Jake Bugg Remembers Who He Is on ‘Alamo’

Jake Bugg says his seventh album, *Alamo*, draws on a year of isolation, loss and strained relationships, as he reflects on difficult experiences from his career and personal life. It is his first release outside a major label and marks a shift from the social themes of 2024’s *A Modern Day Distraction* towards more inward-looking songwriting.

Bugg began performing as a teenager and quickly found success: his 2012 debut reached number one in the UK, and he later worked with producer Rick Rubin and opened for the Rolling Stones. He says early fame and tabloid attention led him to retreat, while the past year brought some of the darkest experiences of his adult life. Recorded in London with Jimmy Hogarth and Steve McEwen, *Alamo* returns to the indie-folk sound of his earlier work.