All Day Breakfast Cafe - Builder's Brew (EP)

Upcoming all-female South London disco band All Day Breakfast Cafe have released their debut EP, Builder’s Brew. The EP was released prior to the band’s appearance at Wild Paths Festival this previous weekend.

Despite only releasing a small number of tracks as a collective, the band has garnered a lot of momentum: they’ve played multiple festivals and been featured on playlists and editorials (including Spotify’s EQUAL). These accomplishments have culminated in the release of Builder’s Brew, a 4-track EP that sees the band showcase an impressive display of influences, talent and potential.

The EP kicks off with two straightforward, yet groovy and captivating tracks. “Old School Struggling” sees vocalist Loucin Moskofian singing about hustling to make ends meet, an ever-relatable and sweet sentiment, while the following track “Sugartown Parade” sees the band blend disco and funk styles. The band seamlessly work in crescendos, key switches and group vocals into one tight dancefloor-ready track. Then comes what is perhaps the centerpiece of the EP, the fantastically titled “What If Nile Rodgers and Fela Kuti Were Friends”. All Day Breakfast Cafe do as good a job as anybody can in answering that question, as they fuse the disco/funk prowess of Nile Rodgers with Fela Kuti’s alluring afrobeat grooves; an ambitious and daring track that goes a long way to showcase the creative potential of the band. Closing the EP out is a soulful cover of The Darkness’ “I Believe In A Thing Called Love”. Although drastically different in sound from the original, the band pulls this rendition off in a very theatrical way. Moskofian shines vocally on this track, and Lettie Layland delivers a dazzling trumpet solo, however every member of the band is in step together throughout the duration of Builder’s Brew. Despite being self-termed as “South London’s favourite disco band”, All Day Breakfast Cafe showcase a lot of versatility here, incorporating sounds from funk, jazz and afrobeat (as well as disco). A more long-form release could see the band fulfill even loftier creative ambitions, however this EP is an exciting starting point.

You can listen to Builder’s Brew below.