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Just The Crust 29/04/24: Keddy Sowels – Reflection 🎶

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our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from Keddy Sowels “Reflection“!

a regular face here in Manchester, he’s been performing across the city at gigs and open mics and already has some lovely tunes out – well worth checking them out; and his brand new single here marks a different direction for the indie-rock artist. 🎸

“Reflection” is more of an electronic track, moving away from the guitar-based indie anthemic tone of his previous tracks, with synths and electronic drums making their way to the forefront of the tune – and with less singing, more rapping – it shows a different side to his music. 🎶 still maintaining the political and social commentary of his earlier tracks, it’s a stark look at the state of current society.

you can find the track on all streaming platforms, including Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/7erGB63SVoZJpFC7ABPHjf – check it out! 💥

all of our features, reviews, music and more are available on our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk 🍞

ICYMI, our latest edition of The Wrap 🌮

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in case you missed it, our The Wrap feature for March 2024 was absolutely sensational 🌮

so many incredible tunes on it, including tracks from Run Remedy Strange Dream Daisychain ARTEMIS Sunkisst Harry Heart By Wednesday and Luna Marble! ✨ well worth checking out!

you can find the feature in full on our website at https://breadrecords.co.uk/2024/04/18/the-wrap-march-2024/ – have a look and let us know what you think! 🍞

The Wrap: March 2024 ✨

Just The Crust 22/04/24: Black Brunswicker – A Moment of Clarity ✨

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today’s Just The Crust feature is the brand new release “A Moment of Clarity” from Black Brunswicker! ✨

we love Ethan’s music, always a pleasure to listen to it and we’ve had them perform for us a bunch – with spellbinding performances and such intrinsically crafted sets, they’re well worth catching live! 👊

this new EP is a fantastic show of their talent, with magical scenes and soundscapes throughout the full release, it’s a joy to listen to; so serene and peaceful, with gorgeous melodies leading the way on each of the tracks, and luscious atmospheres behind them – each element perfectly placed to balance to one another, proving Black Brunswicker’s ear for not only an effective melody, but also the knowledge of how to utilise what is next, and create a gorgeous backdrop for their music. an incredible release – one of our favourites is “Olde Magicks” – giving us rainy forest walking vibes! 🌙

the EP is available on all streaming platforms, and also available to purchase digital + tape on Bandcamp at https://blackbrunswicker.bandcamp.com/album/a-moment-of-clarity – well worth a purchase!

all of our features, reviews, music and more can be found on our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk 🍞

The Wrap: March 2024 ✨

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we’re back with our next edition of The Wrap! covering some of our favourite releases of March 2024, with so many incredible releases 🌮 you can find all of our reviews below ⬇️

Manchester’s own Run Remedy has returned with a brand new single, “Turf War“! We’re huge fans of Robin’s music, such intricate and delicate melodies interwoven into dynamic and intrinsic storytelling lyricism – feeling like you’re having a nice conversation with an old friend. Her lyrics touch on a variety of emotions, feelings, and topics, whilst feeling fresh and natural; the flow of this track is lovely, with a vibey groove behind it, and a luscious guitar pattern painting the scene, providing a gorgeous space for Robin’s vocal to take command and really entice the listener in. A must see live performer, too!

We’ve covered Strange Dream a bunch in the past, and we love their fast-paced lo-fi style, feeling like a real throwback to the psychedelic scene of the 70’s, so many lovely guitar tones thrown into their music and this new single “Lyin’ Down (Reloaded)” is no different! Kicking off with a real force, it opens up with a huge atmosphere, to drop away so lusciously into the verse, with a lovely vocal melody setting the scene; only to open back up into a real fuzzy, grungey vibe but with the brightness of the psychedelic genre that they focus on. Another incredible tune from them!

Manchester-based indie-pop outfit daisychain just released their debut single “Stay“! A lovely melodic guitar riff opens up the track, with Johnny Marr-esque arpeggiation, a bouncy and upbeat rhythm matched between the bass and drums, providing a lovely backdrop for the main vocal to take centre stage. It reminds us of folk-punk too, the more direct and personal elements of the track really give us Remember Sports and P.S. Eliot, especially with the guitar tones and the vocal timbre. A fantastic debut single, we can’t wait to hear what they’ve got in store!

