Shangri La

Barely a year after his debut, in November 2013 Jake Bugg returns with it's bar-raising follow-up, SHANGRI LA. The album shares a title with the Malibu studio where it was made, once the 70s haven of Bob Dylan and the Band, now the creative hub of legendary producer Rick Rubin, the recording Titan whose jaw dropping c.v. spans from Def Jam and Johnny Cash to Adele and Kanye West. Rubins assembled wrecking crew of SHANGRI LA session regulars includes guitarist Matt Sweeney, bassist Jason Lader and drummers Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello). Yet for all it's stellar cast and production kudos, the real star of SHANGRI LA is, unquestionably, Bugg himself.