Jake Bugg releases new track 'I Wrote The Book' taken from forthcoming album 'A Modern Day Distraction'
Jake Bugg
Releases New Track ‘I Wrote The Book’
Listen HERE / Watch HERE
Taken From Forthcoming New Album A Modern Day Distraction
Out October 4th
Winter 2024 UK & EU Headline Tour
Plays London’s Roundhouse - November 19th
Photo credit: Kevin Westenberg
Ahead of the release of his forthcoming album A Modern Day Distraction on October 4th, Jake Bugg has released the final taster of the record in new single ‘I Wrote The Book’.
A beautifully hopeful track ‘I Wrote The Book’ is Jake at his guitar-driven best. Directed by Rachael Halaburda on tour, Jake said of the video, “we filmed this in the West of Ireland at an amazing pub on a day off between shows. We invited the locals to join us for a few drinks and a sing along. It was a great time!” Listen HERE & watch the video HERE.
Produced by Metrophonic at Metrophonic Studios in London, Jake returns to his roots on the rock-driven A Modern Day Distraction – 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. “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.”
Now 12 years and six albums since he emerged with his streetwise and spritely, Mercury-nominated, chart-topping, self-titled debut, one might forget he was just 18 at the time. He’s put in the hours and achieved so much, but he’s only 30 and still seeing the front rows of his shows getting younger.
Following a summer packed with shows, Jake returns to the road in November for a run of UK and EU dates, including a date at London’s Roundhouse on November 19th. Jake will also cross the pond for a string of dates in the US through October. Tickets on sale HERE.
US - October
Wed 9th Bowery Ballroom, NYC
Fri 11th Lincoln Hall, Chicago
Sat 12th Exit Inn, Nashville
Mon 14th Teragram Ballroom, LA
UK & EU - November
Sat 9th Trabendo, Paris, FR
Sun 10th Luxor, Cologne, DE
Tue 12th Lido, Berlin, DE
Wed 13th Melkweg OZ, Amsterdam, NL
Thu 14th Botanique, Brussels, BE
Mon 18th O2 Academy Leeds
Tue 19th The Roundhouse, London
Thu 21st National Stadium, Dublin
Sat 23rd Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
Tue 26th O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
