Product Description

'Panic Prevention' is the debut album from London-based Thamesbeat pioneer Jamie T. Sonic monologues to the grittier side of city life abound on this album, backed with Jamie's unique take on hip-hop, ska and indie, giving this album a mass appeal that many of his peers would envy. Includes the singles 'Sheila', 'Calm Down Dearest' and 'If You Got The Money'.

Track Listing

1. Brand New Bass Guitar
2. Salvador
3. Calm Down Dearest
4. So Lonely Was The Ballad
5. Back In The Game
6. Operation
7. Sheila
8. Pacemaker
9. Dry Off Your Cheeks
10. Ike And Tina
11. If You Got The Money
12. Alicia Quays

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10763 in Music
• Released on: 2007-01-29
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
"I think that’s the scrappiest version I've ever done of that in my life," mutters Jamie T. He's just finished playing "Brand New Bass Guitar", the first track on debut album Panic Prevention - but the fact it makes the cut says a lot about the free-wheeling, spontaneous spirit of this Wimbledon-born singer-songwriter. Equal parts Joe Strummer and Dizzee Rascal, Jamie narrates witty, filthy, sometimes tragic tales of London life peppered with patois and accompanied by cheap drum-machine beats and the twang of an acoustic bass guitar. That's not to say these songs sound in any way half-formed. On the contrary, in fact, apparently disparate sounds – post-Libertines garage rattle, bumping ska, UK hip-hop - gel neatly thanks to Jamie's garrulous charisma and brassy, clever wordplay. "Salvador" is a driving, spooked slice of punk-blues that couches tales of nightclub pulling in feral, predatory terms, while the deceptively sing-along "Shelia" conceals a tragic narrative of assorted alcoholics and various ne'er do wells that meet with various sticky ends. It's a dangerous, cutthroat London that Jamie roams, but importantly, Panic Prevention makes it sound like ruddy, bloody good fun from start to close.--Louis Pattison

Amazon.co.uk Review
One of the latest London MC/producers to follow in the formidable footsteps of The Streets, Jamie T mixes up an earnest slack-rap style with influences that range from reggae-inspired post punk bands like The Clash to drum & bass, electronica, hip hop and even a splash of Tom Waits-roguery. His eclectic, guitar-wielding approach has spawned a spread of intriguing singles – "Calm Down Dearest", "Sheila", "If You've Got The Money" – all of which have built up a buzz for the release of his debut album. As joyously shambolic as all you'd expect given his earlier work, Panic Prevention seems to tick a number of different boxes while occupying its own singular niche. Off-kilter concoctions like "Dry Off Your Cheeks" counter-balance the almost-pop of "Salvador" and the jaunty "So Lonely Was The Ballad". Though decidedly rambling, the project displays Jamie's impressive ability to pull off some pretty wild sound experiments, and confirms the incisive nature of his "urban" lyricism. Even better, it makes you wonder what this clearly precocious scenester will dare to cook up next. --Paul Sullivan.

Customer Reviews

panic prevention
I absoulutly love this cd its my new favorite it hasnt left my cd player for months i force everyone to listen to and fortunatly they end up loving it to the music compliments the lyrics and sets an excellent mood it just makes me smile

Worse than Kate Nash for ever and ever.
Why-oh-why can't this young man pronounce his lyrics properly? I find it almost offensive to people with special needs. Seriously. It makes Kate Nash sound... well... less terrifying.

This is the most apalling, awful, no-effort warble ever in creation. Ever.

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NEW BRITISH MUSIC AT ITS BEST
Its sad to think that im only 17 years old and already i have purchased my favourite album of all time, never will there be an artist to match the talents of Jamie-t. Be warned the album is seriously addictive; containing smart lyrics, great tunes and brilliant presentation of each track. Im looking forward to hearing more of Jamie's work in the future.