Jamie T Sticks ‘N’ Stones EP
Wed 3 Jun 2009
Boy Wonder
English pop wonderkid Jamie T has a new EP coming out, titled Sticks ‘N’ Stones, on June 29. The title track is a catchy bratty pop affair and the video is a delight, featuring Jamie and friends running around causing a ruckus with a clown. Jamie T first caught my attention on one of those magazine sampler CDs, with his song ‘Operation’. Instantly memorable for its tight rhythm section, skillfull lyricism, weirdly harsh, almost metallic-sounding vocal production and general left-of-centre composition, he really stuck out amongst the Oasises and typical Brit Pop revivalists also found on that CD. I found I didn’t really want to like Jamie T, with his deliberately showy and irritating demeanor, but he won me over. Sticks and Stones looks like he might have toned it down a bit, it’ll be interesting to see how this EP places him.
TOUR DATES:
06/11 - Cockpit - Leeds
06/12 - Junction - Cambridge
06/13 - Roadmender - Northampton
06/14 - Rescue Rooms - Nottingham
06/16 - Stage 2 - Newcastle
06/17 - Moshulu - Aberdeen
06/18 - Studio 24 - Edinburgh
06/19 - Kasbah - Coventry
06/21 - Thekla - Bristol
06/23 - Moho Live - Manchester
06/24 - Electric Ballroom - London
Posted by Sarah Gooding under UK
June 10th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
the video kinda reminds me of skins. maybe thats what they’re going for? wouldn’t be a bad association. good song.
June 10th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
oh yeah man i love the streets circa 2003 or some shit