Speaking on his recent win, Jamie T told OfficialCharts.com, “Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for the support on the album. Thank you for the Number 1!“. The “Calm Down Dearest” singer took to social media to announce his award; within the post, the singer also confirmed the date for an upcoming show. The concert will see Jamie T headline a homecoming show at London’s Finsbury Park; the singer will perform to an audience of 45,000, marking his biggest show to date. The singer-songwriter will be joined by a roster full of special guests, further details concerning the event will be announced in due course.

My first ever number one album And to celebrate we’re gonna be playing Finsbury Park next summer. Tickets on sale next Friday at 9am pic.twitter.com/c4WHMfIvLt

— Jamie T (@jamietmusic) July 29, 2022

Otherwise known as Jamie Alexander Treays, the singer’s number one album was released on 22nd July 2022 via Polydor Records. The Theory Of Whatever was proceeded by three singles, “The Old Style Raiders“, “St. George Wharf Tower“, and “Between The Rocks“. Before its release, Treays began to tease and promote the album’s release; on 27th April 2022 the singer confirmed The Theory Of Whatever’s release. The Theory of Whatever is the first release of new material since Jamie T’s break; the singer’s previous album Trick dropped in 2016.

Although The Theory Of Whatever is Jamie T’s first number one album, the singer has cracked the album charts top 5 four times before. The songwriter’s debut album Panic Prevention was released in 2007 and reached number 4 within the charts; the release was praised for its use of themes concerning youth culture and lyrical content. The singer’s second album Kings & Queens dropped two years later and charted at number 2; the album’s lead single “Sticks’ n’ Stones” also sired chart success and position within the singles charts top 20. Jamie T scored a hat trick in 2014 when Carry On Grudge reached number 4 within the album charts; Trick also charted well and placed at number 3.

Congratulations to @VivaBananarama on their highest-charting album in 34 years https://t.co/wRMJxMyIcx pic.twitter.com/s0oJWO5DBm

— Official Charts (@officialcharts) July 29, 2022

Elsewhere within this week’s album charts, pop icons Bananarama have scored their highest position within the UK Official Album charts in 34 years. The duo’s twelfth studio album Masquerade has charted at number 22; the album marks their first top 20 release since The Greatest Hits Collection. The compilation album was the band’s first Greatest Hits LP and was released via London Records in 1988; via its original release, the album placed at number 3 on the UK Albums charts.

Earlier this month, Jamie T confirmed that he had added further dates to his upcoming The Theory Of Whatever Tour. Due to start this November, the headlining tour originally consisted of 10 dates and was initially meant to start on 10th November 2022 with a set in Newcastle. Due to popular demand, the singer added two more stops and will now kick off the tour on 8th November 2022. The second new date has been scheduled to close the series of live shows on 23rd November 2022 at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse.

Doing some acoustic shows to celebrate the album release. Album and ticket bundles on sale tomorrow at 10am https://t.co/poEeGoV2p8 pic.twitter.com/LiciXdIe6I

— Jamie T (@jamietmusic) July 14, 2022

Prior to setting out on his UK tour, Jamie T will perform a series of album release shows in celebration of The Theory Of Whatever. The string of intimate live shows are set to start today with a set at Southampton’s Engine Rooms in partnership with Vinilo Records, the seventh and last show will take place on 8th August at Bristol’s Thekla with Rough Trade Records.

Jamie T UK Tour Dates

Acoustic Record Store Tour

30/07/2022 – Engine Rooms/Vinilo Records – Southampton
01/08 – Chalk/Resident Records – Brighton
02/08 – Empire/HMV – Coventry
04/08 – Brudenell Social Club/ Crash Records – Liverpool
05/08 – Liquid Room/Assai Records – Edinburgh
07/08 – Hanger 34/Jacdranda Records – Liverpool
08/08 – Thekla/Rough Trade Records – Bristol

The Theory Of Whatever UK Tour

08/11/2022 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
10/11 – O2 City Hall – Newcastle
11/11 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
12/11 – O2 Academy – Leeds
14/11 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
15/11 – O2 Academy – Sheffield
17/11 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
18/11 – Alexandra Palace – London
21/11 – University Great Hall – Cardiff
22/11 – Guildhall – Portsmouth
23/11 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester

Click here to purchase tickets.

My new album The Theory of Whatever is out now. It’s a collection of songs I’ve worked on for the last few years and I’m very proud of it. Thank you to all the friends who helped out @hugowhitenoise, Tom Dinsdale, Olly Burden, @matthewmaltese, @CharlesWatson__ pic.twitter.com/fmqxWc01N9

— Jamie T (@jamietmusic) July 22, 2022

The Theory Of Whatever is his fifth album and his first since 2016’s Trick. Rolling Stone UK says of the album, “the indie veteran’s first album in six years demonstrates why he’s become one of Britain’s most beloved cult musicians,” and awarded it four out of five stars. On the gap between albums, Jamie T told Rolling Stone UK, “I don’t think I’m necessarily very good at what I do and it takes me a long time to do shit well.”

The singer continued, “I don’t have a need to be seen the whole time, either. I don’t care and I don’t give a shit! I like making music, but it’s not incredibly important to me. I’d go as far as to say I detest being around all the time. I don’t want to be the type of human being who needs to represent themselves every week and tell everyone what they’re eating in order to be a good musician.”