We’ve been fans of ARTEMIS for a good while now, having seen him progress over the past few years, having performed at gigs and events across the city, and his sound has progressed so well and it is evident fully in his new track “The Waves“! Taking influence from acts like The National and Phoebe Bridgers, with delicate melodies and atmospheric vocals, creating a gorgeous soundscape for the backdrop to his personal and often uplifting and positive lyricism. There’s a gorgeous shimmery atmosphere to this track, feeling so intimate throughout but being so dynamic too – well worth a listen!

North East Scotland’s Sunkisst just put out their brand new album, and we love this single “Amplifier“! With a grungey, mean guitar riff solidifying the base of the track, elements of blues and punk are present throughout; it’s an upbeat tune with a whole range of influences in there. The track’s got a fantastic groove to it, and it’s dark, broody and direct, yet the chorus is open, huge and upbeat – the dynamic in the song is fantastic. Such a great track, well worth a listen!

Another act on our radar for a good while, Harry Heart just released his brand new single “Asylum“! A real force on the scene, performing a bunch and really gaining a name for himself over the past few years, and this new single is real proof of his talent. His vocal commands the track superbly, making the listener hang onto every word, with a luscious guitar melody, and fantastic production, every element coming together so well; and with backing vocals from the amazing Harriet Dagnall! He’s culminated a variety of inspirations here to really create something unique, there’s grungey elements, indie rock, pop and soul; we can’t wait to see what this year has in store for Harry.

A real familiar face for us here at the label, ByWednesday have just dropped their brand new single “Circles“! We’ve had them perform for us a bunch of times, and they always smash it; their indie-rock/shoegaze/alternative-pop stylings really come together to create something unique. This track is almost jazzy at times, and the guitar tones throughout are just simply gorgeous. You can really see the chemistry of the band in this track too, there’s such a connection between them all, everyone is perfectly placed and balanced! It’s brilliant to see, and they’ve come out here with another banger that’s sure to solidify them as ones to watch for 2024.

We’ve had Luna Marble perform for us loads now, lastly in March and they always blow us away by their passion, raw intensity and stage presence, and their original songs are incredible! This new single “Redemption” is yet another milestone for them, a gorgeous tune, luscious guitarwork, powerful and commanding vocals, a perfect balance between the two and then it’s only accentuated even further by the dynamic and groove of the rhythm section. They’re serious songwriters too, always portraying emotions and feelings in an exciting, yet serious manner, they know how to really capture a listener’s attention with expert musicianship and lovely production throughout their music. Definitely ones to catch live!

yet another incredible month of music, there’s been 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! 🤘

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. 🍞

Just The Crust 15/04/24: Chloe Hawes – Remains / Reminders 🤝

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our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new album from Chloe Hawes “Remains/Reminders“! 👊

after a trio of fantastic singles from the album, they’ve released the full release and it sounds mega – mixing indie-folk with raucous americana and punk rock elements, truly making their sound their own! 🎶

you can tell right from the get-go that they’ve got a real ear for melody and creating luscious riffs in their music; and Chloe’s songwriting talent is on full display here, almost feeling like a conversation with them throughout each track. their music is raw, honest and personal – and fantastic to listen to! 🙌

you can find the full album on all streaming platforms, and it’s also available to purchase on Bandcamp at https://chloehawes.bandcamp.com/album/remains-reminders 💿

all of our features, reviews, music and more can be found on our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk 🍞

Just The Crust 08/04/24: Old Sun, New Moon – Lay Your Burden Down 🌙

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our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from Old Sun, New Moon – “Lay Your Burden Down“! ☀️

we’ve had them perform for us a bunch over the past few years, consisting of two of our favourite artists collaborating to create something really special – every time we’ve caught them live, they’ve been spellbinding! 💫

after their first few releases, they’ve come back to the first song that they performed live together – it’s a luscious track, and you can really hear the chemistry between Ethan and Tom; matching each other perfectly throughout the track, with a soft guitar melody and Tom’s rough vocal flowing superbly, and Ethan’s ambient tones lacing the track expertly – ebbing and flowing throughout, touching on elements of distortion and feedback, but being controlled so well throughout. Tom’s vocal sounds amazing here, and his songwriting capability is on full display with such intimate, raw and image-inducing lyricism 🤘

it’s a fantastic tune, and it’s available to listen to on all streaming platforms, and you can purchase it on Bandcamp at https://oldsunnewmoon.bandcamp.com/music – well worth a download. 🎶

all of our features, reviews, music and more can be found on our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk 🍞

