Jamie T; Panic Prevention
Panic Prevention is Jamie T's debut album, it was released in January 2007. The album has sold over 159,400 copies in the UK. It also came 100th in a list of Top 100 Albums of 2007 in the UK.
When you first look at the cover because its so busy you don't know where to look or what to think, this automatically builds an enigma for the listener because they are intrigued to what his music is going to sound and be like. Also this being Jamie's first album it makes him stand out from the other artists of the same the genre.
The setting of the cover looks like its bedroom, it looks like a teenager or young adult bedroom, therefore instantly targeting its target audience. The room is covered with lots of different thing, this could be portraying that his music is different and not the same thing which listeners are used to hearing. Also because its filled with lots of stuff it could be portraying and connecting with his target audience that he understands they have a lot of things on their mind or things to worry about. Which then portrays that if they listen to his music it might take it all off their mind. Another thing that anchors this idea is that the man on the cover looks bewildered and stressed within the environment he's in.
The album is so-called because of the panic attacks Jamie suffered as an adolescent. Most of the songs on the album deal with aspects of modern 'youth' culture in the UK'.
Because the camera is looking down at the man in the cover it makes him look really small which connotes his lack of status and power. But anchored by the environment its portrayed to the audience that he's trapped and once to get out of this environment. Therefore creating an enigma for the audience who maybe feel the same to listen to his music because they might the escape from feeling like this.
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