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Snarling and rapping his smart lyrics since 2007, the genre-spanning Jamie T. pops his heads up once in a while, grabs some NME awards, and lands on various Best Albums of the Year lists, and then disappears into the ether, perhaps unhappy that he's been tagged as pop music's future. Carry on the Grudge is a brilliant title for Comet Jamie T.'s 2014 return because five years off and he's still snarling at the injustice in the world, but as opener "Limits Lie" displays, he's able to take this universal hurt on at a bluesman's pace, making the high-volume weeping and wailing during the song's chorus quite effective. An ode to the Clash, the great "Zombie" sounds like Damon Albarn did the singing, the Black Keys did the playing, and Shaun Ryder wrote the lyrics, while "Rabbit Hole" is the rap-rock revolution that U2 toyed with, now perfected. All these cool influences and Jamie is still an identifiable artist as the poignancy and the wordplay here is entirely T., and with "Love Is Only a Heartbeat Away," he's reached a new plateau, offering "you better save it for your darkest of days" over an acoustic guitar as Warren Zevon smiles from above. Shame he's keeping a twice-a-decade pace, but this album should stick to the bones for twice that long, likely longer.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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James Dring, Producer, Engineer, Writer - Jamie T, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - Ben Coupland, Writer - Ben Bones, Producer, Engineer - BMG Chrysalis, MusicPublisher - Imagem Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Copyright Control (Ben Coupland), MusicPublisher
2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph
James Dring, Producer, Engineer - Jamie T, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - Ben Coupland, Writer - Ben Bones, Producer, Engineer - Imagem Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Copyright Control (Ben Coupland), MusicPublisher
2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph
James Dring, Producer, Engineer - Jamie T, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - Imagem Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph
James Dring, Producer, Engineer - Jamie T, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - Imagem Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph
James Dring, Producer, Engineer - Jamie T, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - Imagem Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph
James Dring, Producer, Engineer - Jamie T, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - Ben Bones, Producer, Engineer - Imagem Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph
James Dring, Producer, Engineer, Writer - Jamie T, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - BMG Chrysalis, MusicPublisher - Imagem Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph
James Dring, Producer, Engineer, Writer - Jamie T, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - BMG Chrysalis, MusicPublisher - Imagem Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph
James Dring, Producer, Engineer - Jamie T, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - Imagem Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph
James Dring, Producer, Engineer - Jamie T, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - Imagem Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Jamie Dineen, Writer - Copyright Control (Jamie Dineen), MusicPublisher
2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph
James Dring, Producer, Engineer - Jamie T, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - Imagem Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph
James Dring, Producer, Engineer, Writer - Jamie T, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - BMG Chrysalis, MusicPublisher - Imagem Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph
Album review
Snarling and rapping his smart lyrics since 2007, the genre-spanning Jamie T. pops his heads up once in a while, grabs some NME awards, and lands on various Best Albums of the Year lists, and then disappears into the ether, perhaps unhappy that he's been tagged as pop music's future. Carry on the Grudge is a brilliant title for Comet Jamie T.'s 2014 return because five years off and he's still snarling at the injustice in the world, but as opener "Limits Lie" displays, he's able to take this universal hurt on at a bluesman's pace, making the high-volume weeping and wailing during the song's chorus quite effective. An ode to the Clash, the great "Zombie" sounds like Damon Albarn did the singing, the Black Keys did the playing, and Shaun Ryder wrote the lyrics, while "Rabbit Hole" is the rap-rock revolution that U2 toyed with, now perfected. All these cool influences and Jamie is still an identifiable artist as the poignancy and the wordplay here is entirely T., and with "Love Is Only a Heartbeat Away," he's reached a new plateau, offering "you better save it for your darkest of days" over an acoustic guitar as Warren Zevon smiles from above. Shame he's keeping a twice-a-decade pace, but this album should stick to the bones for twice that long, likely longer.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:49
- Main artists: Jamie T.
- Label: Epitaph
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2014 Virgin, under exclusive license to Epitaph
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