Jake Bugg is back with his seventh album, Alamo, on 13th November 2026 via Thirty Tigers. Produced by the multi-Grammy-winning duo of longtime friend and producer Jimmy Hogarth (Anohni, Amy Winehouse, Paolo Nutini) and Steve McKewan (Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, Eminem), Alamo sees Bugg revert to his folk-leaning roots. The album is an 11-track representation of his matured craft as a songwriter (he’s now 32) and a tale of his journey through love and loneliness and back again.
“After all the years of touring and making records, it just felt like the right time to look inward. 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,” Bugg says of the record. “Alamo was only going to work if I was going to be honest and be as vulnerable as possible. I’ve always had a lot of defences and barriers around me. I thought it was time to bring those down.” Pre-save and pre-order links can be found here.
The album’s first single is the country-tinged Never Can Tell. A guitar-driven song about navigating the friendships that find their way to you after finding success. “It’s really fucking hard to know who to trust in this day and age, especially growing up how I did and having to be vigilant and observant of the people around you,” Bugg said of the track. “The song is about that. Life throws so many parallels at you, and it’s hard to know which way to go. People tell you different things, and you’ve just got to go with what your gut tells you.” You can listen to it below.
Bugg has also announced a stripped-back solo tour across the UK and Ireland in 2027, culminating with a show at London’s iconic Union Chapel. Tickets can be found via this link.
Jake Bugg Tour Dates 2027:
Sat 6th Feb – Albert Hall. Manchester
Tue 9th Feb – 3Olympia, Dublin
Thu 11th Feb – The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh
Sun 14th Feb – Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow
Wed 17th Feb – Glasshouse, Gateshead
Thu 18th Feb – Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield
Sat 20th Feb – Liverpool Philharmonic, Liverpool
Sun 21st Feb – Bristol Beacon, Bristol
Tue 23rd Feb – Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
Fri 26th Feb – Union Chapel, London
