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08/11/2024

NEW SINGLE: BILK ‘SUMMER DAYS’

Bilk show their softer side, with the latest single off their upcoming album ‘Essex, Drugs and Rock and Roll’. Stepping away from the usual antics of being a Rock and Roll Star, ‘Summer Days’ is a love song written by frontman Sol for his girlfriend.

Listen to ‘Summer Days’ everywhere now and pre order the bands second album from www.bilkband.co.uk

📸 Liam Maxwell

07/11/2024

‘The Cheap Thrills transformed the Olympia into a living, breathing celebration of Liverpool— a sanctuary for the people, the music, the spirit, and the heart of this city.’

The Cheap Thrills. took over their hometown on Saturday with a phenomenal sell out show at the iconic Liverpool Olympia. A real ‘I was there moment’.

Boots Music continued to sum it up better than we ever could: ‘For anyone lucky enough to be there, it was more than a gig; it was a triumph, an electrifying display of a city’s pride woven into the threads of a band.’

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04/11/2024

The Lilacs’ sold out show at the O2 Ritz Manchester. 1,500 voices. Something special happening with this band and we couldn’t be prouder to have them signed to Scruff of the Neck Records.

Pre-order the band’s debut EP ‘The 395 (To Forever)’ via the Scruff of the Neck website now!

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30/10/2024

NEW EP: THE LILACS ‘THE 395 (TO FOREVER)’ 💜

Wigan’s finest The Lilacs announce their debut EP set to release 21st March 2025 via Scruff of the Neck.

Hotly tipped to be the next biggest band in indie, The Lilacs have steadily risen through the ranks via word of mouth to gain a cult following of indie-loving, bucket hat-wearing fans, culminating in a huge sold out show at Manchester’s O2 Ritz this Friday.

Pre-order on Standard Night Bus Vinyl, Exclusive Splatter Vinyl, Retail Exclusive Day Bus Marble Vinyl and CD from www.upthelilacs.com and listen to the first single everywhere now.

25/10/2024

NEW SINGLE: THE LILACS ‘WHERE’VE YOU BEEN HIDING’

Landing just a week ahead of their biggest hometown show to date at Manchester’s O2 Ritz, The Lilacs release their first single with Scruff of The Neck Records. Exploring relationships in today’s world, the track launches a new era for The Lilacs 🔥

Listen and stream everywhere now 💜

14/10/2024

THIS SATURDAY Manchester’s IST IST return to their hometown for a huge show at New Century Hall, Manchester, closing out the UK leg of the ‘Light A Bigger Fire’ tour - in celebration of their recently crowned UK Top 40 record.

They have invited one of the best new Manchester post-punk bands Rude Films to open the night, alongside the excellent Cucamaras Band. And the band will be hosting an exclusive afterparty in the New Century bar til late.

Over 1,000 tickets have already been sold, so do not hang about and grab yours today!

🎟️ - ististmusic.com

📸 Trust A Fox (1,2)
📸 Jack Parker (3,4)

11/10/2024

FREE TICKET GIVEAWAY: ‘INDIE TIL I DIE’

We have two free tickets to giveaway for this indie royalty union in Manchester this Saturday, with some of the bands that inspired the conception of Scruff of the Neck.

To enter, simply like and tag a friend you’d take on this post and we will pick a winner by Saturday 12th October 1pm.

11/10/2024

THE SLOW READERS CLUB ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘OUT OF A DREAM’.

The Slow Readers Club ‘Out of A Dream’ is set to independently release on limited Vinyl, CD and Cassette on 14th March 2025.

Listen to the first immense single ‘Technofear’ now and pre order the new album from theslowreadersclub.co.uk

Welcome TSRC to the Scruff of the Neck Management roster!

07/10/2024

A mammoth weekend for Scruff of the Neck Live, diving head first into October with 17 shows, 37 bands and over 2,500 tickets sold.

UK tours commenced with sold out shows for each of , , and , while made a triumphant return to Manchester amongst much much more.

Head to scruffoftheneck.com to check out our full listings, you don’t want to miss out.

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29/09/2024

BEAVERTOWN X SCRUFF OF THE NECK: NEW SONIC SESSIONS SEPTEMBER 2024 EDITION

Rammed! Another legendary club-night unfolded for what is fast becoming a music monthly social in Manchester full of bands, industry and fans; all free entry and with some complimentary Beavertown beers 🍺

Performances this time came from the future of Manchester music in the form of vincent’s last summer, Bayboards and Kaiden Nolan.

Make sure you join us next month on October 24th for the next show featuring Brockhoff (from Germany!), Daisy Valentine and Darcey Beth.

27/09/2024

IST IST ‘Light A Bigger Fire’ is Number 25 in the UK Official Album Chart!!

We’ve worked with this band for nearly a decade from our first gig in a pub in South Manchester. It really does show hard work and quality music pays off. What a proud day!

Double win for our management roster as the album was also produced by our client Joe Cross.

Well done to the band and all involved on a truly independent campaign.

📸 Trust A Fox Photography & Reece Pinches

27/09/2024

NEW SINGLE: BILK ‘ON IT’

Bilk release their new single ‘On It’ off their upcoming second album today. A bouncy, boisterous, bass heavy celebration about living for the weekend and escaping the mundane routine of daily life, ‘On It’ is a reminder of the best experiences of growing up British that we all love.

