we’re absolutely STOKED to be able to announce even more new music on the way
on the 28th of January we’ll be releasing the brand new single from our very own Alien Clouds – their first piece of new music in over a year. it sounds bloody lovely, a real heartfelt tune that we had the pleasure of mixing and mastering. fantastic lyricism and songwriting as always, we’re super proud to have this out and can’t wait for you all to hear it!
just gone and sorted another update to our lovely Local Loaf playlist today
amazing releases this week, including brand new music from Deano ALL NOW Sean Rogan Migson Pollock and SOPHIE such well-crafted tunes, it’s so great to see so many great tunes coming out up North!
we’ve just made up a lil playlist of all of our 2021 Just The Crust features!
there’s way way too many for us to tag everyone but with 52 releases, including singles and albums, it’s an absolute brill insight into the talent on the scene! so many fantastic artists and tunes – we’re super proud to be able to have covered them all.
we’re at 555 songs on the playlist now, and over thirty-two and a half hours of top local tunes up North head on over to our Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5FnabVHuYeT9Yp2s7GjeKY to find the playlist in full – drop it a like to keep up to date!
we’re so made up with all the releases we put out this year!!
with music from our very own Olivia Browse Anyone’s Ghost and michael webster we’ve been busy alongside all of the live gigs we’ve been doing – super productive time for us and we are well happy with how well they’ve all done. we’ve got nearly 30k streams on all of these over on Spotify and a bunch of purchases on Bandcamp
head on over to our Bandcamp at https://breadrecords.bandcamp.com/ to find them all in full – we’ve got a bunch of merch available as well, go and check em out
our very own Olivia Browse‘s brand new single “Lonelier Than You” has been out for nearly four weeks now
we’ve already hit over a thousand and a half streams on Spotify, with coverage from BBC Radio Essex and plenty of lovely reviews and features it’s great to see it doing so well big shout to everyone who has listened!
we’ve also updated our lovely Local Loaf playlist today
with some amazing new additions from the likes of James Holt Lucy Wentworth JCKJane Lacey and Gen and the Degenerates it’s a boss one this week, well worth checking out all these unreal artists up North such a class collection of amazing local music in our playlist!
We’ve got another of our brand new Knead To Know interviews, today we have the fantastic Tay Temple ✨
We’ve known Tay for a good while now and we’re amazed at how far she’s come in the past few years, even in the midst of a pandemic and global lockdowns, she’s been smashing it and writing, performing and releasing throughout it all.. an absolute machine with so much talent! 😊
She’s been featured on our Just The Crust a few times now with her singles, and our very own michael webster did a lil cover of “Millennials” as well – we love to see it. Her brand new EP “Painfully Aware” is a beautiful collection of Tay’s songs, really giving the listener an insight into her thoughts and feelings, through lovely americana/indie-influenced songwriting, a fantastic band behind her and her usual amazing vocalwork and guitar playing! One of our favourites of the year for sure. 🙌
Check out the interview below!
Having released your singles just prior to, and throughout the pandemic, how was it to be able to put out your EP once things had opened up again?
The whole thing has been a bitter sweet experience. I released my debut single ‘Millennials’ back in March 2020 just before everything kicked off so it was really bad timing. We recorded the EP over 2019/2020 so when it finally came out in October this year I wasn’t as attached to the songs but I’m still so proud of the final product.
What kinds of things did you do to prepare for recording?
I’m a perfectionist so I record every rehearsal then listen back and pick out instrumentation parts I like – lead guitar riffs/ bass lines / drum fills etc. I also write out all the lead sheets for each song, as well as the lyrics, bpm, key signature, harmonies and a few other things. Basically I like to be as prepared as possible.
Have you got a favourite song from the EP, if so.. How come?
I think I’d have to say ‘Ladybird’ because it’s just such a significant song to me and the societal obsession with female beauty is something I strongly disagree with. I mean, I even got a tattoo of a ladybird. If that’s not commitment I don’t know what is haha.
What are your main influences within your songs – artists, music, the general world.. Lots of things often come into it!
I’d say the general world / politics are definitely a major influence on my writing, if not the main one. But I also write a lot about my own experiences because channeling my emotions into songs is basically my coping mechanism.
How has the past year impacted your releases, creativity and relationship with music?
If anything it’s made me realise just how much I need to perform. Having that taken away really impacted my mental health and made me question my whole identity so it’s safe to say I’m over the moon that I’ve been lucky enough to have multiple gigs this year.
It’s also made me so much more appreciative of the wider industry roles that don’t always get the limelight; Live Sound Engineers, Promoters, Booking agents, Venue owners etc. Without those people, artists like myself can’t put on shows so they are just as important and it’s a shame they don’t always get the credit they deserve.
What do you find most enjoyable about music?
When I first show my band something I’ve written and it all just starts to click. That’s when I know if a songs gonna work or not. It’s one of the most euphoric feelings – I just love it.
Is there anything else we should know for what’s on the horizon for Tay Temple?
I can’t reveal anything just yet but we have big big plans for 2022 and I’m just so excited for it all!
It’s fantastic to see such an insight into Tay’s music this way, and we couldn’t agree more with her on the under-appreciated areas of the music industry; and also with regards to the need for music for not only getting your thoughts out there, but with relation to creativity and self-care. Her attention to detail is super inspiring and we hope that you guys can take something away from this for yourselves! 🤘 a massive thanks to her for doing this for us, amazing stuff. 😊
We’ll be back soon with yet another edition of our Knead To Know interviews, in the meantime check out Tay’s music below! 🍞
fantastic lyricism and songwriting as always, we’re super proud to have this out and can’t wait for you all to hear it! 
such well-crafted tunes, it’s so great to see so many great tunes coming out up North! 
amazing stuff and so great to see so much boss music in the North!
well worth a listen this weekend! 
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