Words//Izzy Walker
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Instagram//@spit.oj
My favourite alternative rock artist, Jamie T, has started to find his way back into my phone and my ears. His oldie but goodie album Panic Prevention has been showing up a lot recently which made me think – how old even is this album? After a quick Google, I found it was released on January 29, 2007; coming up to its tenth birthday. My thoughts continued to how far Jamie T (birth name of Jamie Treay) has come since his first album release.
If you are unfamiliar with the artist Jamie T, he first made his début back in 2007 with the aforementioned album Panic Prevention. This album featured the song ‘Calm Down Dearest’ which, at his highest chart climber, hit number nine when the album released. Since, he has released two more albums, Kings & Queens in 2009 and Carry On The Grudge in 2014; over five years since he released anything. NME described this as the ‘greatest music moment of 2014’. He’s also released 9 EPs, the last one on April 6, last year. Many of Treay's songs feature topics of emotional damage of love, self-declared messes and drugs - all of his songs seem to hold some sort of meaning to the singer-songwriter. In the way of his sound, he has been referred to as a ‘one man Arctic Monkeys’ - a very indie, alternative singing style with elements of rap.
His first LP has been declared as one of my favourites for a long time. The full-length has an odd sound to it that pulled in the interest of the general public. Taking its name from the idea of Treay's adolescent panic attacks and has since been rate his best album by DrownedInSound.com; followed by Kings & Queens with a score of 9. Panic Prevention will always hold a little piece of my heart; I feel as if I know the songs inside out and will never get tired of listening to it, and by the research I’ve done, a lot of people agree with me. However, none of his music has ever let down my expectations.
Kings & Queens holds, arguably, one of Treay's most well-known and popular songs, ‘Sticks 'n' Stones’; a track about a friends brawl-y lifestyle. This particular song on the album holds a slightly different, more pop-like tone than the other songs. It's a very upbeat song that anyone could enjoy. This LP also has an absolutely stunning track titled ‘Chaka Demus’. A simple song that tells us a lot about Jamie T as an artist, but still holds an upbeat catchy tune. This particular song contains one of my favourite lyrics ever; used to have an empire then we grew up / lost everything who gives a fuck. Again, a simple lyric that shows Jamie’s careless, enjoyable attitude.
Lastly, Treay's latest album: Carry On The Grudge. Throughout the LP, Jamie T explores the age between teenage and adulthood and having nowhere to go (and of course featured his nonchalant attitude). The song ‘Zombie’ bought Jamie back over 5 years since his last hit, and did it bring a storm. Many teens enjoyed this song, as it held a similar sound to Arctic Monkeys, while some other songs, like ‘Don’t You Find’ has a likeness to The Maccabees – both of these bands being big in and somewhat out of the indie scene. Personally, this album has become my least favourite by the artist, however is relatable to a lot of people and is easy to listen to.
His first LP has been declared as one of my favourites for a long time. The full-length has an odd sound to it that pulled in the interest of the general public. Taking its name from the idea of Treay's adolescent panic attacks and has since been rate his best album by DrownedInSound.com; followed by Kings & Queens with a score of 9. Panic Prevention will always hold a little piece of my heart; I feel as if I know the songs inside out and will never get tired of listening to it, and by the research I’ve done, a lot of people agree with me. However, none of his music has ever let down my expectations.
Kings & Queens holds, arguably, one of Treay's most well-known and popular songs, ‘Sticks 'n' Stones’; a track about a friends brawl-y lifestyle. This particular song on the album holds a slightly different, more pop-like tone than the other songs. It's a very upbeat song that anyone could enjoy. This LP also has an absolutely stunning track titled ‘Chaka Demus’. A simple song that tells us a lot about Jamie T as an artist, but still holds an upbeat catchy tune. This particular song contains one of my favourite lyrics ever; used to have an empire then we grew up / lost everything who gives a fuck. Again, a simple lyric that shows Jamie’s careless, enjoyable attitude.
Lastly, Treay's latest album: Carry On The Grudge. Throughout the LP, Jamie T explores the age between teenage and adulthood and having nowhere to go (and of course featured his nonchalant attitude). The song ‘Zombie’ bought Jamie back over 5 years since his last hit, and did it bring a storm. Many teens enjoyed this song, as it held a similar sound to Arctic Monkeys, while some other songs, like ‘Don’t You Find’ has a likeness to The Maccabees – both of these bands being big in and somewhat out of the indie scene. Personally, this album has become my least favourite by the artist, however is relatable to a lot of people and is easy to listen to.
But where will Jamie T take us next? In a recent interview, the singer-songwriter stated that he didn’t want to wait another five years to release music, and I am itching to find out when he will release more. Keep it coming Jamie.