Jake Bugg shares ‘Keep On Moving’ and tells us about Green Day-inspired new album ‘A Modern Day Distraction’
nme.comJake Bugg has shared rock‘n’roll-infused new single ‘Keep On Moving’ and spoken to NME about his Green Day-inspired sixth album ‘A Modern Day Distraction’.True to its name, ‘Keep On Moving’ explores the album’s forward-looking mindset in the face of adversity and regret as Bugg sings: “I’ve been on the run for far too long / But there’s no turning back.”“I think it’s important to be self-critical, to push yourself and to keep pushing on”, he told NME of the meaning behind the song. “But that can be very difficult when people are always trying to drag you down.
Some people just can’t bear to see others happy as well.”Speaking of the sound of the single, Bugg revealed that he’d been listening to Motown and was aiming for something with “that ’60s thing”. “We had the idea of having two melodies – one countering the other – and really fell in love with it, because it gave off Rolling Stones vibes,” he said.Serving as an indicator for the full album, the single comes to terms with the cyclical rut of everyday injustices, as Bugg faces up to the bleak times that have persisted in the UK for far too long.
Sonically, it’s a return to his gritty rock roots, far closer to ‘Shangri La’ (2013) than recent indie-pop escapade ‘Saturday Night, Sunday Morning’ (2021).“There was definitely that excitement.
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