Thursday 20 August 2009

Jamie T - Chaka Demus


After recording his second full length studio album, 'Kings And Queens', which is to be released early September and the release of four track e.p 'Sticks 'n' Stones', Jamie T has gone and got himself all excited. In a recent interview with NME the Wimbledon wordsmith explained how he is having a creative streak at the moment, churning out countless songs with no where to go. Due to this, Jamie T is to release another e.p on 31 August titled 'Chaka Demus'.

This video available to watch on this installment is the new title track from his forthcoming second e.p of the year.

The one accolade that follows Jamie T constantly is his aptitude for creating something that seems distinctly British. His slurred ramblings of drinking, chasing girls and getting up to general mischief on the streets of the big smoke exude a sense of working class, weekend banter. A proud man in what he does, never has Jamie sugar-coated a situation or shyed away from the bitter truth, and thankfully this remains.

Always rather varied in his musical approach to records, be it electro-bleeping or near-rap word-play, new single 'Chaka Demus' is one of the popiest beats he's produced so far. His immaculate cockney spit continues a vivacious trail through the fleeting verses while the chorus' sees him attain a melodic streak in which he sweetly moans on yet another set of outlandishly contagious sing-a-long lyrics of patriotism and the brilliance of Britain.

Where 'Sticks 'n' Stones' contained four individual tracks, each of which displayed Jamie's potential, it will be interesting to see how his second e.p fairs after he's re-established himself as a potent force in British music.

Tracklisting:

1. Chaka Demus (Single Version)
2. Forget Me Not (The Love I Knew Before I Grew)
3. Planning Spontaneity
4. When They Are Gone (for Tim)

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