Born: 28 / 2 / 1994
Location: United Kingdom
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.
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"This fifth album is really hard not to fall for."
"Bugg deals with yelled-out comments/questions wonderfully throughout the night, always repeating back the question for those who may have missed it."
Touring this April!
"Jake Bugg has completed his transformation to mature songwriter for mature listeners."
A mixture of intricate finger-picking and Bugg's painfully sad vocals tore at the heartstrings.
"Just Bugg, his acoustic, and the crowd singing their hearts out."
"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."
The British songwriting wunderkind will hit both coasts for his headline performances this July
"All this high voltage mania was nothing compared to the absolute adoration that ushered Mumford & Sons on stage amidst a heavy downpour."
Chillin' with Beastie Boys, Chili Peppers and Rick Rubin, in fact