Jamie T namechecks Lily Allen, Liam Howlett and more on introspective new single ‘Tallahassee’

Jamie T has shared another new single – you can listen to ‘Tallahassee’ below.

READ MORE: Jamie T tells us about new album at Reading 2026: “I’m really happy to be where I am” The introspective track serves as the latest preview of the London artist’s sixth studio album, ‘Ghosts (100 Days Of Morning)’ , which is released on October 9 via Polydor.

It follows on from the lead song ‘3310’. ‘Tallahassee’ samples Canadian singer-songwriter Leif Vollebekk’s 2017 track of the same name, and finds T (real name Jamie Treays) rapping about being “ a million people from one minute to the next ” over a hypnotic beat.

“ I’m half as good as I think I am/ And twice as good as you think I am ,” he adds, before name-checking some British cultural figures as he takes stock of his place in the music scene.

“ I’m the soundtrack to your university years like Lily Allen / I’ve got so much shit around my bed, you’d better call me Tracey [Emin]/ I’m Paul Heaton / Because the only thing you’ll ever hear ’round here is magic (Magic, magic, magic, magic) .

“ I’m Liam Howlett in 1991/ Driving round Romford in a Ferrari Testarossa/ Now that’s iconic/ But I’m nothing like them (Am I gonna see you at the Troubadour?)/ I’m just a plagiarist/ Just a fucking plagiarist .” Speaking about the single, Treays explained: “It was written in the very early morning of the day I played Finsbury Park .

I chose to sample @leifvollebekk ’s song of the same name as it means the world to me.

“His version has been a constant through some hard personal times in my life, so it felt fitting.” He continued: “The song is almost me trying and failing to give myself a pep talk in the mirror before the biggest show of my career.

I hope you enjoy it.

It’s meant to be light-hearted and fun, and I hope that comes across.” ‘Tallahassee’ arrives with an atmospheric official music video – tune in above.

View this post on Instagram Treays spoke to NME about his forthcoming album at last month’s Reading Festival , where he played a last-minute “surprise” set on the main stage .

The record, which follows 2022’s ‘The Theory Of Whatever’ , was created using voice memos that span his career .

“I think it helped me to process things,” he told us.

“I hadn’t done a lot of that in my career.