Jamie T

Biography

Jamie Alexander Treays, better known by his stage name Jamie T, is an English singer, songwriter, rapper, guitarist and record producer from Wimbledon, South London.
Jamie T released his debut album, Panic Prevention×Panic Prevention29 January 2007 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Brand New Bass Guitar2:092Salvador3:333Calm Down Dearest4:414So Lonely Was the Ballad3:505Back in the Game2:296Operation5:497Sheila4:208Pacemaker3:269Dry Off Your Cheeks5:0410Ike & Tina3:3911If You Got the Money4:0412Alicia Quays6:30, in 2007, and his second studio album, Kings and Queens, in 2009. In 2014, he released his third studio album, Carry on the Grudge×Carry On the Grudge24 September 2014 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Limits Lie4:112Don’t You Find4:163Turn On the Light4:274Zombie4:065The Prophet4:156Mary Lee3:257Trouble2:578Rabbit Hole3:409Peter3:3610Love Is Only a Heartbeat Away2:3311Murder of Crows4:0212They Told Me It Rained4:28, followed by a fourth studio album, Trick×Trick2 September 2016 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Tinfoil Boy4:132Drone Strike3:263Power Over Men3:394Tescoland4:005Police Tapes4:206Dragon Bones4:097Joan of Arc3:378Solomon Eagle3:509Robin Hood3:2410Sign of the Times4:1111Crossfire Love4:3012Self Esteem5:27, in 2016. In 2018, he released B Sides (06-17), which was a compilation album of B-Sides from 2006 to 2017. He released his fifth studio album, The Theory of Whatever×The Theory of Whatever22 July 2022 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks190s Cars3:182The Old Style Raiders3:563British Hell2:124The Terror of Lambeth Love1:495Keying Lamborghinis3:316St. George Wharf Tower3:107A Million & One New Ways to Die3:188Thank You4:019Between the Rocks3:3110Sabre Tooth3:2511Talk Is Cheap3:0412Old Republican3:241350,000 Unmarked Bullets2:29, in July 2022. His sixth studio album, Ghosts (100 Days of Morning)×Ghosts (100 Days of Morning)9 October 2026 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search), was released in October 2026.

Early life and education

Jamie T was born Jamie Alexander Treays. He was privately educated at Reed's School leaving at 16 to study at a local sixth form college.
Whilst growing up, Jamie T suffered from panic attacks, hence the name of his debut album, Panic Prevention×Panic Prevention29 January 2007 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Brand New Bass Guitar2:092Salvador3:333Calm Down Dearest4:414So Lonely Was the Ballad3:505Back in the Game2:296Operation5:497Sheila4:208Pacemaker3:269Dry Off Your Cheeks5:0410Ike & Tina3:3911If You Got the Money4:0412Alicia Quays6:30.

Career

Zane Lowe made "Salvador×Salvador15 March 2006 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksASalvadorBLivin With Betty" his single of the week and "Back in the Game" his Hottest Record in the World. On John Tweddle's show, "Back in the Game" featured as his "Pet Sound" and his single "Sheila×Sheila3 July 2006 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Sheila2Sheila (live at Panic Prevention Disco)" was Jo Whiley's Record of the Week. "Sheila" was also playlisted by BBC Radio 1 thus receiving more airtime across all shows.
"Sheila" was released on 29 July 2006. Two videos were made for the song; the first video in 2006 consisted of monkeys living in a house and short clips of Jamie T singing, while the second video in 2007 features actor Bob Hoskins walking along the River Thames lip synching to the lyrics. On 16 October 2006, Jamie T released his anthemic tune, "If You Got the Money×If You Got the Money25 September 2006 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1If You Got the Money (radio edit)3:42" which reached No. 13 in the charts. His next single "Calm Down Dearest×Calm Down Dearest11 December 2006 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Calm Down Dearest (radio edit)3:18" was released in the UK on 15 January 2007 and reached number nine, his first top 10 hit.