Listen everywhere now and pre order the album from bilkband.co.uk

18/09/2024

THE BRACKNALL - FALLING OUT OF VIEW TOUR

Following several sold out tours, The Bracknall return with a huge 11 date headline tour across the UK, taking on their biggest venues to date so far in support of their hotly anticipated second album ‘Falling Out Of View’.

Taking their cues from the likes of The Verve, The War on Drugs and Oasis, The Bracknall are deemed to be the hottest new guitar band in the UK, don’t miss your chance to be part of the bands rise!

Tickets go on sale Friday 10am via

11/09/2024

LIVE AT LEEDS FESTIVAL: SCRUFF OF THE NECK STAGE

We’ve teamed up with our friends over at to bring you the best new bands and artists to Leeds’ city centre this November!

We’ll be taking over The Lending Room stage bringing Aerial Salad, AIKO, Bayboards, Phoebe Green, The Mercians, Shambolics, The Jacques, Ten Hands High and Shambolics to the stage for a full day of chaos.

Tickets are on sale now from www.liveatleeds.com

06/09/2024

Ivan & The Parazol ‘Breeze’ is out now via Scruff of the Neck Records! A union between Budapest and Manchester with the song now reaching across the Spotify network in 5 x countries ! Also as heard on BBC Radio 1 for the band’s UK radio debut. Lots more to come from one of Europe’s most exciting yet undiscovered live bands.

Spotify playlists:
🇨🇿 🇸🇰 New Music Friday Czechia/Slovakia
🇬🇷 New Music Friday Greece
🇭🇺 New Music Friday Hungary
🇭🇺 Nemazapop Hungary (Cover!)
🇺🇦 New Music Friday Ukraine

04/09/2024

BILK UK & EUROPE TOUR

Rock n Roll Stars Bilk announce a huge run of headline shows in their biggest venues to date across the UK and Europe.

Known for chaotic live shows, expect moshpits, stage diving and more from the band as they take their new upcoming album ‘Essex, Drugs and Rock and Roll’ on the road.

02/09/2024

THE SMALL FORTUNES - SOLD OUT DEAF INSTITUTE

A huge night on Friday as The Small Fortunes sold out their third consecutive headline gig in Manchester, this time at the iconic The Deaf Institute🔥 Promoted by Scruff of the Neck.

📸 - Liam Maxwell

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THE SLOW READERS CLUB ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘OUT OF A DREAM’. The Slow Readers Club ‘Out of A Dream’ is set to independently release on limited Vinyl, CD and Cassette on 14th March 2025. Listen to the first immense single ‘Technofear’ now and pre order the new album from theslowreadersclub.co.uk Welcome TSRC to the Scruff of the Neck Management roster!

10 MANCHESTER ARTISTS WE PROMOTE

10 MANCHESTER ARTISTS WE PROMOTE! Scruff of the Neck are proud to always be from Manchester so it’s only right we promote the best Manchester bands! Here’s just a tiny handful we’ve been listening to in Scruff of the Neck HQ recently… 1. IST IST 2. Aerial Salad 3. The Covasettes 4. Bayboards 5. Manilla Times 6. Angel B Valentine 7. Delights 8. The Small Fortunes 9. Uno Mas 10. Shade

INDIE LABEL MARKET: We took part in London’s Spring Indie Label Market with a place on the AIM Small Labels Committee stall with our good friends over at Rough Bones. We showcased our artist’s records amongst other independent music, DJs, beers and lots of vinyl from iconic indie labels such as Dirty Hit, Third Man, Chess Club and so many more! Thanks to everyone who stopped by the stall and gave our artists some love 🔥

9 INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS WE PROMOTE! Scruff of the Neck is proud to promote some of the hottest indie artists from across the world. Here’s just a handful, and their tunes we can’t get off our office playlist! 🇩🇪 Giant Rooks - ‘For You’ 🇩🇪 Kytes - ‘Out of Time’ 🇪🇪 Noep - ‘Go Home, You’re Drunk’ 🇦🇷 Pacifica - ‘Premature Rejection’ 🇦🇺 Lime Cordiale - ‘Robbery’ 🇱🇻 Sudden Lights - ‘Aijã’ 🇮🇪 Somebody’s Child - ‘Broken Record’ 🇪🇸The Boy from the South - ‘Amazing Man’ 🇦🇺 Sons of the East - ‘Silver Lining’

NEW SINGLE: AERIAL SALAD ‘TIED TO PIECES OF PAPER’ The latest signing to our management roster, Aerial Salad. serve up another dose of snarky punk with new single ‘Tied to Pieces of Paper’. Taken from their upcoming album R.O.I. (due out on April 12th via Venn Records), the trio tackle the topic of human beings’ dependence on money, with Tied to Pieces of Paper describing the struggles of those trying to focus on creative endeavours whilst also managing a full time job. Video by Shaolin Pete

This was Year’s End Festival 2023. We’ll be back Saturday 7th December 2024 for an even bigger indie blowout. The artists we are planning to bring are looking beyond mega... 👀 SUPER early bird tickets are on sale now from www.yearsendfest.com 🎥: Katie Smith

THE LODGE AT DEAF INSTITUTE Here’s all the fantastic artists you can see at Deaf Institute Lodge this Saturday! #manchester #scruffoftheneck #livemusic #theview #festival #oxfordroad #oxfordroadmanchester #uom #42snightclub #vistas