Forget Pret, Good Health Good Wealth are taking us to a much more familiar place with their new single, ‘The Cafe’. A gritty, no-frills café that’s all about clinking mugs and sizzling sausages.
But this isn’t your typical cafe scene. It’s the backdrop to a breakup, and not the neat and tidy kind you might expect. This track digs into that awkward space between the end of a relationship and the final goodbye, where things are messy, unresolved, and a little too familiar.
Bruce Breakey’s spoken word style leads into a soulful flow as he navigates the murky middle ground between staying connected and truly letting go. Simon Kuzmickas pairs that with sparse beats, mournful slide guitar, and a psych-rock finale that amps up the emotion.
Bruce explains: “A break-up only ever works, at least from my experience, if you cut it off completely. The odd catch-up back down your favourite cafe is never going to be that simple. This song is about navigating that tricky grey area between the initial break-up and the actual break-up. As comforting, familiar or exciting it may be to meet up for a chat, someone has to rip off the plaster eventually.”
The track is just a glimpse of the band’s upcoming EP, but it already shows that Good Health Good Wealth has mastered the art of telling real-life stories with killer tunes. They pull influences from Ian Dury, The Streets, and Madness, blending ‘90s electronica with modern indie flair. It’s a sound that’s both nostalgic and totally in tune with 2025.
Bruce, an East Londoner, and Simon, a Lithuanian who’s got the British wit down to a tee, met the old-fashioned way: in a pub. Since then, they’ve racked up Radio 1 and Radio X support, sold-out shows, and major festival slots. Their London gig at The Lower Third sold out three months in advance, and they’ve got a packed schedule ahead.
Here’s where you can catch them:
FEBRUARY
7th – London, The Lower Third (SOLD OUT)
25th – Birmingham, Hare & Hounds (with Oneda)
MARCH
4th-9th – New York, The New Colossus Festival
MAY
17th – Sheffield, Get Together Festival
23rd – London, Electric Ballroom (with The Sherlocks)
24th – Bristol, Dot To Dot Festival
25th – Nottingham, Dot To Dot Festival
JULY
27th – Nottingham, Boho Festival
AUGUST
2nd – Lake District, Kendal Calling
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