Returning to Australian shores this year, Jake Bugg brings along his brand new fourth album Hearts That Strain tucked under his arm after five years of constant recording and touring.
Hitting Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane for three huge solo acoustic shows, Bugg is well known to audiences down under for his boundless energy and shopworn tenderness, with his visits always attracting fevered excitement from both locals and ex-pats alike.
Recorded in Nashville with Black Keys frontman (and super producer) Dan Auerbach, Hearts That Strain shows a side of Jake Bugg rarely revealed on his previous three studio albums. It could be the secrets of the road or maybe just one too many drives through the American South, but there is a distinctive country feel running throughout songs like How Soon The Dawn and Waiting. The latter even features a duet with Noah Cyrus – of that Cyrus family.
Catch him at The Croxton Bandroom in Melbourne on Friday April 20. Tickets go on sale Friday Jan 19th from 9am via Secret Sounds.