Asked about the anxiety that has plagued him throughout his life and inspired his debut album Panic Prevention back in 2007 the singer told the magazine, “Yeah, I was struggling with anxiety, panic attacks, and I felt completely out of my depth. It was a constant battle, and it was hard to get help for that when you’re playing to 10,000 people, so you do struggle”.

When asked about his mental health now he opened up, “Yeah, I’m just happy now. I couldn’t give less of a fuck. If you take anything from this, I want you to know that I’m zen about this shit. I’m happy and that needs to come across. I’ve just grown up a bit and it’s why I don’t give a shit!”

On sale now https://t.co/NpsfR3Q3MC

— Jamie T (@jamietmusic) July 19, 2022

Jamie T will take to the road to play a run of acoustic shows in record stores up and down the country to support the release of his new album. He will also be playing at larger venues with his full band in the UK in November 2022, tickets can be purchased here.

30/07/2022 – Album Release Show – Engine Rooms – Southampton
01/08 – Album Release Show – Chalk – Brighton
02/08 – Album Release Show – Empire – Coventry
04/08 – Album Release Show – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds
05/08 – Album Release Show – Liquid Room – Edinburgh
07/08 – Album Release Show – Hanger 34 – Liverpool
08/08 – Album Release Show – Thekla – Bristol
08/11 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
10/11 – O2 City Hall – Newcastle
11/11 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
12/11 – O2 Academy – Leeds
14/11 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
15/11 – O2 Academy – Sheffield
17/11 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
18/11 – Alexandra Palace – London
21/11 – University Great Hall – Cardiff
22/11 – Guildhall – Portsmouth
23/11 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester

My new album The Theory of Whatever is coming out 29th July and I’m playing my first live show in five years in London next week at @subteraniavenuepic.twitter.com/LUNES2TxXh

— Jamie T (@jamietmusic) May 4, 2022

The Theory Of Whatever is confirmed to be released on 29th July via Polydor Records, and will include his single “The Old Style Raiders” (watch official video here). In a recent interview discussing the meaning of his lead single, Jamie stated, “It’s fighting to find something that means enough to you that you love. The fight to find that, and to carry on striving, to find something you love enough to hold on to” adding, “Rather than kid love or movie love or gushy love or lust love, whatever you have when you’re younger – it’s actually trying to fight for something that means more than that. It’s the struggle to find that.”

The singer-songwriter, from Wimbledon was just 19 years old when he started his career in 2005. 17 years later fans are just as (if not more) excited to see what 36 year-old indie star is going to bring to the table now in 2022.

In a recent interview speaking to BBC Radio 1 about his return, Jamie spoke about his anxiety of getting back on the horse and creating new music, saying “I was struggling to find my direction with the record for a few years, really… I went home one day, and I found this track that I had recorded, pretty much fully finished. And I was really upset, because I realised that I’d spent the last six months asking other people to tell me if something was good. Then I heard this track and I just immediately knew I’d kind of found my path.” Jamie has also articulated his excitement to get back on stage next week adding, “I missed being in a room with people and playing music…I miss getting in a place with people and have sweat dripping from the ceiling.”

Listen to the full interview on BBC Sounds.

The announcement came via a video posted to the artist’s social media yesterday (January 21^st) captioned “yeah yeah new music is coming” where he read out an email from his manager. Jamie T (aka Jamie Treays) said in the announcement; “I’ve just had an email from my manager, I’m just going to read it out to you. ‘For the announcement, you need to say – obviously in your own words – that the 29th of January will be the 15th anniversary of ‘Panic Prevention’. We’re releasing a limited edition 15-year vinyl and CD; 1,500 copies of vinyl, 2,000 copies of the CD…sign up on jamiet.com to order. Also gonna give away 15 signed test pressings randomly selected from anyone who signs up.’”

He added at the end of the announcement, once again reading his manager’s email: “Also, maybe say something about new music coming out soon”. You can view the entire video down below.

yeah yeah new music is coming pic.twitter.com/D9BAewaEDZ

— Jamie T (@jamietmusic) January 21, 2022

Panic Prevention was released on the 29^th of January 2007, with the songs ‘Sheila”, “If You Got The Money”, and “Calm Down Dearest” being released as singles before the full album was made available. The record’s namesake is derived from Treays’ experiences with panic attacks and anxiety, and the themes of the album deal with aspects of UK youth culture of the time. The album received consistently warm acclaim from most music publications, with NME giving the article an 8/10, saying: “Jamie T is a genuine voice, the sort of untrained, maverick personality that doesn’t come along too often. Britain, you’re honoured to have him.” Sonically, the album draws from a great number of different genres, such as rap, folk, indie rock, ska, punk, electronic and even skiffle.

Jamie T’s seminal debut album has already been reissued once before, as it was given its first vinyl treatment in 2018. As mentioned in the announcement, pre-orders can be found on the artist’s website.

Whilst very little else has been revealed beyond Treays’ confirmation that new music is indeed on the way, this is exciting news for fans, who have been waiting patiently for a new album since 2016’s Trick. Treays released a B-sides album in 2018, which is a collection of songs from recording sessions spanning from 2006 to 2017.