Jake Bugg has released ‘Alamo’, his first album as an independent artist
Words: Lucy Phillips00:20
The lowdown
- Jake Bugg's new album is called 'Alamo'.
- It is out today, Friday 13th November 2026.
- Jake Bugg released 'Day By Day' in October and added a third Union Chapel show.
Jake Bugg has released ‘Alamo’, his seventh album and the first he has made as an independent artist after a career on major labels. It’s out today, 13th November, via Thirty Tigers.
It was produced by Jimmy Hogarth and Steve McKewan. Hogarth’s credits include Anohni, Amy Winehouse and Paolo Nutini; McKewan has worked with Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood and Eminem. The 11 tracks turn back towards the roots, blues, rock and folk of Bugg’s early records, with love and loneliness as the subject.
Bugg says it came out of a hard stretch. “After all the years of touring and making records, it just felt like the right time to look inward,” he says. “The last couple of years have been tough for me, and I’ve had a lot of struggles. I’m trying to navigate those and figure out where they stem from.”
“Alamo was only going to work if I was going to be honest and be as vulnerable as possible,” he adds. “I’ve always ...