April – upcoming gigs! 🤝

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a jam packed April for us with a whole load of gigs! 👊

last night we were at Low Four Studio for our headline with Anyone’s Ghost + support from Arms & Hearts and Elizabeth Owens – what a show! a huge thank you to everyone who came down 🌙

then tomorrow we’re at The Thirsty Scholar for Cream of the Crop, a slight lineup change due to train strikes so we’ll have Harry Macqueen michael webster FRANK and Adam K from 1pm! come on down! 🌾

next week we’re down at the Grafton Arms on the Thursday 11th for a headline show from Paul Shepherd and support from Beth Hardaker, Sore Winner and michael webster – only £5 in at https://fatso.ma/ZwSg🙌

and again at the Grafton Arms for The Slice on Saturday 13th, raising money for The Christie Charity with feature slots from Sea Breeze UK The Divine and Object Ash – plus open mic slots 6-9pm! 🍕

on the Friday 19th April we’re teaming up with Night Owl Music Promotions at Aatma for another headline show with the amazing Outside Now – with support from Virginia Coast, Scatterchild and James Low – it’s bound to be a belter of a night. £7 tickets at https://fatso.ma/ZDZy💥

and finally we’re back down at The Thirsty Scholar for another matinée show with Paul Shepherd, with support from Mania, Sore Winner + michael webster – 3pm start! 🤘

you can find all of our upcoming gigs on our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk/events 🍞

Just The Crust 01/04/24: Bonneville – New Lady ✨

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our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the new album from the genre-bending artist Bonneville, “New Lady“! 🌙

having released a bunch of already great singles over the past year or so, she’s made a name for herself with intricate pop melodies, delicate and intrinsic lyricwork, and taking influence from the likes of country, rnb and jazz – all whilst maintaining a unique styling that she can call her own. the latest single “Chimpanzee” dropped on the 22nd March, along with the full album! 💿

there’s a real sense of a conversation in each of the tracks, an intimate opening up of feelings and emotions – feeling like an effortless conversing between friends set to a luscious backdrop, consisting of pianos, guitars and a delicate production process; with a perfect balance to each song, complimenting the nature of each track superbly to ensure that there’s a real meaning to each of them. 🎧

you can find the album in full on all streaming sites, including on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/1eWwJLmcOrLKNfjkLAUeXV – give it a spin, well worth checking out! 🌙

all of our features, reviews, music and more can be found on our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk 🍞

ICYMI, our latest edition of The Wrap 🌮

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in case you missed it, last week we put out our The Wrap feature for February 2024 🌮

including amazing releases from the talents of The Internet Café Cuties Here’s The Steeple Hayden J Barlow Alwyn Jones Tallulah Guard Walter Kocays and Ladybarn.mcr – well worth checking out!! 👊

you can find the feature in full on our website at https://breadrecords.co.uk/2024/03/20/the-wrap-february-2024/ – give it a read and let us know what you think! 🍞

The Wrap: February 2024 ✨

Just The Crust 25/03/24: Flowers of Evil – Disparate ✨

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our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from Flowers of Evil “Disparate” with Jenny Perry, out earlier this month! 💥

we’ve been huge fans of Flowers of Evil since we heard their single “Cherry-AID“, a huge upbeat track that is quintessential to their sound, weaving various different influences and genres throughout their music constantly, proving their musical capabilities and efforts – always keeping it fresh and new with every release! 👊

this new single is no different; a mellow and calming relaxed start, feeling super melodic and flowing superbly, building so well with the use of vocal harmonies, delicate melodies throughout that compliment one another, and their first single to utilise both Spanish and English! throughout the track, it changes drastically, becoming more rhythmic and heavy, opening up to huge vocals and a massive atmosphere, their use of dynamic throughout is exceptional – we can only imagine this would be incredible live, a real journey throughout the track. 🙌

you can find the track on all streaming sites, including Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/0m3FoEPROirtK5hZpJV7W4 – give it a listen! 🎧

all of our features, reviews, music and more can be found on our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk 🍞