Saturday Night, Sunday Morning is a 2021 studio album by British indie rock singer-songwriter Jake Bugg. It shares its name with Alan Sillitoe’s Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, a book about working-class life in Bugg's home of Nottingham. It has received mixed reviews from critics.
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| Released | 20 August 2021 | |||
| Studio | Various | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 36:05 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment | |||
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Reception
editAccording to the review aggregator Metacritic, Saturday Night, Sunday Morning received "mixed or average reviews" based on a weighted average score of 56 out of 100 from four critic scores.[1] Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Matt Collar writing that "it lacks some of the sincerity and lyricism that made 2017's Hearts That Strain such a welcome surprise", but balances Bugg's musical influences and is "the culmination of Bugg's rise to mainstream success".[2] Writing for Clash Music, Finlay Holden scored this release a 7 out of 10, stating that "sonic experimentation breathes fresh life and energy into Bugg's discography, resulting in an intoxicating LP cementing his strongest offerings since his glorious debut".[3] Writing for Gigwise, Kieran Macadie rated this release 8 out of 10 stars, writing that it displays Bugg's "iconic heartfelt lyricism and masterful guitar playing".[4] In Hot Press, Lucy O'Toole scored Saturday Night, Sunday Morning a 6 out of 10, ending her review, "while there's no doubt that the Nottingham star is having plenty of fun here – and inviting us to do the same – there are surely bolder adventures on Bugg's horizon".[5] Roisin O'Connor of The Independent called this release "a cohesive enough follow-up", but criticizes the combination of Bugg's sound with outside pop songwriters and rated this release 2 out of 5 stars.[6]
In Metro Weekly, Sean Maurnier scored this release 3 out of 5 stars, stating that there is "definitely more of a radio-ready pop sensibility to it" than Bugg's previous music, but continuing that "swinging for more of a pop sound also produces some weird moments" and praising that "the album tends to be at its strongest on the tracks that showcase his indie rock sensibility and his gift for guitar work".[7] El Hunt of NME gave this album 2 out of 5 stars, writing that "Bugg has struggled to replicate [the] raw charm" of his earliest work and criticizes the artist's shift toward pop music by stating that these songs "possesses about as much pizazz as a slightly feeble party popper".[8] John Earls of Record Collector gave this album 3 out of 5 stars, calling this "a wholly satisfying album".[9]
Commercial performance
editSaturday Night, Sunday Morning reached third place on the UK Albums Chart, his highest chart position since 2013's Shangri La,[10] and fourth place in Scotland.[11] Additional peaks include: 194 in Belgium's Flanders region,[12] 139 in France's French Top Album Physiques chart,[13] 95 in Germany,[14] 58 in Ireland,[15] and 45 in Switzerland.[16]
Track listing
edit- "All I Need" (Jake Bugg and Steve Mac) – 3:36
- "Kiss Like the Sun" (Bugg, Brian Lee, Ali Tamposi, and Andrew Wotman) – 2:55
- "About Last Night" (Bugg, Nathan Perez, Tamposi, and Wotman) – 3:28
- "Downtown" (Bugg, Jeff Cohen, and Jamie Hartman) – 3:24
- "Rabbit Hole" (Bugg, Tobias Jesso Jr, and Andrew Wells) – 3:03
- "Lost" (Bugg and Mac) – 3:28
- "Scene" (Bugg, Jacob Kasher, Tamposi, and Wotman) – 3:59
- "Lonely Hours" (Bugg and Hartman) – 2:40
- "Maybe It's Today" (Bugg and Mac) – 3:09
- "Screaming" (Bugg and Wells) – 3:27
- "Hold Tight" (Bugg, Billy Walsh, and Wotman) – 2:56
Personnel
edit"All I Need"
- Recorded at Rokstone Studios, Parsons Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom
- Mixed at Ninja Beat Club, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Jake Bugg – guitar, vocals
- Joy Farrukis – backing vocals
- Chris Laws – drums, engineering
- Layla Ley – backing vocals
- Steve Mac – keyboards, production
- Subrina McCalla – backing vocals
- John Parricelli – guitar
- Steve Pearce – bass guitar
- Danny Pursey – percussion, engineering
- Phil Tan – mixing
- Bill Zimmerman – additional engineering
