Shangri La (album)

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Shangri La
Studio album by Jake Bugg
Released 18 November 2013 (2013-11-18)
Recorded 2013 at Shangri-La, Malibu, California, U.S.
Genre Indie rock, indie folk
Label Mercury (UK), Island (U.S.)
Producer Rick Rubin
Jake Bugg chronology

Jake Bugg
(2012)		 Shangri La
(2013)
Singles from Shangri La
  1. "What Doesn't Kill You"
    Released: 23 September 2013 (2013-09-23)
  2. "Slumville Sunrise"
    Released: 21 October 2013 (2013-10-21)
  3. "A Song About Love"
    Released: 10 January 2014 (2014-01-10)

Shangri La is the second studio album by English indie rock artist Jake Bugg. It was released on 18 November 2013. The album was produced by Rick Rubin and named after his studio in Malibu, California, where recording took place in the summer of 2013.[1]

Release

The first single "What Doesn't Kill You" was announced and released from Shangri La on 23 September 2013.[2] On 17 October 2013, "Slumville Sunrise" was revealed as the second single from the album, and a video promoting the song and album was released.[3] A third single 'A Song About Love' was released on January 10th 2014

The album was originally scheduled for release in the United States on 14 January 2014, by Island Records, with a five song EP released on 18 November 2013.[4] However, following a "sold-out" tour in the United States, the release was rescheduled to 19 November 2013, a day after the UK release.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 68/100[6]
Review scores
Source Rating
Clash 9/10[7]
Digital Spy [8]
The Guardian [9]
The Independent [10]
Gigwise 7.5/10[11]
Otago Daily Times [12]
Metro [13]
Herald Scotland Favourable[14]
NME 6/10[15]
Rolling Stone [16]

The album has received generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 15 reviews.[6]

Track listing

No. TitleLyrics Length
1. "There's a Beast and We All Feed it"  Jake Bugg, Iain Archer 1:43
2. "Slumville Sunrise"  Bugg, Archer 2:59
3. "What Doesn't Kill You"  Bugg, Archer 2:08
4. "Me and You"  Bugg 2:57
5. "Messed Up Kids"  Jake Bugg, Ian Archer, Brendan Benson 2:59
6. "A Song About Love"  Bugg, Archer 3:58
7. "All Your Reasons"  Bugg 5:08
8. "Kingpin"  Bugg, Archer, Benson 2:30
9. "Kitchen Table"  Bugg 4:55
10. "Pine Trees"  Bugg, Archer 2:45
11. "Simple Pleasures"  Jake Bugg, Matt Sweeney 5:01
12. "Storm Passes Away"  Bugg, Archer, Benson 2:55
Bonus tracks
  • "Strange Creatures" (Free download from Amazon.de)[17]
  • "A Change in the Air" (Extra track from Japanese release of the album)[18]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 1] 38
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 1] 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[ 1] 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[ 1] 42
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[ 1] 30
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[ 1] 32
French Albums (SNEP)[ 1] 61
German Albums (Media Control)[ 1] 21
Irish Albums (IRMA)[ 1] 9
Italian Albums (FIMI)[ 1] 96
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[ 1] 19
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[ 1] 28
Scottish Albums (OCC)[ 1] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 1] 19
UK Albums (OCC)[ 1] 1
US Billboard 200[ 1] 46

References

  1. ↑ "Jake Bugg Unveils New Album, Debuts First Single". MTV.com. September 24, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Jake Bugg announces new album 'Shangri La', unveils single 'What Doesn't Kill You' - listen". NME. September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013. 
  3. ↑ Dan Hyman (October 17, 2013). "Jake Bugg Shows Guitar Skills on 'Slumville Sunrise' – Song Premiere". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 18, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Jake Bugg to release second album Shangri La in January on Island Records!". The Island Def Jam Music Group. September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Jake Bugg's Second Album, Shangri La, Produced By Rick Rubin, Pushed Up To Nov 19th Release 2013". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Shangri La - Jake Bugg". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 November 2013. 
  7. ↑ Simon Harper (6 November 2013). "Jake Bugg - Shangri La". Clash. Retrieved 15 November 2013. 
  8. ↑ Adam Silverstein (13 November 2013). "Jake Bugg: 'Shangri La' - Album review". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 15 November 2013. 
  9. ↑ Alexis Petridis (14 November 2013). "Jake Bugg: Shangri-La – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 November 2013. 
  10. ↑ Andy Gill (15 November 2013). "Album review: Jake Bugg, Shangri La (Jake Bugg Records/Virgin)". The Independent. Retrieved 16 November 2013. 
  11. ↑ Hywel Roberts (11 November 2013). "Track by track review: Jake Bugg - Shangri La". Gigwise. Retrieved 16 November 2013. 
  12. ↑ Shane Gilchrist (16 November 2013). "CD Reviews: Jake Bugg". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 17 November 2013. 
  13. ↑ Cowan, Amber (15 November 2013). "Jake Bugg's new album, Shangri La, proves he’s set to go the distance". Metro. Retrieved 17 November 2013. 
  14. ↑ Alan Morrison (17 November 2013). "Jake Bugg: Shangri La (Mercury)". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 17 November 2013. 
  15. ↑ Barry Nicolson (15 November 2013). "Jake Bugg - 'Shangri La'". NME. Retrieved 18 November 2013. 
  16. ↑ Jon Dolan (19 November 2013). "Jake Bugg - Shangri La". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 November 2013. 
  17. ↑ Strange Creatures: Jake Bugg: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads
  18. ↑ Jake Bugg - A Change in the Air on YouTube
  19. ↑ "Jake Bugg on Mercury Prize: 'It doesn't mean a whole lot to me'". 19 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013. 
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