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What a fantastic night on Saturday at our Hayden J Barlow gig! 👊

29th Mar 2022artist, bread, gigs, live, local scene, new musicLeave a Comment

oh man we had an incredible one on Saturday over at the Grafton Arms for our monthly gig!

big love to Hayden J Barlow for headlining, his set was phenomenal – what a talent! his latest EP “rudimentary” is well worth a listen, he’s one of the finest musicians we know and it was a pleasure to host him! a big thank you to the amazing talents of Tom J Johnson Music Thomas Rennie and Ayanam Udoma Music for supporting too, what a night!

definitely worth checking out all of these talented chaps out. we’ll be back at the end of April with yet another gig – keep your eyes peeled for all the details!

: Max Macmillan

Just The Crust 28/03/22: Craig Lee and the Humblebees – He Can’t Help Looking At The Time 🍕

28th Mar 202228th Mar 2022artist, bread, just the crust, local scene, new music, videoLeave a Comment

our feature for today’s Just The Crust is the brand new single from Craig Lee and the Humblebees “He Can’t Help Looking At The Time”!

we’ve had Craig on our radar for a while now, he’s got some solid singles under his belt with a proper unique style mixing indie rock and 50/60’s rock and roll to really bring out a nostalgic and upbeat sound to his music!

this new single sounds fantastic, with lovely lyricism throughout, his vocal sounds great and effortlessly glides across the track and the hook is super catchy! a real top tune from these guys. it has a proper summery feel with its upbeat energy, all of the instruments compliment each other so well and it’s just a really well-crafted tune! definitely one to keep an eye out for.

you can find the track on all streaming platforms, along with his previous singles which are well worth giving a listen to as well. find Craig on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/4TW1kuyPJO7mJhOtxgc8pK – drop him a follow to keep up to date with any new music!

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

Local Loaf update 👊

27th Mar 2022artist, bread, local loaf, local scene, new musicLeave a Comment

another Sunday, another update to our Local Loaf playlist

some amazing additions this week, including music from Jacob Reddy Music HWY Neil Marsden Music BODY WATER and Chris Tavener! something for everyone this week, a real lovely indication of the variety up here in Manchester

head on over to our Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5FnabVHuYeT9Yp2s7GjeKY to check out the playlist in full – give it a like to keep up to date with all the updates!

Hayden J Barlow at The Grafton tonight! ☀️

26th Mar 2022artist, bread, gigs, live, local scene, new musicLeave a Comment

we’re super stoked for tonight where we’ll be down at the Grafton Arms for our headline show with the amazing Hayden J Barlow

it’s gonna be a belter, Hayden’s just released his brand new EP “rudimentary” and we can’t wait to hear some of his fantastic tunes that he’s just released. it’s going to be a super soulful night, with support from the amazing Laila Romero Ayanam Udoma Music and Thomas Rennie!

come on down from 7:30pm tonight to catch all the action – fantastic drinks on offer, pizza + food served all day, and free entry! what more could you want?! find out more at our event Bread Records Present: Hayden J Barlow + Supports

Less than two weeks til “Loafin’ Around” with Farrow & Friends! 🥪

25th Mar 2022artist, bread, gigs, live, loafin' around, local scene, new musicLeave a Comment

less than two weeks to go until this one over at The Bread Shed Manchester with Farrow & Friends Promotions!

we’re well stoked for this one, it’s the biggest venue we’ve put something on in before and it’s gonna be lush to be working with Laura on bigger things we’ve got some of Manchester’s finest up-and-coming talent for this one, with music from Midnight People Millie Milner & The Deadnames Margo Tommy Cei and Walter Kocays! it’s gonna be a proper belter.

this one will be on the Thursday 7th of April, make sure you grab yourself a ticket – find them at https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Manchester/The-Bread-Shed/Farrow–Friends-and-Bread-Records-Presents-Loafin-Around-/36043720/