"Kiss Like the Sun"
- Recorded at Gold Tooth Music, Beverly Hills, California, United States and SARM Studios, London, England, United Kingdom
- Mixed at The Mixsuite LA, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Jake Bugg – guitar, vocals
- Zvi "Angry Beard Man" Edelman – production coordination
- Michael Freeman – mixing assistance
- Paul LaMalfa – engineering
- Jeremy "Jboogs" Levin – production coordination
- Andrew "Schwifty" Luftman – production coordination
- Happy Perez – instrumentation, keyboards, guitar, programming, additional production
- Drew "Grey Poupon" Salamunovich – production coordination
- Samantha Corrie "SamCor" Schulman – production coordination
- Sarah "Goodie Bag" Shelton – production coordination
- David "Dsilb" Silberstein – production coordination
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
- Andrew Watt – instrumentation, keyboards, guitar, programming
"About Last Night"
- Recorded at Gold Tooth Music, Beverly Hills, California, United States and SARM Studios, London, England, United Kingdom
- Mixed at The Mixsuite LA, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Jake Bugg – guitar, vocals
- Zvi "Angry Beard Man" Edelman – production coordination
- Michael Freeman – mixing assistance
- Paul LaMalfa – engineering
- Jeremy "Jboogs" Levin – production coordination
- Andrew "Schwifty" Luftman – production coordination
- Happy Perez – instrumentation, keyboards, guitar, programming, production
- Drew "Grey Poupon" Salamunovich – production coordination
- Samantha Corrie "SamCor" Schulman – production coordination
- Sarah "Goodie Bag" Shelton – production coordination
- David "Dsilb" Silberstein – production coordination
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
- Andrew Watt – instrumentation, keyboards, bass guitar, guitar, drums, backing vocals, programming
"Downtown"
- Recorded at The Village Recorders, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Jake Bugg – guitar, vocals
- Jamie Hartman – keyboards, strings, synthesizer, piano, mixing, production
- Davide Rossi – live strings
"Rabbit Hole"
- Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States and Troy House
- Mixed at Decoy Studios, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
- Jake Bugg – guitar, vocals
- Camden Clarke – mixing assistance
- Robert Sellens – mixing assistance
- Cenzo Townshend – mixing
- Andrew Watt – guitar, synthesizer, programming
- Andrew Wells – bass guitar, synthesizer, piano, drums, percussion
- Jon Yeston – acoustic guitar, engineering
"Lost"
- Recorded at Rokstone Studios, Parsons Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom
- Mixed at The Mixsuite LA, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Jake Bugg – guitar, vocals
- Joy Farrukis – backing vocals
- Chris Laws – drums, engineering
- Layla Ley – backing vocals
- Steve Mac – keyboards, production
- Subrina McCalla – backing vocals
- Danny Pursey – engineering
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
- Matt Wolach – mixing assistance
"Scene"
- Recorded at Gold Tooth Music, Beverly Hills, California, United States and SARM Studios, London, England, United Kingdom
- Mixed at The Mixsuite LA, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Jake Bugg – guitar, vocals
- Zvi “Angry Beard Man” Edelman – production coordination
- Michael Freeman – mixing assistance
- Paul LaMalfa – engineering
- Jeremy "Jboogs" Levin – production coordination
- Andrew "Schwifty" Luftman – production coordination
- Drew "Grey Poupon" Salamunovich – production coordination
- Samantha Corrie "SamCor" Schulman – production coordination
- Sarah "Goodie Bag" Shelton – production coordination
- David "Dsilb" Silberstein – production coordination
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
- Andrew Watt – instrumentation, bass guitar, piano, synthesizer, guitar, drums, backing vocals, programming
- Andrew Wells – percussion
"Lonely Hours"
- Recorded at The Church Studios, London, England, United Kingdom
- Mixed at Decoy Studios, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
- Jake Bugg – guitar, vocals
- Camden Clarke – mixing assistance
- Robert Sellens – mixing assistance
- Cenzo Townshend – mixing
- Andrew Watt – guitar, programming
- Andrew Wells – synthesizer, engineering
- Jon Yeston – engineering
