British alternative/indie rocker Jamie T has announced some exciting news; a 15th anniversary edition of his debut full-length album Panic Prevention will be released on the 29th of January, and in addition to this, new music is soon to be on the way.
The announcement came via a video posted to the artist’s social media yesterday (January 21st) captioned “yeah yeah new music is coming” where he read out an email from his manager. Jamie T (aka Jamie Treays) said in the announcement; “I’ve just had an email from my manager, I’m just going to read it out to you. ‘For the announcement, you need to say – obviously in your own words – that the 29th of January will be the 15th anniversary of ‘Panic Prevention’. We’re releasing a limited edition 15-year vinyl and CD; 1,500 copies of vinyl, 2,000 copies of the CD…sign up on jamiet.com to order. Also gonna give away 15 signed test pressings randomly selected from anyone who signs up.’”
He added at the end of the announcement, once again reading his manager’s email: “Also, maybe say something about new music coming out soon”. You can view the entire video down below.
yeah yeah new music is coming pic.twitter.com/D9BAewaEDZ
— Jamie T (@jamietmusic) January 21, 2022
Panic Prevention was released on the 29th of January 2007, with the songs ‘Sheila”, “If You Got The Money”, and “Calm Down Dearest” being released as singles before the full album was made available. The record’s namesake is derived from Treays’ experiences with panic attacks and anxiety, and the themes of the album deal with aspects of UK youth culture of the time. The album received consistently warm acclaim from most music publications, with NME giving the article an 8/10, saying: “Jamie T is a genuine voice, the sort of untrained, maverick personality that doesn’t come along too often. Britain, you’re honoured to have him.” Sonically, the album draws from a great number of different genres, such as rap, folk, indie rock, ska, punk, electronic and even skiffle.
Jamie T’s seminal debut album has already been reissued once before, as it was given its first vinyl treatment in 2018. As mentioned in the announcement, pre-orders can be found on the artist’s website.
Whilst very little else has been revealed beyond Treays’ confirmation that new music is indeed on the way, this is exciting news for fans, who have been waiting patiently for a new album since 2016’s Trick. Treays released a B-sides album in 2018, which is a collection of songs from recording sessions spanning from 2006 to 2017.
