The Inmates

Rough-edged, tightly wound, and soaked in that smoky pub rock swagger, Bread & Water finds The Inmates doing what they do best — blending British R&B grit with a streetwise sense of urgency. The guitars chug like factory engines, the drums snap with no-nonsense precision, and Bill Hurley’s vocals growl with the gravel of hard nights and harder truths.

This isn’t just a song — it’s a warning shot wrapped in denim and desperation. The phrase “bread and water” echoes like a sentence handed down, metaphor and reality blurred. It's prison slang and working-class poetry, set to a beat you can't shake.

A-side attitude meets B-side soul — a record that rattles the bars and keeps swinging. Essential listening for fans of Dr. Feelgood, early Stones, and the raw nerves of late ‘70s British rock.