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New EP From Jamie T

• 7th Aug 2009

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:

1. 'Chaka Demus’
2. ‘Forget Me Not (The Love I Knew Before I Grew)’
3. ‘Planning Spontaneity’
4. ‘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.

Jamie T is the penultimate headline act on the NME/Radio One stage at the Carling Festival at Reading and Leeds on August 28th and 30th respectively. He then tours Australia before returning to the UK in October for a 14 date tour.

October 09
THU 1 BRISTOL O2 Academy (0844 477 2000)
FRI 2 SOUTHAMPTON Guildhall (023 8063 2601)
SAT 3 BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy (0844 477 2000)
MON 5 NEWCASTLE Northumbria Uni (0844 826 2826)
TUE 6 NOTTINGHAM Rock City (08713 100 000)
WED 7 NORWICH UEA (01603 508050)
FRI 9 GLASGOW Barrowland (08444 999 990)
SAT 10 PRESTON Uni 53 Degrees (01772 893000)
SUN 11 SHEFFIELD O2 Academy (0844 477 2000)
TUE 13 MANCHESTER Academy (0161 832 1111)
WED 14 LEEDS O2 Academy (0113 245 4650)
THU 15 LONDON Brixton O2 Academy (0844 477 2000)
FRI 23 BELFAST Limelight (0870 243 4455)
SAT 24 DUBLIN Whelans (0818 719 300)

Tickets for UK dates will be available to buy online at link or through the 24hr Credit Card Hotline: 0871 2200 260
Tickets will be priced at £15 (except London – £16.50)

Tickets for Irish dates will be available to buy online at link and will be priced at: Dublin – €16.50 / Belfast £14