Jake Bugg laments in "A Song About Love"

Jake Bugg has just released a music visual for his latest single "A Song About Love," the third release off Bugg's sophomore album "Shangri La." The Nottingham-based singer/songwriter is still only 19-years-old, yet here he is with his second album already and, on the back of the acclaim he achieved on his self-titled debut album, the speedy release of "Shangri-La" is a promising sign that Bugg is bursting with ideas and has no plans of sitting back on top of his one Mercury nomination.
To be blunt, none of "Shangri-La" ever really steps too far from the safety zone of his debut, but Bugg is being fast-tracked by his label into producing new material, which is probably why the new album sounds so recycled. Should he be given the chance to master his penmanship and emulate his peers' musicianship, Bugg could genuinely live up to his hype and his potential within his next few releases. On "Shangri-La," however, Bugg is still searching for that special something and. providing he manages to find anything at all by the time he begins working on album number three, he could very well validate himself as a serious performer for years to come.
Following a similar structure some of the softer tracks heard in his debut, the new tune "A Song About Love," is a slow paced love ballad, in contrast to his rocking "Messed Up Kids." Bugg wrote this love ballad with two bars that last one beat too long before the chorus. It gave the session musicians who played on it a lot of trouble to work out. The British rocker is mainly self-taught; his only music training was a music technology course at college that he dropped out from at the age of 16.
According to an interview with the NME, Bugg didn't realize when he wrote this song that it would be difficult for his backing musicians to play, as he's never learnt how to read music. A dose of heartfelt romance is provided with "A Song About Love," where Bugg's honest emotions seem to pour out of this melancholy song. Bugg's versatility is showcased here and "A Song About Love" holds up just fine. He can easily bounce from rollicking folk to somber love tunes and back again. It Showing a more emotive side and a softer side of the young indie rocker. The video, showing a more sentimental side than we usually see of the Nottingham teenager, as he laments in his heartachey tune.

Jake Bugg going on the run in "Slumville Sunrise"

Jake Bugg has unveiled a music video for his the studio version of new bluesy track "Slumville Sunrise," which was recorded at Rick Rubin's Shangri La studio and will feature as the second single on British singer's new sophomore album named after the recording space, which is releasing today, and is a much more cohesive project. Additionally, Bugg says he's a far more proficient singer than when he recorded his debut. What a year it’s been for Bugg. At just 19 years of age, the Nottingham-born singer-songwriter has accomplished a hell of a lot.

Bugg demonstrates electric prowess on bluesy new tune, which opening with vigorous slamming chords, Bugg's vocal follows with "the wind keeps beating at my window, I haven't slept all night." Slipping into a fury of a chorus, Bugg sings, "Slumville sunrise, nobody cares or looks twice," to paint a vivid picture of a shanty town. The track has a real sense of enthusiasm about it and Bugg's ripping solo is fast and furious, leaving us to re-adjust to the whirlwind we've just heard. "This place is just not for me," chants Bugg, showcasing his desire to start afresh. "Slumville Sunrise" is an up-tempo number, eliciting the desire and lyrical talent of the young singer-songwriter.

The song thoroughly displays Bugg's quirky guitar skills. I got a chuckle at the video because of the green screen running in place. It was sort of haphazardly thrown together and made to look choppy. It really made this quirky song shine. "The video is basically a chase. A character, played by Jake, steals a ring from a jeweler and a pursuit begins, the chasing party increases in size and becomes more and more bizarre as the chase and song go on," director Shane Meadows explained to NME. What about that goofy tracksuit Bugg is sporting? "We wanted to pick the most awful tracksuit we could find - something he just wouldn't want to wear."

In Benny Hill style, Bugg acting for the first time and dressed in a shocking tracksuit, as he steals an engagement ring worth £20,000 from a jeweler's before going on the run through the city from the cops and a circus of others including granny, a plump woman in a leopard leotard, and an Elvis impersonator carrying what looks like a bag of onions. With traditional values and a Slumville wage, Bugg's character snatches a diamond ring from a ritzy shop to make his pregnant girlfriend his wife. When he arrives home and presents the ring to his girlfriend, she won't have it. Her inconsolable nature and their ongoing banter keeps the video fresh, humorous, and highly entertaining.

