Jake Bugg shows songwriting class in new single, ‘Downtown’. Watch the live performance here.
‘Downtown’ is taken from Jake Bugg’s upcoming brand new album, ‘Saturday Night, Sunday Morning’, set for release August 20th on RCA Records. Pre-order here. The album comes ahead of Jake’s spring 2022 UK and Ireland tour.
Dropping ahead of his long-awaited live return at Tramlines & Standon Calling Festivals, ‘Downtown’, started as an idea by Jamie Hartman (Celeste, Lewis Capaldi, Rag’n’Bone Man), and sees Jake make use of the higher range of his voice, giving it an ethereal, ’60s Bee Gees effect.
“Usually, the initial spark of an idea comes from me. And when it doesn’t, it sometimes loses my attention,” Bugg admits. On ‘Downtown’, however, he relished his role as arranger: “Because there were a lot of moving parts and chords, it was almost like a puzzle,” he says. “I’d never approached a song like that before.”
27-year-old Bugg, with 4 albums and numerous hit singles behind him, brings his live show back on the road in Spring 2022. Tickets on sale now and full dates are as follows:
March:
Mon 14th Newcastle O2 City Hall
Tue 15th Leeds O2 Academy
Thurs 17th Hull Bonus Arena
Fri 18th Manchester O2 Victoria Warehouse
Sat 19th Sheffield Octagon Centre
Mon 21st Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Wed 23rd Glasgow O2 Academy
Thurs 24th Belfast Ulster Hall
Fri 25th Dublin Olympia Theatre
Sun 27th Birmingham O2 Academy
Mon 28th Norwich UEA
Wed 30th Nottingham Rock City
Thurs 31st Cardiff The Great Hall
April:
Fri 1st Bristol O2 Academy
Sun 3rd Oxford O2 Academy
Mon 4th Southampton O2 Guildhall
Tue 5th London O2 Academy Brixton
Find out more about Jake Bugg and his music online on his official website, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
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