talent! she’s even playing our first event back Cream of the Crop: THE RETURN! on the Sat 7th August which will be top!

“Euphoria” follows on from Minerva’s last single and only proves her worth and talent as an artist even more it’s an uplifting ballad accompanied by beautiful piano lines and beautiful vocals – a lovely romantic tune that is perfect for a rainy day like today!

you can find it over on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/track/7KASZ17I6HJhoLueiLx3Vv – drop her a follow, check out her other tunes (they’re great!!) and add the new tune to one of your playlists

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

Local Loaf update! ☀️

11th Jul 2021artist, bread, local loaf, local scene, new musicLeave a Comment

another Sunday so another lovely update to our Local Loaf playlist!

featuring new music from The Battery Farm Harry Heart LELO The France and Scott Magnus! some absolutely fantastic tunes added this week, always something for everyone in this huge old playlist. pop it on before the football and have yourself a lil look at some of the best local music!

head over to Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5FnabVHuYeT9Yp2s7GjeKY to find the playlist in full – give it a follow to keep up to date!

THE WRAP: June 2021 💫☀️

10th Jul 20215th Aug 2021artist, bread, local scene, new music, The Wrap, videoLeave a Comment

here’s our second instalment of our BRAND NEW FEATURE: The Wrap 🪐 our last one in May was a proper lovely one and we’ve got EVEN more amazing music and videos here for you to check out!!

this is mostly compromised up of artists’ music that we weren’t able to cover during the last month – but nevertheless still definitely worth a shout out! 😊 so much going on now that things are reopening, a fantastic time for underground and grassroots music! 🤘

Class new tune from Pizza Crunch, “Celexa”! Love the aggressiveness of that distortion, and a lovely chorus line to go too. For fans of 90’s alternative / punk, big riffs, driving basslines and punchy drums. Boss! [Spotify] [Released by Disobedient Records]

IORA‘s new tune “Find Me” is a lovely electronic exploration into IORA’s sound. With a mesmerising video, and lush synthesisers throughout, definitely one to be blasting from your rooftops. Brilliant catchy chorus – huge vibes from this. Loving the backing vocals and harmonies too, especially in the bridge! [Spotify / YouTube]

Absolutely GORGEOUS track from Manchester-based producer, songwriter and artist SZOU. Love the entire vibe of this – a positive, uplifting pop/electronica tune with some absolutely lovely instrumentation, production and just an entire flex of SZOU’s ability for crafting music. Hugely one to watch! [Spotify] [Released by No Such Thing Records]

Found this one from a recommended video and it REALLY stood out to me. Such a lovely laid-back atmosphere to the track, with a beautiful guitar progression, and slowly building to just a fantastic jazz-inspired ballad of self-expression and focus. Perfect for accompaniment with your morning coffee 🥪 and also, the video perfectly fits the track. Fantastic stuff from Rhona Stevens! [Spotify / YouTube]

Lovely new EP from Blacksheeplad, a regular on our lil virtual open mic (fondly remembered 💔) it’s fantastic to hear all of these songs in studio format now, after hearing the progression of them live – plus, with his full band now, Phil really has been able to come into his own as an artist and expand his sound. Definitely worth a listen! [Spotify]

Lovely lovely tune from Glaswegian punks Book Klub – proper dirty, proper post-punk and proper class video accompanying the tune. Love the moody vibe of the track, and suddenly it erupts into the chorus and throws so much at you – only to drop back into reverby goodness of guitar resonance. Keep an eye out for these guys, they’re definitely gonna be packing out some dirty basement venues soon and we can not wait. 🍻 [Spotify / YouTube] [Released by Disobedient Records]

Lovely acoustic tune from Yorkshire-based songwriter Eli Rivers. A reflective song, with some lovely image-inducing songwriting and a lovely guitar line that simply adds a great flavour to the track. With a great video to go alongside it, this is essential listening for any folk and singer-songwriter fans in the North. Eli played our last virtual open mic and smashed it, too! [Spotify / YouTube]

Fantastic tune from North West-based indie outfit MCRAE! A huge tune, with massive vocals, lovely guitar tones, a simply fantastically well-crafted song that these lads will be absolutely made up with. Also, with a bloody fantastic break in it – a beautiful guitar line, with demanding and powerful lyrics, building up and up until a conclusive ending. Keep your eyes peeled for these lads, going to be making waves ✊ [Spotify / Video on FB]

Some ABSOLUTELY incredible tunes out this month, and realistically, we’ve barely even scratched the surface here. There’s so much to find, and with gigs coming back now – you’re sure that there’ll be even more on the way! Fantastic stuff. Love writing up these ones! ☀️ all music, videos and images remain copyright of their respective owners!