Panic Prevention (2007)

His debut album Panic Prevention×Panic Prevention29 January 2007 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Brand New Bass Guitar2:092Salvador3:333Calm Down Dearest4:414So Lonely Was the Ballad3:505Back in the Game2:296Operation5:497Sheila4:208Pacemaker3:269Dry Off Your Cheeks5:0410Ike & Tina3:3911If You Got the Money4:0412Alicia Quays6:30 was then released on 29 January 2007. Lily Allen provided backing vocals on the song "Rawhide" the B-side to the re-release of "Sheila×Sheila3 July 2006 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Sheila2Sheila (live at Panic Prevention Disco)" on 7 May 2007.
He performed on the Main Stage on 19 May 2007 in Preston for Radio 1's Big Weekend. He also performed at Glastonbury 2007, Benicàssim 2007, Oxegen 2007 (8 July) where he performed at the green room, and Carling Weekend Leeds 2007. He played the 2008 V Festival at the JJB Champion ARENA.
In September 2007, Jamie T did a US tour and made his US television debut on Last Call with Carson Daly performing "Sheila". He also did an iTunes Session EP.

"Fire Fire" and "Sticks 'n' Stones" (2009)

On 12 January 2009, a music video appeared on Jamie's website for a new song, "Fire Fire", which he explained would not be released as a single nor would it be on the new album.
21 May 2009 saw the release of the official video for his single "Sticks 'n' Stones". On 29 June 2009, Jamie released "Sticks 'n' Stones", the first single from his second album Kings and Queens, as an extended play with three other tracks, "St. Christopher", "On the Green" and "The Dance of the Young Professionals". "Sticks 'n' Stones" reached No. 15 in the UK singles chart. The song also reached number 14 for 2009 songs on the annual Triple J Hottest 100.

Chaka Demus EP (2009)

On 31 August 2009, he released a further EP, the "Chaka Demus EP" which includes the second single taken from Kings & Queens×Kings & Queens4 September 2009 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks13684:432Hocus Pocus3:313Sticks ’n’ Stones4:014The Man’s Machine4:505Emily’s Heart4:086Chaka Demus3:347Spider’s Web4:448Castro Dies2:599Earth, Wind & Fire3:4510British Intelligence3:1911Jilly Armeen3:14, also called "Chaka Demus×Chaka Demus31 August 2009 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Chaka Demus3:332Forget Me Not (The Love I Knew Before I Grew)4:353Planning Spontaneity3:544When They Are Gone (for Tim)3:27". This features three other songs: "Forget Me Not (The Love I Knew Before I Grew)", "Planning Spontaneity" and "When They Are Gone (For Tim)".

Kings and Queens' (2009)

A week later, on 7 September, second album Kings and Queens was released. This features 11 tracks (plus bonus track "The Curious Sound" featuring Ben Bones, when downloaded from iTunes). Jamie has said that his favourite song in this album is "Emily's Heart×Emily's Heart12 March 2010 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Emily's Heart (single version)3:202Atlantic City2:09" because it reminds him of Emily Evans (a former girlfriend.) Talking about Kings & Queens, Jamie said "I didn't do my second album. I did my third one instead."
Kings & Queens reached No. 2 in the UK Albums chart. After its release Zane Lowe, on his BBC Radio 1 show, declared Kings & Queens his favourite album of 2009, describing the album as "a brilliant, poignant, incredible observational record" and "flawless".
On 25 September 2009, Jamie cancelled his Australian tour, due to laryngitis. Six days later, he postponed the first six shows of his sellout UK tour. A week later, however, Jamie cancelled the entire UK and European tours. A statement on his website informs that all Australia, UK and Europe scheduled shows were cancelled and since then, all three tours were rescheduled.

