#Blowdry Colossus

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Release Rundown - Chat Pile, Delta Sleep, Field Music and Touché Amoré

Words: Ben Forrester Chat Pile – Cool World(The Flenser) Oklahoman quartet Chat Pile scared the shit out of us with their thrillingly intense debut album ‘God’s Country’ in 2022. It became one of the most talked about alternative records of the year, which would see the band touring around the world in its support for the next year or so. Of course, with such a well revered debut comes the…

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Listen to the fifth episode of ’60 Minutes or less’, the new podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast – featuring Peter Brewis of Field Music!

Words: Andy Hughes Off the back of the first four ‘60 Minutes or less‘ episodes – featuring guests Joe Casey of Protomartyr, Paul Hanley of The Fall, Philip Frobos of Omni and Jonathan Higgs of Everything Everything – it’s a trip to present our fifth episode, featuring Peter Brewis! A North East musician of note, alongside brother David, Peter is the other half of the brilliant Field Music.…

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Do Not Miss - November 2023

Words: Andy Hughes If you’re a sad act, chances are your November activities are centered around fireworks (fireworks are for shithouses). But you’re not a sad act. You’re really cool (you are after all on Birthday Cake For Breakfast), which means you’ve likely got a calendar filled with tip-top fun-times throughout the month. With so much going on though, it’s hard to whittle it down sometimes,…

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Listening Post - September 2023

Words: Andy Hughes For the uninitiated, the ‘Listening Post‘ is a monthly playlist that packs in 20 tunes, old and new, that have been tickling our fancy of late. Every month it’s wiped clean, so you’ve got to make the most of the time you have with it! This month we’re at it again and here’s a taster – Aussie punk, contemporary soul out of LDN, noise-rock from Widnes, Bristolian post-punk and…

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What’s On Michael Portillo’s iPod: Peter Brewis

Here at Birthday Cake For Breakfast, we like to get to the heart of what an artist is all about. We feel that what influences them is just as important as the music they make. With that in mind, ahead of releasing his new solo album ‘Blowdry Colossus‘, Field Music’s Peter Brewis talks us through a number of influences. Take it away, Peter… Words: Andy Hughes Ladybird / Pickwick Tell-A-Tale…