Lost and now Found, Jamie T's back with a new album

Following the creation of a 2012 Facebook group entitled, 'Where is Jamie T?' The new godfather of hiatuses, South-West Londoner Jamie Treays is back with a brand, spankin' new album, 'Carry on the Grudge'.

His 2-litre bottle of Strongbow and a house party style of rap is long gone, and replaced with a mature boyish swagger. The first track on the album, Limits Lie, is much cleaner, smoother instrumentally than his earlier stuff, and an emotionally raw way to kick off the album.

In his time off, Jamie T's, clearly had to a lot of time to experiment, one of his key influences being 80's music, and Peter, a moody track definitely has that kinda vibe to it.

His come-back single Don't you Find, is a sombre, bassy affair, and a love song! You can just see this in a tent at a music festival - the album's had some criticism for having a different style to stuff Jamie's put out before, but I mean he's 28 now, probably has a mortgage and his music shows he's grown up a bit.

Carry on the Grudge is a bit The Clash, a bit Kid British. None more so than Zombie, probably the most lyrically poignant track, "I'm a sad sad post teen, caught up in the love machine, no dream, come clean, walking like a zombie." A lethal hook, that's pretty darn catchy. He's not totally ditched his boyish raps, but ironically, the song's about not knowing what to do now his teenage bravado is behind him, adjusting to adult life.

Love is only a heartbeat away, another stand out track from the album, warm bath and kettle chips listening as I'd like to describe it. Very charming, with a folky kind of guitar riff. A song you'd almost expect to find on an Ed Sheeran album.

Jamie recently performed Zombie, and Rabbit Hole on Later with Jools Holland. Rabbit Hole being the weaker of the 2 performances, with Jamie looking like he'd just necked a few pints, but nonetheless it is a great track and one you can really dance to.

Admittedly, his first album, Panic Prevention, was probably his best work, but continuing with that teenage-style now just wouldn't be organic. What I particularly like about Carry on the Grudge is that it's a bit darker, showing the guy's had some personal demons to overcome, and they've been a key influence on his sound.