The Man's Machine (2009)

On 26 October, Jamie announced he would be releasing a third EP from the album, The Man's Machine. The four-track EP will consist of "The Man's Machine", "Jenny Can Rely on Me", "Man Not a Monster" and "Believing in Things That Can't Be Done". The Man's Machine EP was released on CD and 12" vinyl on 23 November 2009.
A re-recorded version of "Emily's Heart×Emily's Heart12 March 2010 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Emily's Heart (single version)3:202Atlantic City2:09" premiered as Zane Lowe's Hottest Record In The World on 19 January 2010, and it was confirmed as the next single, with a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Atlantic City" serving as the B-side. It was released on 15 March.
On 24 June 2010, Jamie T performed material from the Kings & Queens album at the Engine Shed in Lincoln as a warm-up to his tour. A day later he played the 02 Academy in Liverpool. He then headlined the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury Festival on 26 June 2010.

Carry on the Grudge and Magnolia Melancholia EP (2014–15)

Jamie T played his first gigs for four years in July 2014 at in Glasgow, Liverpool and Portsmouth. Around the same time a new single, "Don't You Find×Don't You Find21 July 2014 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Don't You Find4:15", made its debut on BBC Radio 1, chosen by Zane Lowe as his "Hottest Record in the World". In September 2014 his third album, entitled Carry on the Grudge×Carry On the Grudge24 September 2014 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Limits Lie4:112Don’t You Find4:163Turn On the Light4:274Zombie4:065The Prophet4:156Mary Lee3:257Trouble2:578Rabbit Hole3:409Peter3:3610Love Is Only a Heartbeat Away2:3311Murder of Crows4:0212They Told Me It Rained4:28, was released.
In April 2015, Jamie T released the EP Magnolia Melancholia×Magnolia Melancholia6 April 2015 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Don’t You Find4:152Marilyn Monroe3:163Mama Don’t Smoke1:454Magnolia Melancholia4:205Riverbed3:256Bastards of Young4:26, which features the album track 'Don't You Find' and five new tracks. He performed at Glastonbury Festival on 28 June on the 'Other Stage'. He supported Blur for their short Australian tour in July 2015, with dates in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, as well as playing at Splendour in the Grass on 26 July. He also played various other festivals such as T in the Park and Melt! Festival before wrapping up the Carry on the Grudge tour at Reading and Leeds Festivals on 30 August.

Trick (2016–2021)

In July 2016 it was announced that the new album Trick×Trick2 September 2016 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Tinfoil Boy4:132Drone Strike3:263Power Over Men3:394Tescoland4:005Police Tapes4:206Dragon Bones4:097Joan of Arc3:378Solomon Eagle3:509Robin Hood3:2410Sign of the Times4:1111Crossfire Love4:3012Self Esteem5:27 was slated for a 2 September release. The 12-track album was recorded in London and Detroit and preceded by the single "Tinfoil Boy×Tinfoil Boy30 June 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Tinfoil Boy4:13". A UK tour in September and October followed the release, including three dates at Brixton Academy.

The Theory of Whatever (2022–2026)

On 27 April, Jamie T announced his new album The Theory of Whatever×The Theory of Whatever22 July 2022 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks190s Cars3:182The Old Style Raiders3:563British Hell2:124The Terror of Lambeth Love1:495Keying Lamborghinis3:316St. George Wharf Tower3:107A Million & One New Ways to Die3:188Thank You4:019Between the Rocks3:3110Sabre Tooth3:2511Talk Is Cheap3:0412Old Republican3:241350,000 Unmarked Bullets2:29 and that it would release on 22 July 2022. it was preceded by the singles The Old Style Raiders, St. George Wharf Tower and Between the Rocks. The Theory of Whatever became Jamie's first number-one album.

Ghosts (100 Days of Morning) (2026)

On 9 October 2026 Ghosts was released on the label Polydor. It is available on CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming.

Musical style

He has been nicknamed "one man Arctic Monkey". Canvas magazine has described him as "like the bastard lovechild of Billy Bragg and Mike Skinner doing his best Joe Strummer impression".