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Jake Bugg

Jake Bugg

Jake Bugg (born Jake Edwin Charles Kennedy on 28 February 1994) is an English singer-songwriter. His self-titled debut album, Jake Bugg, some of which was co-written with songwriter Iain Archer, was released in October 2012 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. His second album, Shangri La, was released in November 2013 and his third, largely self-produced album On My One, in June 2016. His fourth album Hearts That Strain, a largely acoustic effort, produced by Dan Auerbach, was released in September 2017. After a gap of four years, in August 2021, Bugg released the more pop-influenced fifth album Saturday Night, Sunday Morning.

Albums

2012 Jake Bugg
2013 Shangri La
2016 On My One
2017 Hearts That Strain
2021 Saturday Night Sunday Morning
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Album Review: Jake Bugg - Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
"This fifth album is really hard not to fall for."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Jake Bugg
"Bugg deals with yelled-out comments/questions wonderfully throughout the night, always repeating back the question for those who may have missed it."
News / Music
Jake Bugg Locks In Solo Acoustic East Coast Tour Dates
Touring this April!
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Jake Bugg - Hearts That Strain
"Jake Bugg has completed his transformation to mature songwriter for mature listeners."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Jake Bugg, Peter Bibby
A mixture of intricate finger-picking and Bugg's painfully sad vocals tore at the heartstrings.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Jake Bugg, Blossoms
"Just Bugg, his acoustic, and the crowd singing their hearts out."
Features / Music
Bugged By Lack Of Control, Jake's Taken The Wheel
"I never really had much of an input whereas now I want to be part of it because at the end of the day I'm the one that has to go and do it."
News / Music
Jake Bugg Announces Splendour Sideshows With Special Guests Blossoms
The British songwriting wunderkind will hit both coasts for his headline performances this July
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Gentlemen Of The Road
"All this high voltage mania was nothing compared to the absolute adoration that ushered Mumford & Sons on stage amidst a heavy downpour."
Features / Music
Meeting Expectations With Less Writing, More Chillin'
Chillin' with Beastie Boys, Chili Peppers and Rick Rubin, in fact
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Jake Bugg, The Creases, The Growl
With that, Lightning Bolt is our farewell, not a moment too soon, satisfying in a way that you’ve seen an artist at their best, and making us quietly excited about the next inevitable tour to celebrate even more hits. Quietly confident, with fingers crossed; it needs to happen.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Jake Bugg, The Creases, The Growl
"He is just here to play us his songs"