Cream of the Crop: 4th February!

we’re back with our first Cream of the Crop gig for this year at The Thirsty Scholar☀️

on the Saturday 4th February we’re kicking off in style with the amazing talents of Walter Kocays The Dove and The Dragon Old Sun, New Moon and our very own Anyone’s Ghost😊 it’s sure to be a fantastic afternoon, with some of our favourite songwriters on the Manchester scene.

come on down from 1pm onwards, veggie/vegan served all afternoon, quality drinks on tap, free live music.. can’t wait! find out more at our event Cream of the Crop: 4th February 🍞

Just The Crust 09/01/22: Kyle Toolan – Overcast 💥

our feature for today’s Just The Crust feature is the brand new debut single from Kyletoolanmusic “Overcast” 🤘

a familiar face on the Manchester scene nowadays, Kyle has been performing across the city at gigs and open mics and making a name for himself, playing mellow indie-rock tunes influenced by artists such as The 1975 and Sam Fender – with a huge amount of original songs under his belt now too! 👊

this debut single from him, “Overcast“, is a great introduction into his work. starting out with a grungey, droney guitar rhythm backed with a steady and maintained drumbeat and bassline, it flows super well throughout the track and the lead guitar adds a lovely contrast to the backdrop of the song, giving it a forward push throughout the track. Kyle’s vocal is restrained, almost conversational – but puts the focus on his lyricism which is personal, yet honest; showing the songwriting style he’s prolific within. the bridge is gorgeous too, balancing harmonies and breakdowns to give the track room to breathe, til it opens back up for the final chorus! ⚡️

you can find the tune over on all the streaming platforms, or the full music video on YouTube at https://youtu.be/NfgKp4RJYqU – well worth a watch!

find all of our features, reviews and more over on our website at www.breadrecords.co.uk 🍞

New Local Loaf playlist 🤘

another Sunday, another update to our Local Loaf playlist! we’ve made a brand new playlist for you for a fresh look in 2023 too 🤘

featuring music from Boxes The Malakites Afflecks Palace Sam McLaughlin Music and Al Morris it’s a great way to start off the playlist 😎 great to see so much incredible music coming out already this year!

head on over to our Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4VCG1GJ4fhKhUQAt6RVzMs to find the playlist in full – give it a like to keep up to date with any new additions 🍞

Three weeks since “a northern perspective” came out ⚡️

it’s been almost three weeks since our latest release with michael webster – his EP “a northern perspective“! 👊

it’s been super lovely getting so much positive feedback on it, plus our launch night was unreal and plus we even have CDs for sale for it as well over on our Bandcamp! 💥 a big thank you to everyone who’s checked it out in it’s 30 minute entirety 😆

if you’ve not heard it yet, you can find it on all the streaming sites, on Bandcamp at www.michaelwebster.bandcamp.com or even check out the music video for “waterlines” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DWjDPo3jIg 🍞

📸: Max Macmillan at the Grafton Arms 17/12/22

Our Just The Crust and The Wrap playlists of 2022! ⚡️

in case you missed it, we made up some playlists containing all the features for our Just The Crust and The Wrap from last year! 😊

there’s absolutely loads of tunes in these, so many incredible tunes came out last year and you’re sure to find something you love – it’s fantastic to see such a consistent stream of quality music coming out and this year is only gonna get better! 🤘

you can find the links to the playlists in our linktree at https://linktr.ee/breadrecords – give them a spin and find some of 2022’s finest music on there! 🍞

Our open mics have been boss 💥

even after the Christmas break we’ve had some sensational open mics on Tuesdays at the Grafton Arms and Wednesdays at The Lass O’Gowrie! 👊

they’ve been super busy with so many talented artists performing for us, it’s brilliant to see it continuing on into the New Year – plus, we’ll be back at the Flour & Flagon and Foundry Project Manchester in mid-January so keep your eyes peeled for them. 🙌

if you’re keen to perform at any of them, drop our very own michael webster a message for a slot – always a lovely environment and quality performers! 🍞

Just The Crust 02/01/23: Marc Todd – I Got Life ⚡️

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from Marc ToddI Got Life“! 🤘

a familiar face on the North West scene, Marc’s been performing across the region playing his original songs and we’re huge fans of his music. he’s graced us with his presence a fair few times now, and with an album already under his belt, he’s returned with this brand new single. 👊

it sounds incredible, maintaining an upbeat atmosphere whilst still feeling laid-back and relaxed, his vocals sit real lovely on top of his acoustic guitar playing, and his lyricism is uplifting and so put together, real worth checking out this track! it’s a great indication of his talents and we can’t wait to hear more from him. 😊

you can find the single on all streaming platforms when it drops this coming Friday 6th January – head on over to his Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/3XNMlVauQoiqjtEsVI2h3g to find all of his music! 💥

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

NYE in two days! 🤘

we can’t wait for this coming Saturday where we’ll have one of our favourite bands on the scene The Distance performing for us at the Grafton Arms for our NYE party 🤘

plus, with music from These Dreams and Trent Delves, and DJ sets from indefinite articles of Third Summer Music it’s sure to be a belter. 😎

free entry, quality pints on tap, come on down and see in the new year with us! find out more at our event New Year’s Eve with The Distance, These Dreams + Trent Delves 🍞

Our 2022 🥪

absolute madness to see this kind of support in 2022 ❤️

big love to everyone who’s come to a gig, played for us, streamed or bought any of our releases. it means the world! fantastic to see. 👊 and a huge shout to our artists Alien Clouds Anyone’s Ghost michael webster Narwhals Olivia Browse 🤘

so many plans for next year. roll on 2023 🍞

The Wrap 2022 playlist ✨

and we just put all of the tunes from our The Wrap feature in 2022 into a massive boss playlist as well 🤘

so many incredible tunes here, way too many to mention but there’s 88 proper belters in it from so many incredible local acts and bands! ✨

head on over to our Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5V0ijK9FVtehYiCJjidWlo to find the playlist in full – let us know what you think! 🍞