Alright then let’s do it. Back on tour in November. Pre-order The Theory Of Whatever from my store by 5pm on Tuesday 5th July to get exclusive pre-sale access to the tour https://t.co/CU5gnmkrXY pic.twitter.com/jb1MNj6QrJ

— Jamie T (@jamietmusic) June 28, 2022

It’s been 6 years since our last Jamie T album, and during that time he has seemingly started to lean into the fact that he can basically wait as long as he wants… and there’s nothing anyone can do about it. 15 years have passed since his debut Panic Prevention, and his influence has only expanded up until the genre-skipping escapade that was his last LP Trick. While Jamie T’s music will always come with his signature gruff swagger, the unpredictability of which particular influences peek through on each record is always enough to keep fans on their toes. To promote his new effort, T took to his socials and shared a video of himself reading a brief seemingly from his management, and then sharing a few snippets of songs. You can check out the clip below.

ALBUM TRAILER BRIEF pic.twitter.com/EiC8jCjBWu

— Jamie T (@jamietmusic) April 27, 2022

At the moment, we can only pre-order the new album. So, until July 29^th you can satisfy any Jamie T needs with a copy of the 15th-anniversary edition of his debut. To commemorate the occasion, the 2CD deluxe edition also comes with a disc comprising of an unreleased gig, Panic Prevention Disco: live at the Scala from 2006, you can pick up a copy of that here.

Last month saw Treays play his first live show in over 5 years too. Held at London’s Subterania – an appropriately small venue for a comeback show – the show contained all the usual antics one can expect from a comeback show of this calibre: a few live rarities like “Sheila” from his 2007 debut, a bunch of live debuts including new single “The Old Style Raiders”, and a whole bunch of messing around. Treays also made an appearance at Glastonbury Festival over the weekend, clearly in the mood to warm himself up for this tour. Get tickets while you can.

Theory of Whatever UK Tour Dates:

10/11/22 – 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

ALBUM TRAILER BRIEF pic.twitter.com/EiC8jCjBWu

— Jamie T (@jamietmusic) April 27, 2022

Taking the meta-approach to an album trailer, Treays muses, “Right album trailer brief, we’re looking to create an album trailer to seize the up and coming release. The trailer should be simple but yet impactful. This trailer should be true to Jamie’s already established world aesthetic, music and personality.” Seems to be going well so far, “It will need to incorporate some snippets of new songs off the album e.g. ’90s Cars’, ‘Keying Lamborghinis’ and the lead single should be the hero moment of this. It should also include the album title or at least a reference to it at some point however subtle, we’d like the trailer to end with the album title revealed in some way.”

 After another short little ramble Treays finally confirms, “So on that note ladies and gentlemen, I give you my new album The Theory Of Whatever”, maybe this time he’s going to drop the indie persona and go for a more Liam Lynch approach to making noise. Then the clip ends with what I can only assume is a snippet of the album’s title track, and then the official release date; July 29^th. At the moment, we can’t actually pre-order the new album. But until the time comes, you can satisfy any Jamie T needs with a copy of the 15th-anniversary edition of his debut. To commemorate the occasion, the 2CD deluxe edition also comes with a disc comprising of an unreleased gig, Panic Prevention Disco: live at the Scala from 2006, you can pick up a copy of that here.