A year since we welcomed Olivia to the label 🥪

24th Mar 2022artist, bread, local scene, new music, olivia browseLeave a Comment

it’s been an entire YEAR since we welcomed our Olivia Browse into the Bread family

we’ve had a whirlwind since then, putting out FOUR releases with her which have all been super incredible and we’ve had so many amazing responses to these, what a talent ranging from britpop to indie to pop, we’re so proud to have all these singles on our roster and made so many fantastic memories along the way

this here’s a proper throwback photo, one of the promo shots for “Red Stripe” – you can find all of Olivia’s music on streaming services or on our Bandcamp at www.breadrecords.bandcamp.com/music! keep your eyes out for more stuff on the way, can’t wait to see what the future brings

“paper dreams” is three years old! 💿

22nd Mar 2022artist, bread, local scene, merch, michael websterLeave a Comment

our very own michael webster‘s debut EP “paper dreams” turns three years old today

it feels like an absolute lifetime since we put this out – a year before the pandemic and so so much has happened since then! 15 releases and countless gigs and so many more artists. the start of an era, eh? this is a collection of some of michael’s earlier work, seven songs with tunes like “firewall” and “oceania rendevous” which we reckon you’ll recognise from any gigs!

it’s available to listen to on all streaming platforms, or you can head over to Bandcamp at https://michaelwebster.bandcamp.com/album/paper-dreams to find it in full – very limited amount of CDs left too if anyone fancies one!

Local Loaf update! ☀️

20th Mar 202220th Mar 2022artist, bread, local loaf, local scene, new musicLeave a Comment

Another Sunday and another update to our fantastic Local Loaf playlist 👊

there’s so much amazing music coming out lately and so many tunes on our radar, it’s a pleasure to add them to our lovely playlist for you – including brand new music from The Seminals Phoebe Green iamkyami / Lazygirl Chew Magna and The Secrets That Kill Us ☀️

such a variety this week, this is why we love the scene, so much creativity and it simply inspires us to keep doing our thing! 😎 find the playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5FnabVHuYeT9Yp2s7GjeKY – drop it a like to keep up to date with any new additions! 🍞

Only a week til we have Hayden J Barlow over at the Grafton! ☀️

19th Mar 2022artist, bread, gigs, live, local scene, new musicLeave a Comment

only a week to go til we’re back over at the Grafton Arms for our headline show with the amazing Hayden J Barlow!

fresh from the release of his fantastic EP “rudimentary”, we’re sure this is gonna be a hell of a gig. Hayden’s talent is immense and we’re proper looking forward to it! you can find his EP on all streaming platforms, we highly recommend checking it out we’ve also got support from the amazing talents of Ayanam Udoma Music Laila Romero and Thomas Rennie!

come on down next Saturday 26th March from 7:30pm, there’s quality pints on offer, food served all day and even free entry for the gig! gonna be a boss one. find out more at our event Bread Records Present: Hayden J Barlow + Supports

“3310 & A Pterosaur” has been out for just over a month! 🪐

18th Mar 2022artist, bread, local scene, narwhals, new musicLeave a Comment

our first release from the fantastic Narwhals “3310 & A Pterosaur” has been out for just over a month now!

we’re super stoked to have these guys on the label, expanding out our roster with their heartfelt and intimate music. Jacob’s songwriting here is exquisite, really bringing you into the story conveyed through the track. the instrumentation and production surrounding Jacob’s vocal is perfect, really expanding out the track and giving it so much room to breathe whilst guiding the song along in such an expert manner. so many fantastic releases on the label now from our artists, we’re super blessed.

you can check out the single over on Bandcamp at https://narwhalsuk.bandcamp.com/album/3310-a-pterosaur – have a listen and support us by purchasing it if you fancy! the b-side is a cover of Frightened Rabbit‘s “Good Arms vs Bad Arms”, and it’s a beautiful tribute to Scott. let us know what you think!