Then on 31 August 2009, he released a further EP, the " Chaka Demus EP" which includes the second single taken from Kings & Queens, also called "Chaka Demus". The song also reached number songs on the annual Triple J Hottest 100, one of the largest popularly voted countdowns in the world.
Christopher", "On The Green" and "The Dance Of The Young Professionals". On 29 June 2009, Jamie released "Sticks 'N' Stones", the first single from his second album Kings and Queens, as an extended play with three other tracks, "St. The video was shot almost entirely in the London suburb of Wimbledon, his home town, and features scenes of himself and others, including fellow band members. It was a lot of fun to make and we hope you like it. We just finished shooting a little video for the track the other day, so fresh out the edit room it is here for your enjoyment. In an email received by subscribers to his website, Jamie said, “Just a little note to say thanks to everyone who’s supporting Sticks ‘N’ Stones. saw the release of the official video for his single " Sticks 'N' Stones". Jamie T has said to NME "'Fire Fire' won't be released as a single nor will it be on the new album, it is just a thank you for the fans being so patient." He did announce a date for his new single though, "Stick 'N' Stones" EP, which was released on 29 June. The track has elements of Jamie's trademark sound but incorporates faster rhythms, a punk aesthetic and a more abrasive sound than previous singles. On January 12, 2009, a music video appeared on Jamie's website for a new song, " Fire Fire". The month of September 2007 Jamie T did a US tour, and on 25 September 2007 he made his US television debut on Last Call with Carson Daly performing "Sheila" and also doing an iTunes Session EP. He played the 2008 V Festival at the JJB Champion ARENA. He also performed at Glastonbury 2007, Benicassim 2007, Oxegen 2007 (8 July) where he performed at the green room, and Carling Weekend Leeds 2007. He performed on the Main Stage on in Preston for Radio 1's Big Weekend.
Jamie T won the Best Solo Artist award at the 20 NME Awards. Panic Prevention has also received frequent name-checks in the ‘best albums of the decade’ lists, including: #13 out of 50 in Observer Music Monthly and #53 out of 100 in NME magazine. On 17 July 2007, Jamie T's debut album Panic Prevention was shortlisted as one of the 12 nominees for the Mercury Prize. Treays supported both the Ordinary Boys during their 2006 tour, and went on to defeat Jarvis Cocker and Thom Yorke to win the Best Solo Artist at the 2007 Shockwave NME Awards. Lily Allen provided backing vocals on the song "Rawhide" the B-side to the re-release of "Sheila" on. When he was younger he used to suffer from panic attacks, hence the album name. His debut album Panic Prevention was then released on 29 January 2007. His next single " Calm Down Dearest" was released in the UK on 15 January 2007 and reached #9, his first top 10 hit. On 16 October 2006, Jamie released his anthemic tune, "If You Got the Money" which reached #13 in the charts. Two videos were made for song the first video in 2006 consisted of monkeys living in a house and short clips of Jamie singing, while the second video in 2007 features actor Bob Hoskins walking along the River Thames lip synching to the lyrics.
Jamie's songs received a lot of airplay on XFM throughout 2006, especially "Sheila" and " If You Got The Money". "Sheila" was also playlisted by BBC Radio 1 thus receiving more airtime across all shows.
On John Tweddle's show, "Back in the Game" featured as his "Pet Sound" and his single " Sheila" was Jo Whiley's Record of the Week. Zane Lowe made "Salvador" his single of the week and "Back in the Game" his Hottest Record in the World. His backing band are called The Pacemakers and he has lately been touring, advertising and releasing material as "Jamie T and The Pacemakers". He is currently signed to Virgin Records, but released his Betty and the Selfish Sons EP on his own Pacemaker Records label. Canvas Magazine have described him as "like the bastard lovechild of Billy Bragg and Mike Skinner doing his best Joe Strummer impression". He has been nicknamed "one man Arctic Monkey". He attended The Hall School Wimbledon and then Reed's School in Cobham, Surrey, England until he was 16 and then went to Richmond Upon Thames College for his A-Levels. Jamie Alexander Treays was born in Wimbledon, South-West London.
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