| Saturday Night, Sunday Morning | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Jake Bugg |
| Cover: | Jake Bugg - Saturday Night, Sunday Morning.jpg |
| Alt: | A photo of Bugg pulling up the zipper to a coat |
| Studio: | Various |
| Genre: | Pop rock |
| Language: | English |
| Label: | Sony Music Entertainment |
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| Prev Title: | Hearts That Strain |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
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.
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". 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". 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". 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". 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.
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". 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". John Earls of Record Collector gave this album 3 out of 5 stars, calling this "a wholly satisfying album".
"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
"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
"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
"Downtown"
Recorded at The Village Recorders, Los Angeles, California, United States
"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
"Lost"
Recorded at Rokstone Studios, Parsons Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom
Mixed at The Mixsuite LA, Los Angeles, California, United States
"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
"Lonely Hours"
Recorded at The Church Studios, London, England, United Kingdom
Mixed at Decoy Studios, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
"Maybe It’s Today"
Recorded at Rokstone Studios, Parsons Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom
"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
"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
Saturday Night, Sunday Morning reached third place on the UK Albums Chart, his highest chart position since 2013's Shangri La, and fourth place in Scotland. Additional peaks include: 194 in Belgium's Flanders region, 139 in France's French Top Album Physiques chart, 95 in Germany, 58 in Ireland, and 45 in Switzerland.