Jamie T
Oxford Brookes Student Union
Tuesday 6th February 2007
By Andrew Hendry
There seems to be no end to Jamie T’s (real name Jamie Trias) increasing popularity, a statement proved by the fact that he managed to sell out his ‘Panic Prevention Tour’, with added dates throughout Europe recently revealed. It seems that the twenty year old can not put a foot wrong, and even his support act ‘Them Nudes’, a three-piece rock band resembling an earlier ‘The Who’, managed to get the crowd jumping. It is no wonder that his ability to ride unique and catchy beats with honestly-raw lyrics about such subjects as alcohol abuse and teenage angst, has left many labelling him ‘a one man Arctic Monkey’.
By the time Jamie T made his appearance, the Student Union was packed to the rafters with lively teenagers, all making their appreciation well heard. Renowned for his individuality, he came bounding onstage in a chequered shirt, tight jeans and a rather shabby hat to perform his opening song, ‘Dry Off Your Cheeks’. Although admittedly not the most upbeat song on his debut album ‘Panic Prevention’, with the help of his live band ‘The Pacemakers’, he managed to really get the crowd going. The atmosphere on the night never once lagged, with the crowd more than ready to assist the choruses of such hits as ‘Sheila’, ‘So Lonely Was The Ballad’ and his latest single, ‘Calm Down Dearest’.
As well as performing all songs from his album, the East Londoner also treated the crowd to renditions of less well-known tracks from his earlier demos, such as ‘Northern Line’ and ‘Not Without Apology’. These earlier tracks were full of interesting samples, many of which, he later revealed, were lifted from a self-help CD which his mother brought him to battle panic attacks.
Throughout his set, Jamie oozed with confidence and skipped around the stage, truly making it his own, and his audience certainly left feeling that they had seen more than they had expected. Great music and entertainment alongside student-priced beer made this a thoroughly enjoyable night for all.
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