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Nov 15, 2013If it's not quite the jump from Bob Dylan to The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, it's the closest recent equivalent, a prodigious rate of development for such a tyro talent, all the more remarkable for not being reliant on significant musical progression, so much as raw songwriting ability.
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Nov 15, 2013On Shangri La he has captured everything cleanly and sparsely to really let Jake’s storytelling shine. The resulting exposure makes for a mature and remarkable album.
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MojoNov 21, 2013The diversity and quality of his songwriting should be even harder to ignore on this second. [Dec 2013, p.84]
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Q MagazineNov 21, 2013It confirms the suspicion that Bugg really could go all the way to the top. [Dec 2013, p.106]
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Nov 18, 2013Smug, smarmy, metropolitan critics might declare the album generic and derivative, but the kid undeniably has tunes--more tunes than such people have ever written even in their wildest rock star fantasies.
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Nov 18, 2013As an exercise in expanded range, Shangri La is too diverse and distinct to dismiss.
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Entertainment WeeklyNov 15, 2013[Bugg] mostly stays in the pocket of his Gatorade-ad-assisted hit "Lightning Bolt." [22 Nov 2013, p.64]
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Nov 19, 2013At times his folkier moments can be a touch too comfy. He's best when he pushes at the confines of his throwback sound.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 56 out of 74
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Mixed: 11 out of 74
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Negative: 7 out of 74
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