Jake Bugg: A-
Jake Bugg is not your average
British teenager. For one thing, at just
18-years-old, is a frighteningly talented songwriter and has been called the
British Dylan.
The new album ‘Jake Bugg,’
(Mercury Records), out on April 9th, is genuine and absolutely breathtaking
from beginning to end. 'Lightning Bolt's swaggering indie-rock is reminiscent
of Merseyside’s The Coral. ‘Seen It All’
is a wry rebellious song with a very Libertines-esque abandon. This also
exposes his love of '60s psych-folk. 'Seen It All' begins with Bugg dropping a
pill ("Or maybe two") before crashing a party at a local gangster's
house where "a friend took me aside, said 'everyone here has a knife'".
Balancing his rage and
discontent of he previous are the soul wrenching tunes of a vulnerable and
reflective soul. The disarming 'Simple As This' is exposes his proficiency with
word play and introspective splendor.
“Tried absolution of the mind and soul, it only led me where I should
not go. Oh and he answer well how could I miss, something as simple as this?”
The country-folk 'Note To Self' brings allows
Bugg’s distinctive voice to stand out and while offering wisdom beyond his
years. The slow tempo ‘Broken' is as stunning as it is haunting. This song
leaves your mind in shams wondering how a tatty teenager can come up with such
an emotive and ingenious ballad. ‘Jake
Bugg’ is brimming with wit and soul; the album is truly one of the best debuts
of the 21s century.
It is no surprise Noel
Gallagher has taken him under his wing, neither is the fact ha he’s opening up
for Brit-pop legends the Stone Roses. Check out England’s new breakout act at
this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
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