Jake Bugg: Shangri La - Album Review

Straight from the beginning bars of opening track ‘There’s a Beast and We All Feed It’, Jake Bugg is radiating the energy of youth and crying out about love and heartbreak. At only one minute 42 seconds, it may be a quick burst of lilting rhythms to being with, but it’s more than enough to get you into his music and get you completely hooked for more. Fast paced, punchy and catchy to boot, Bugg begins as he means to go on with more of the tunes that shot him to fame. 

Jake Bugg Interview and New Video

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Fame, it’s said, can go to your head. And going a bit mad is perfectly understandable when you find out firsthand that people knowing your name doesn't bring you the kind of emotional gratification that TV promised you your whole life. If you want to see this monster at work on a fragile young mind then look no further than the daily Justin Bieber section of your local newspaper.