Bugle’s New Album In The Works

Conscious Dancehall artist Bugle is getting ready to release his fourth studio album later this year. Known for his conscious hits, the deejay recently joined forces with Kabaka Pyramid and Grammy Award winner Sean Paul, for a pair of collaborations titled, What Is Life and Danger Zone, the latter is featured on Sean Paul’s new album Live N Livin, released on March 12. What Is Life appears on the Victory Rock Riddimm, produced by Bebble Rock Music.

Producer/engineer Shane Brown is the executive producer for the project, which is still untitled.  The album will be a follow-up to his 2019 release Picture Perfect, which was shortlisted at No.11 in the Best Reggae Album category at the Grammy’s. From that album, he was also able to score his breakout hit Life Savior which featured New York-based recording artists Noah Powa and Norman Alexander.

For many, the pandemic has been a period of struggle and this is especially true for entertainers trying to stay afloat. For Bugle, whose real name is Roy Thompson, though the pandemic has been a time for him to stretch his musical wings and he revealed through a press release that he’s seen an increase in fans mostly due to streaming platforms. His team also credited their release of more videos as one of the reasons that his music fanbase has grown.

“Over the past year, I have observed the numbers across various platforms steadily growing. Based on the investigation, it appears releasing more music, videos, and increasing my social interactions online are major contributing factors,” he said.

He added that because many live shows have been shut down he believes that a lot of fans are taking the time to find music and truly listen to the messages being put out.

“Another element would be the lockdown of events locally, this has diminished a lot of the distractions associated with our industry. Therefore, people are spending more time listening to not just what is trending but more wholesome offerings,” he added. Even though this may have been an advantage for him he is still looking forward to the reopening of the entertainment industry which he hopes is in the foreseeable future.

Admitting that he knows it’s a struggle for others he added that it was his positivity that really kept him afloat during this time.

“I am a positive person, and I always try to keep my musical messages align with that way of thinking. Despite all that is happening, I am very thankful there is still growth regardless of how minuscule,” he said.

Bugle added: “And, it is something I would implore my peers to do as well. No matter how it looks gloomy just keep pushing forward and maintain a pragmatic mindset, because it’s better to move slowly than not move at all.”