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michael webster – “left to speak / unacquainted strangers” out 21st May! ✊

1st May 2021artist, bread, local scene, michael webster, new musicLeave a Comment

we’ve got another release for you guys!!

on the Friday 21st of May our very own michael webster will be releasing his brand new single “left to speak / unacquainted strangers” – can’t wait for this one!

if you know us here at the label then we’re pretty sure you all know michael – this will be his *9TH RELEASE* (what?!) and it sounds absolutely huge! each release only just keeps getting better and better. look at how lush this artwork is too, from the amazingly talented Anyone’s Ghost

we’ll have a pre-save link for you in due time, and we’ve got something special lined up for that, so keep your eyes on our socials! in the meantime head over to Bandcamp at www.michaelwebster.bandcamp.com to find all his previous music!

One year posting streak!?! 🍞

30th Apr 202130th Apr 2021artist, bread, local scene, new musicLeave a Comment

we’re on a ONE YEAR posting streak!?! 🥳

blooming heck it’s been a busy year. we’ve done so much lately in regards to all of our features and gigs and that – we’re currently working on actual in person gigs and incorporating that into our features, and then we’ve got even more releases planned out for you guys. gonna be insane! ✊ a shout out to all the artists we’ve featured and had playing for us for the past year – couldn’t do it without you guys!! 😊

we’ve got everything on our website, where you can find all of what we’ve done, plenty and plenty of local music for you guys to check out! ☀️ we’re super hyped for what’s to come! 🍞

Local Loaf update! ✊

10th Apr 2021artist, bread, local loaf, local scene, new musicLeave a Comment

another lovely update to our Local Loaf playlist

some absolutely amazing music coming out lately.. featuring brand new tunes from Hayes & Y Stephen Ellis Ashleigh Marcus Man and Olivia Browse – easily something for everyone this week.

if you’ve got a new release out, or have any recommendations for us just drop us a comment below / message! always on the lookout for new tunes

as always, you can find our Local Loaf playlist over on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5FnabVHuYeT9Yp2s7GjeKY – drop it a follow to keep updated on all the new music from the scene here in and around Manchester!

‘Best Independent Record Label’ FINALISTS!! 🍞

9th Apr 2021artist, bread, gigs, local scene, new musicLeave a Comment

OH WOW you guys!!!! we’ve managed to get to the finals in the North West Music Awards for ‘Best Independent Record Label” with Red Spot Events!!

it’s a bit of a late post this one as we’ve only just found out.. but we’ve just released Olivia Browse‘s single, then we get told about this… what a day!!

we could never have even got this without all your support and we are SO grateful that we have such a lovely community behind us this means all of what we do will be judged by people behind the likes of BBC Radio Manchester XS Manchester Happy Mondays New Order and a whole load more!!! HOW INSANE!

there’ll be a livestream event on the 19th of May to determine the winners – head over to Red Spot Events page to find out more in the coming weeks, and we’ll be sure to keep you all informed of what’s going on

think after all of today’s craziness I need a can of red stripe to celebrate thank you all so much!

Update on the North West Music Awards ☀️

3rd Apr 2021artist, bread, gigs, local scene, new musicLeave a Comment

just a lil post today to remind you guys that the voting for the Red Spot Events North West Music Awards is still open, til Tuesday 6th April!

we’ve been nominated for ‘BEST INDEPENDENT RECORD LABEL’ ….. how surreal! we just want to say a bloody huge thank you to everyone who has voted already – we’ve had such a lush response to this and to see you guys actively supporting us like this is just, well, insane. thank you guys SO much!

we just wanna give a lil recommendation to also vote for Tay Temple for best new track, MILLICENT for best music video and UNO MAS for best new band! gotta rep those who support you, and are making waves on the scene here in the North West.

if you haven’t voted yet, then simply head over to this link – https://forms.gle/VAVuHJYniiAkFgQc6 where it takes two minutes to do!!

UPDATE on yesterday’s vote!! ☀️

30th Mar 2021artist, bread, gigs, local scene, new musicLeave a Comment

UPDATE!!***** we are ABSOLUTELY BLOWN AWAY FROM THE SUPPORT YOU GUYS HAVE GIVEN US our website views went up 11,000% from last week’s data.. WHAT

however!!!!! we have been silly and found out that this is not the actual way to vote…….. so we are asking one more time for your support please go over to this following link and then you can cast your votes!!!

all you need to do is: 1) go to the link above! 2) cast a vote for each category 3) submit your vote!

if you’re not sure on who to vote for on each category, then you can either check out each of the nominees or pick one that sounds coolest to you but we highly recommend voting for Tay Temple MILLICENT UNO MAS Deco Records and Jack Parker (JCK)!!! some of the best ones in our opinions!!

THIS LINK HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjnf2FzsSnssGbvE0vQsIS8bCwROir587sOld6aIk8RCey9A/viewform

We’ve been nominated for BEST INDEPENDENT RECORD LABEL! 😱

29th Mar 202129th Mar 2021artist, bread, gigs, local scene, new musicLeave a Comment

hard to believe this. we have been nominated for ‘Best Independent Record Label’ by Red Spot Events?!?!?!?!?!!!!! 😱

we are absolutely HONOURED to be even considered for this. what a chaotic thing to start your week to!! thank you so much to everyone for all of your support and whoever nominated us for this, thank you SO much!! ❤️ it means so much to see people not only supporting us but actually putting us forward for this kinda thing. ✊

over on their website you can go and vote for each category – it would be super lovely if you amazing people would go out and vote for us! head over to their website at https://linktr.ee/BestRecordLabelNominations and check out the full list of nominations, there’s some absolutely amazing and fantastic people out there doing great stuff – as you know, we’re all about supporting local creatives and musicians 🪐

All of our features! 🙂

13th Nov 2020artist, bread, fresh batch, grain radio, just the crust, local loaf, local sceneLeave a Comment

just a reminder that you can find all of our features for local music here on our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk

there’s a whole bunch of stuff over there now with links to so many great livestreams we’ve put on, new releases and the such! a great collection of some of Manchester’s best talent

we’re so happy for the continued support we get from the community and a huge thank you to all these artists for working with us!

Baked Goods: 8th May!

7th Mar 202015th Apr 2020baked goods, gigs, local sceneLeave a Comment

are you ready for our huge band gig down at Zombie Shack on the Friday 8th May? we can’t wait for it!! 👊

we’ve got five incredible bands down, including Sonic A.M (pictured) The Sewer Cats Rival Unit Gdansk81 and South Of Summer! ⚡️

this is probably our biggest gig yet, so make sure you get your tickets from skiddle.com/e/13763508 before it’s too late! 🍞

Merry Christmas from Bread Records 🍞

25th Dec 201917th Apr 2020bread, local sceneLeave a Comment

merry christmas to all who’ve come down to our gigs, performed for us and collaborated with us on our various projects this year! ✊

we’ve got some big plans for 2020 so keep your eye out for new events and more! 🙃🙃

this photo is the cover of our free ‘Born and Bread’ compilation which we put out in 2017, dedicated to the amazing Alana Bondi – featuring some amazing music from North West musicians. check it out on Bandcamp at www.breadrecords.bandcamp.com 🍞