Cream of the Crop: THE RETURN! 🤘🤘🤘

9th Jul 20219th Jul 2021artist, bread, cream of the crop, gigs, live, local scene, michael webster, olivia browse, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

we told you it was coming…

SO made up to be able to announce our first gig back at The Thirsty Scholar. you guys made our mid-lockdown ones last year so great, having to turn people away cause we ran out of seating space, and just a blooming lovely vibe in that whole chaotic year!

on the Saturday 7th August we’ll be returning with a stellar lineup, including Minervadaisy (with full band!) Scatterchild Harrison Rimmer Dr Fabola and our very own Olivia Browse and michael webster! this is shaping up to be one of our best gigs yet. can’t wait for it!

make sure you come on down during the day, 1-5pm (love the daytime vibe!) to catch it all! find out more at our event Cream of the Crop: THE RETURN!

(ps. covid restrictions should have calmed by this point, but if not, make sure you bring a mask, give space, and adhere to any guidelines in place!)

Listen to Minerva Daisy on Spotify!

Find more of Scatterchild’s music here!

Harrison has loads of tunes, check em!

Only feel-good vibes from Dr Fabola ☀️

Olivia Browse, queen of sad bops 💫

you already know michael, right? 🍞

One month of A Good Winter in June! ☀️

8th Jul 2021anyone's ghost, artist, bread, cassettes, local scene, michael webster, new musicLeave a Comment

tomorrow marks about ONE MONTH since we released A Good Winter in June with Anyone’s Ghost

we’re SO proud of this release. it’s been so lovely to see all your guys’ positive and lovely feedback on it, and we sold out of t shirts so quickly, and we’re a very good chunk through the tapes too!

it’s been an amazing journey and we can’t wait for even more stuff coming up soon. we’re SO close to 10k plays on Spotify!!

if you’ve not checked it out, then head over to our Bandcamp where you can listen / purchase / buy a tape! https://anyonesgh0st.bandcamp.com/releases

: Olivia Browse

Grain Radio Episode Eighteen! ☀️

7th Jul 20217th Jul 2021artist, bread, grain radio, local scene, new music, videoLeave a Comment

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We’ve got our EIGHTEENTH episode of Grain Radio for you today! 😊

We’re super made up with this one. There’s some absolutely incredible music from up-and-coming bands here in the North West and even further afield for this one! ☀️ it’s a blessing to be able to make these up and showcase some of our favourite new music. Thank you all for the continuous support on these! 🍞

Check it out on the audio above, or head over to our YouTube at https://youtu.be/wPjjcfvkjis (video embed at bottom!)

A big shout to each of the artists for letting us use their music for this – featuring music from:

Denh Izen
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Final virtual open mic!

6th Jul 2021artist, bread, gigs, live, local scene, michael webster, new music, open micLeave a Comment

it’s going to be our final virtual open mic over in Bread Social this coming Thursday! as always, hosted by our very own michael webster! don’t worry, it’s still Turtleneck Thursday…

we’ve had a lovely time over the past year hosting these, they’re been such a lush way for musicians to keep performing through lockdown but alas it must come to an end as next Tuesday (A WEEK TODAY!) we have our first open mic at the Grafton Arms

we can’t wait for this one, it’ll be weekly Tuesdays – find out more at Open Mic at The Grafton Arms!! there’ll be plenty of walk in slots, cheap and quality pints, food available to order and it’s all coming together nicely!

photo taken here by the fabulous Farrow Films & Photos at Royal Oak, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy (capturing our michael mid-angry strum)