Jake Bugg’s “Fire†belongs in a post-apocalyptic video game like “Fallout.â€
Because when the world finally dines upon its own innards for the last time, you’d hope a song like this is one of the only things left.
Hauntingly beautiful, the 18-year-old Bugg’s simple guitar work and heart on a sleeve lyrics and vocals prove that fantastic music doesn’t need bells and whistles.
It just needs soul. Something this song is filled to the brim with. Ironically enough, this song was recorded on Bugg’s iPhone. There’s no reverb, no fancy studio work. Bugg is just a dude with a guitar and a story to tell.
He doesn’t have pink hair or six-pack abs either. There’s nothing remotely marketable about him. Well, except his musical ability. But where looks and image count, the youngster has it in spades. With his Johnny Cash aura and Noel Gallagher looks, there’s a reason why British gals love the kid.
Soon the teenage girls, well at least the smart ones, in the states will push Justin Bieber to the curb for someone who can actually hold his own with an instrument.
At one minute and 44 seconds, “Fire†is a relic of 50s and 60s rock/pop, draped in the love of the stylings of Bob Dylan Richie Valens and Buddy Holly. The scratchy, opening makes the listener feel like one of the aforementioned artists’ records is about to start.
You wouldn’t be too far off.
Check the song out below:
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