Kings & Queens by Jamie T

Kings & Queens, the second album from Wimbledon's Jamie T, hit British shops on 7 September 2009 and climbed to number two on the UK Albums Chart, proof that the kid who named his debut Panic Prevention after his own panic attacks was no fluke. Jamie Treays raps, sings, plays guitar and produces, and the record sprawls between post-punk clatter and hip-hop swagger, rough-throated South London tales delivered at a sprint.

The singles came thick and fast. "Sticks 'n' Stones", out on 29 June, arrived as an EP and reached 15 on the singles chart; "Chaka Demus" landed a week before the album and made 23; "The Man's Machine" followed in November, stitched together from bits of the Angelic Upstarts and the Rockin' Berries' take on "Poor Man's Son". A re-recorded "Emily's Heart" came after that. Carry on the Grudge didn't turn up until 2014.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.