Jamie T, the DIY genre-bending singer, producer, and bass guitar strummer, played a solo show at Union Pool Tuesday. Descriptions of the UK troubadour's music are hard to pin down because he pulls on many influences from The Clash to The Beastie Boys.

At the show, he was reckless on the bass guitar but spat taut lyrics soaked in cadence and rhyme, which glued the songs together. When singing, sometimes the charming bloke's British accent slurs into patios to make rhyming easier. Many of the anglophiles in the crowd were singing along too since his album Panic Prevention is already a huge success over there.

While I don't think he handed out any mixtapes at this show, recorded, his lyrics float over spliced drumbeats, instrumental samples, and other vocal snippets. A third incarnation of Jamie T's music will be dished out to those patiently waiting in the States when he raucously returns with his backing band The Pacemakers. His album may also hit you over the head around that time too. Take your pick.

Jamie T was also kind enough to join us at Sirius for Product Shop NYC Blog Radio while he was in New York. We talked about everything from his Mercury Prize nomination to his bouts with indigestion and a sudoku addiction. The show aired yesterday but you still may be able to catch a rebroadcast on Left of Center.

JAMIE T US TOUR DATES
Saturday, September 8 – Montreal, Quebec – Osheaga Festival
Sunday, September 9 – Toronto, Ontario – V Festival
Wednesday, September 12 – Boston, MA – Great Scott
Thursday, September 13 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Saturday, September 15 – Philadelphia, PA – North Star
Tuesday, September 18 – Chicago, IL – Schubas
Wednesday, September 19 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
Saturday, September 22 – Seattle, WA – Crocodile Café
Sunday, September 23 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
Tuesday, September 25 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
Wednesday, September 26 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour