Jamie T - Chaka Demus

Some two and a half years after the release of his Mercury nominated debut album ‘Panic Prevention’, Jamie Treays is set to cement his status as one of the UK’s most genuine and exciting young musicians. His return this year kicked off with the release of the ‘Sticks’N’Stones EP’ in May. The rabble-rousing title track was adopted as the unofficial anthem of the summer and has gone on to sell over 50,000 copies to date. A sold-out UK tour with his band The Pacemakers segued straight into a stand-out performance at Glastonbury. He recently announced his biggest tour to date in October, culminating in a show at Brixton Academy which has already sold out.

In keeping with his intention to release a series of EPs, August 31st sees the release of the ‘Chaka Demus EP’ on Virgin Records. It features four new tracks; ‘Chaka Demus’, ‘Forget Me Not (The Love I Knew Before I Grew)’, ‘Planning Spontaneity’ and ‘When They Are Gone (For Tim)’. Described by Q as ‘an irresistible, Black Grape-sized invitation to party’, Chaka Demus looks set to conquer the airwaves alongside his other big hits Sheila, If You Got The Money and Calm Down Dearest. It will be available on CD, 12” and digital download.

‘Sticks’N’Stones’ and ‘Chaka Demus’ offer a glimpse of the eleven tracks that make up ‘Kings & Queens’, Jamie T’s second album which will be released on Sept 7th. Already awarded five stars in Observer Music Monthly, and four stars in Q, MOJO and Uncut it is one of the most eagerly awaited albums of 2009. It was recorded largely in Jamie’s garden shed-cum studio and is exactly the album that Jamie T's admirers hoped he would make... full of the gutter poetry, anger and humour of the first album. But tougher, more focused, more confident... and with even better tunes.

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