"Maybe It's Today"
- Recorded at Rokstone Studios, Parsons Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom
- Jake Bugg – guitar, vocals
- Joy Farrukis – backing vocals
- Chris Laws – drums, engineering
- Layla Ley – backing vocals
- Steve Mac – keyboards, mixing, production
- Subrina McCalla – backing vocals
- Danny Pursey – engineering
"Screaming"
- Recorded at The Church Studios, London, England, United Kingdom and Frostbox Studios in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- Mixed at Decoy Studios, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
- Jake Bugg – guitar, vocals
- Camden Clarke – mixing assistance
- Zach Dawes – bass guitar
- Kalle Mortensen – engineering
- Robert Sellens – mixing assistance
- Cenzo Townshend – mixing
- Andrew Watt – guitar, programming
- Andrew Wells – drums, engineering
- Jon Yeston – engineering
"Hold Tight"
- Recorded at Gold Tooth Music, Beverly Hills, California, United States and SARM Studios, London, England, United Kingdom
- Mixed at Gold Tooth Music, Beverly Hills, California, United States
- Jake Bugg – guitar, vocals
- Zvi "Angry Beard Man" Edelman – production coordination
- Paul LaMalfa – engineering, mixing
- Jeremy "Jboogs" Levin – production coordination
- Andrew "Schwifty" Luftman – production coordination
- Drew "Grey Poupon" Salamunovich – production coordination
- Samantha Corrie "SamCor" Schulman – production coordination
- Sarah "Goodie Bag" Shelton – production coordination
- David "Dsilb" Silberstein – production coordination
- Andrew Watt – instrumentation, bass guitar, piano, guitar, backing vocals, programming
Charts
edit| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 194 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] | 95 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[15] | 58 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] | 4 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 45 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[17] | 3 |
References
edit- ^ "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning by Jake Bugg Reviews and Tracks – Metacritic". Metacritic. n.d. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Collar, Matt (n.d.). "Jake Bugg – Saturday Night, Sunday Morning". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Holden, Finlay (17 August 2021). "Jake Bugg – Saturday Night, Sunday Morning". Reviews. Clash. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Album Review: Jake Bugg – Saturday Night, Sunday Morning". Reviews. Gigwise. 17 August 2021. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ O'Toole, Lucy (23 August 2021). "Album Review: Jake Bugg, Saturday Night, Sunday Morning". Music. Hot Press. ISSN 0332-0847. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ O'Connor, Roisin (13 August 2021). "Album reviews: Jade Bird – Different Kinds of Light, and Jake Bugg – Saturday Night, Sunday Morning". Culture > Music > Reviews. The Independent. ISSN 1741-9743. OCLC 185201487. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Maurnier, Sean (27 August 2021). "Album Review: Saturday Night, Sunday Morning by Jake Bugg". Arts + Entertainment / Music. Metro Weekly. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Hunt, El (19 August 2021). "Jake Bugg – 'Saturday Night, Sunday Morning' review: pop music minus the fun". Reviews. NME. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Earls, John (September 2021). "New Albums". Reviews. Record Collector. No. 522. p. 114. ISSN 0261-250X.
- ^ "Jake Bugg songs and albums". Official Charts Company. n.d. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Ultratop.be – Jake Bugg – Saturday Night, Sunday Morning" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Top Albums - SNEP". SNEP. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Jake Bugg – Saturday Night, Sunday Morning" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Irish-charts.com – Discography Jake Bugg". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Swisscharts.com – Jake Bugg – Saturday Night, Sunday Morning". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
External links
edit- Saturday Night, Sunday Morning at Discogs (list of releases)
- Saturday Night, Sunday Morning at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Interview with Guitar.com to promote the album
