- by Jennifer Westmoreland
- Monday, April 30, 2007






Ahhh Jamie T, one of the figureheads of the musical movement promoting our delightful capital city with edgy, trendy and damn popular music. However, promote isn’t quite the right word; the re-released ‘Sheila’ is the classic binge drinkers tale, and for those of you who somehow haven't heard it, it doesn’t end prettily: “paramedic announced death at 10:30”. Musically, the track is simply a repeated upbeat sample/drum beat combo, but it’s really irrelevant, as it is Jamie T’s lyrical talent that gives the song its appeal: most noticeable in the irresistibly catchy chorus: “Sheila goes out with her mate Stella, which gets poured all over her fella”. Just why they had to re-release it, rather than pick another album track is anyone’s guess. B side of the single, ‘Rawhide’, featuring fellow London-lover Lily Allen provides more of the same cheeky attitude and post-modern poetics. But, being more musically satisfying, it would make an equally good single.
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