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London, United Kingdom (1999 – present)
Chris T-T is a singer-songwriter with a unique gift of capturing the subtleties of British life. Not one to keep his opinions to himself, this articulation often results in audience members being offended, outraged or otherwise aghast. He’s received earfuls from angry old ladies in hunting villages, indie crowds in Essex and a few outraged liberals at the Leftfield stage during Glastonbury Festival. He must be doing something right.
After spending three years at Leeds University earning a degree in pop music, the inevitable move to London followed. He spent 1999 slogging at a day job, and recorded his first album during evenings and weekends on the cobbled-together not-exactly-state-of-the-art recording equipment in his bedroom. The result was Beatverse, released in 1999 on his own label, Wine Cellar. It sold fewer than 500 copies, but it taught him not be afraid of being opinionated and brutally honest in his songs.
Snowstorm Records loved the album and offered to fund the next T-T release. The result was 2000’s Panic Attack at Sainsbury’s, a mixed bag of pop anthems (You Can Be Flirty), anti-establishment sing-alongs (Dreaming of Injured Popstars) and twisted love songs (Open Books, Exeat).
Over the next few years, T-T became intimate with every venue on the UK indie circuit, driving beat-up vans and sleeping on floors while getting paid next-to-nothing to perform to an ever-increasing base of dedicated fans.
After spending three years at Leeds University earning a degree in pop music, the inevitable move to London followed. He spent 1999 slogging at a day job, and recorded his first album during evenings and weekends on the cobbled-together not-exactly-state-of-the-art recording equipment in his bedroom. The result was Beatverse, released in 1999 on his own label, Wine Cellar. It sold fewer than 500 copies, but it taught him not be afraid of being opinionated and brutally honest in his songs.
Snowstorm Records loved the album and offered to fund the next T-T release. The result was 2000’s Panic Attack at Sainsbury’s, a mixed bag of pop anthems (You Can Be Flirty), anti-establishment sing-alongs (Dreaming of Injured Popstars) and twisted love songs (Open Books, Exeat).
Over the next few years, T-T became intimate with every venue on the UK indie circuit, driving beat-up vans and sleeping on floors while getting paid next-to-nothing to perform to an ever-increasing base of dedicated fans.
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Featured Tracks
| FULL TRACK Exeat (live) | 3:05 |
| FULL TRACK 7 Hearts (live) | 3:23 |
| FULL TRACK F# (live) | 5:48 |
| FULL TRACK Tomorrow Morning (live) | 2:40 |
| FULL TRACK Excuses (live) | 1:46 |
| FULL TRACK 6/8 Haircut Song | 1:37 |
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Beatverse
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London Is Sinking (bonus disc)
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Live Tonight
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Eminem Is Gay
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BallerCraig wrote:
Are you ever happy homie? Teeth-grinding I understand cuzza war (GO AWAY WAR) but maybe you should marry know-it-all Billy Bragg. For peace. Smile, homie. And kiss Billy! Awwwwww....... them there dang ol' y'all Lefties, sheeeeeeeyut......
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melodyxmaker wrote:
:)
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camposmaria wrote:
sacha distel
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firecracker_oOo wrote:
market square literally made me cry of happiness the other day. so happy.
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Ollyclam wrote:
love this guys lyrics. insprired parts of `on everybody`s side` by the hops - http://www.myspace.com/thehops
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Furiosa-Curiosa wrote:
T_T
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alltherage09 wrote:
chris t-t! - you were at walk the line festival and i missed you coz i was swept off to help in another venue - just a note to say cheers for the signed poster, it made my night, so gutted i missed you perform! i'll see you properly live next time, instead of just in sound check! :p much love x
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skadotuk wrote:
this guy is a fucking genius. go buy his music.
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CasanovaLament wrote:
M1 song is truly beautiful. i get chills up my spine when ever i listen to it :)
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Anzelak wrote:
The a cappella you did when I saw you a while ago supporting Frank Turner was truly amazing. It was the best of the night by anyone. Hopefully see you soon sir.
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AgonyAgatha wrote:
amazing saw you supporting Frank Turner at the Scala!
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jason-eat-world wrote:
5th November ;)
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chrisbrfc wrote:
He was yeah
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maxriley wrote:
Oh and he was very good live btw!
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maxriley wrote:
Did he use to play piano in Frank Turner's old live band? I saw him last night supporting him and he looked alot like Frank's old piano player.
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veganfishcake wrote:
He's so amazing live!
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jonaschrist wrote:
Just got the 500 Miles EP from a charity shop today, it's all good except the title track... it's just not a very good cover, and it's a pretty boring song to cover in the first place! However I also have another EP and album somewhere, and I've been prompted to give them a spin.
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Cerij wrote:
How was the acid test ????
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Mc_Nally wrote:
Awesome!
Videos
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Preaching To The Converted
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Chris T T - The Huntsman Comes…
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A Plague On Both Your Houses
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Chris T T - Cull
Events
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Mar
13
SXSW Music 2012
Austin Convention Center, Austin TX, United States
343 going
44 shouts
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Apr
29
chris t-t live at all hallows
all hallows church, hyde park, leeds, United Kingdom
2 going
News
SOUTH BY SOUTH WEST 2012
25 Nov 2011 | from
I’m going back to SXSW in 2012. I can’t wait – I had an amazing
time there in 2009. Watch this space for details, there will be one
official showcase gig and probably a few party shows too.
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