Jake Bugg unveiled "What Doesn't Kill You"

Breakout British folk/punk/rockabilly purveyor Jake Bugg is back on the scene, and the much-hyped indie guitar-rock bloke has returned with a brand new video for his punked-out song, "What Doesn't Kill You," the lead single to be taken from British singer-songwriter's upcoming sophomore album, "Shangri La," follow-up to last year's self-titled debut, will be released on November 18. Bugg spoke about the LA based Shangri La and the decision to name the new album after it: "It feels like its cut away from civilization." He added that it "felt right" to name the album after the studio.”
Speaking about the new album, the 19-year-old Mercury-nominated star explained that it was tracked live. "I think you capture a bit of magic doing that, something you can't explain," said Bugg. He also spoke about the swiftness with which the second album has followed his first. "It came quick but, for me, music's what I do to get away from stuff... Even though its been crazy, when I have time to myself, it's me picking up my guitar… I traveled lots and had some crazy experiences, so I had a lot to write about!"
Written by Bugg along with Iain Archer and produced by legendary producer Rick Rubin. "What Doesn't Kill You," is a guitar heavy energetic explosion recorded live in the studio that gives young performer's prior acoustic sound an electric jolt and gives us a snippet of just what is around the corner. The track is a speedy power-pop punch clocking in at just more than two minutes and is much rockier affair, in comparison to what we've heard from Bugg on his debut as the Nottingham star tries his hand at a more punk, straight forward thinking style of rock, which is a great refresher for today's music scene, filled with over-pop back tracks.
Bugg explains the streetwise inspiration behind the tune, referring to "stabbings in car parks" before delivering a first verse detailing a tale of everyday mugging. Tough new single provides taste of muscular second album. The video is a simple black and white clip that features Bugg rocking out in a sparse, white room, the video is direct and matches the febrile intensity of the song which, musically speaking, sits somewhere between the Arctic Monkeys at their most poignant and The Only Ones at their most romantic. Bugg himself is clad in a black biker leather jacket, his collar raised – seemingly against the world.

Jake Bugg sings "Broken" at an open mic night

British rising star Jake Bugg has unveiled a new video for the new version of his heartfelt ballad "Broken," the originally tune was served as seventh single to be taken from his self-titled eponymous debut album, which topped the UK Albums Chart. Twelve months ago, Bugg was just another teenage songwriter. Now, he's the self-appointed savior of real music, inciting riots wherever he goes. The young and bubbly singer Bugg has already finished half of his second album and is currently touring his album on the festival circuit, which will include performances at Glastonbury, T In The Park and Reading & Leeds.
Bugg is an English folk-rocker from a Nottingham housing project somewhat astonishingly, with songs that seem steeped in The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, The "Chirping" Crickets and A Date With the Everly Brothers. Essentially, Bugg does what countrywomen Adele and Amy Winehouse did with soul: He yokes the spirit and styles of dated genres to the now. No Auto-Tuned gloss here; Bugg's voice sounds more like it was run through a rusty 1950s stage mic than a digital workstation. At the same time, the roof-raising chorus pegs him squarely as a child of Nineties Brit pop. Vivid storytelling helps keep Bugg out of the nostalgia swamp. But for a teenager's debut, Bugg shows an artist who is crazy fully formed, stepping into a journey that should be worth following.
The young singer says his influences are the Beatles, Johnny Cash, Donovan, the Everly Brothers. He teamed up with legendary cross-genre producer Rick Rubin, who has been behind the helm of some hugely iconic albums, the new version of "Broken," is slower, fuller, and full of emotion. It's an incredible step forward for what was already an album highlight. The hymn-like quality of the original is now backed with crisp drums and soulful choirs, whilst Bugg's vocal is his best yet. The kind of shrill ballad that sounds great in the mud and rain for a moment of solace. What starts off as a wistful guitar piece grows into a choir filled cry that is just brilliant! His talent is impressive, but not towering.
The accompanying brand new music video, is a bleak little clip and very fitting for the vibes of the song, sees Bugg just hanging around in an American bar, before he takes to the center stage at an open mic night to perform the guitar-led track. We assume this bar doesn't check IDs at the door, considering the singer is only 19. Watch the 19-year-old rock star sing his heart out in a grungy pool hall, with only a harried waitress to pay him any attention, and prepare to be transfixed by the youthful gent with the old soul.