Jake Bugg: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2014) [Blu-ray]

Jake Bugg has announced the release next month, on DVD and Blu-ray, of the concert film of his celebrated Royal Albert Hall performance in London last February.

The show included material from the chart-topping Nottingham-born singer-songwriter’s two studio albums to date, his self-titled debut 2012 and last year’s ‘Shangri La.’ ‘Live At The Royal Albert Hall’ is intercut with a backstage interview with the artist. There is also interview material with Michael Kiwanuka, who joined him to perform ‘Tell Me A Tale,’ and Johnny Marr, who accompanied Bugg on ‘Kingpin’ and ‘Lightning Sunrise.’ Both guests then appeared with him for ‘Lightning Bolt.’

On the track ‘Broken,’ Bugg is joined by a ten-piece choir, made up of singers from the Albert Sessions, in which he had taken part earlier in that week. The film was directed by Charlie Lightening, whose previous credits include Paul McCartney, Paul Weller, Black Sabbath and Arcade Fire.