A Modern Day Distraction

JAKE BUGG – British Songsmith Delivers A Revved Up New LP With ‘A MODERN DAY DISTRACTION’

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8 October 2024


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British-Nottingham-born singer-songwriter JAKE BUGG who celebrated his
30th birthday last February, but still looks like he’s 20, launched his 6th LP,
named A Modern Day Distraction.

Press info: “It’s a record that turns up the noise while shining a light on the injustice
he’s seen dealt to the family and friends he grew up with. Fiery and engaged, the record was born out of a frustration of societal inequality. Bugg found that a time had come
when he just couldn’t look away.”

Clash Music says: “While it may ultimately be a solid rather than sensational listen, this
is an enjoyable sixth outing from Jake Bugg that marks a reasonable return to form, while
also providing more than a few strong highlights. By getting back to what he does best, this
is a sizeable step in the right direction, with ‘A Modern Day Distraction’ easily his most well-rounded project since his beloved debut.”

TUTV: Bugg feels strongly enervated when he looks around him and sees an intolerant world where the weak get crushed and the strong survive. Thematically, that’s what this new record is about. And sonically it reflects those frustrations with a series of revved up rock energizers (Zombieland / All Kids Of People / Breakout / Waiting For The World / Keep On Moving) expressing underlying angry emotions.

Rarely he gets his foot from the gas pedal and when he does (Never Say Goodbye / All That
I Needed Was You / Beyond The Horizon) we hear the young singer of yesteryear. Overall this is another noteworthy Bugg album, but not yet the masterpiece he’s capable of.

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JAKE BUGG Rocks Out Again On New Single ‘KEEP ON MOVING’

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Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine

19 August 2024


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British-Nottingham-born singer-songwriter JAKE BUGG who celebrated his 30th birthday last February, but still looks like he’s 20, revealed, last May, the upcoming release of his
6th album. It’s titled A Modern Day Distraction and will see the day of light on 20th September.

Press info: “It’s a record that turns up the noise while shining a light on the injustice he’s seen dealt to the family and friends he grew up with. Fiery and engaged, the record was born out of a frustration of societal inequality. Bugg found that a time had come when he just couldn’t look away.”

On the first two tasters, Zombieland and All Kinds Of People, Bugg turned up the decibels and he does the very same thing on new track number 3, named KEEP ON MOVING.

Wake up people,
Jake is rollin’.

All 3 tracks

JAKE BUGG – British Songsmith Turns Up The Fieriness Again With His New Corker ‘ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE’

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Daily electricity to load your batteries

7 July 2024


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British-Nottingham-born, songsmith JAKE BUGG who turned 30 last February,
but still looks like he’s 20, revealed the upcoming release of his 6th album, last
May.

He named it A MODERN DAY DISTRACTION and it
will land on 20th September. Pre-order info here.

Press info: “It’s a record that turns up the noise while shining a light on the injustice he’s seen dealt to the family and friends he grew up with. Fiery and engaged, the record was born out of a frustration of societal inequality. Bugg found that a time had come when he just couldn’t look away.”

Bugg: “People might say ‘What do you know?’ or ‘Just stick to music’. I’ve got a bit of money,
but we all know the people this affects. I was just writing it because it was the way I felt. It pisses me off – especially in a country like ours where we have the means and funds to take care of the people suffering the most, but we choose not to. It’s fucking brutal. [People live in] a constant cycle of working to live. They’re not paid what they’re worth. People have the same routine every day, they’re at work more than they see their kids, then the government puts the retirement age up. It’s not right.”

Bugg turned up the fieriness on first single Zombieland and he
does it again on the 2nd new corker, titled ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE.

WATCH/LISTEN

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