Jamie T.

Born in Wimbledon, London, on January 8, 1986, Jamie Alexander Treays—known professionally as Jamie T—found that music helped ease the panic attacks he experienced as a teenager. He began making mixtapes and DIY beats in his bedroom, then wrote songs on acoustic bass, drawing on characters he encountered in the South London pubs where he first performed. His early single “Sheila” (2006), about the consequences of binge drinking, introduced his drawled, mockney delivery and sharp stories about working-class life. Critics compared his writing to Mike Skinner, Ian Dury and Billy Bragg. Blending hip-hop, ska and punk, his debut album, Panic Prevention (2007), reached number 4 on the UK chart and earned a Mercury Prize nomination. Its follow-up, Kings & Queens (2009), climbed to number 2 and produced the singles “Sticks 'n' Stones” and “Chaka Demus.” After a five-year gap, Jamie T returned with Carry on the Grudge (2014), which drew strong reviews and included the UK Top 40 single “Zombie.” He released the EP Magnolia Melancholia in 2015 and his fourth album, Trick, in 2016. B Sides (06-17) collected material from across those years in 2018. After a period away from public view, he returned in 2022 with The Theory of Whatever. The album reached Number 1 in the UK, his first chart-topping album, and included “British Hell,” co-written with Misfits founder Glenn Danzig. Jamie T released “Hippodrome” in 2023. In 2026, he joined Fred again.. on “Lights Burn Dimmer,” a reworking of that song. He also released his sixth album, Ghosts (100 Days of Morning), on October 9, with “3310” and “Tallahassee” preceding it.

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