Chris T-T
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| Chris T-T | |
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| Origin | London/Brighton, England |
| Genre(s) | indie rock, folk |
| Years active | 1999- |
| Label(s) | Xtra Mile (2007-) Snowstorm (2000-2005) Wine Cellar (own label) |
Chris T-T is an English singer/songwriter based in London and Brighton. To date he has released five full-length studio albums, a live acoustic album and a mini-album, as well as a number of singles, split singles and EPs. His most recent album is Capital which was released on 17 March 2008 through London independent label Xtra Mile Recordings.
His tour schedule, playing both solo and with a full-volume backing band, is near constant, taking him across the UK and on occasional trips to Europe and North America. He has supported Ben Folds, The Divine Comedy, British Sea Power, Tom Robinson, Elbow, KT Tunstall and many others, as well as performing at CMJ Seminar and Glastonbury Festival. Most recent tours have seen him playing with Brakes, Madrugada, Jim Bob (for whom he was also piano accompanist), Electric Soft Parade and former Delgados singer Emma Pollock.
T-T has contributed fiction and non-fiction writing to a number of books and magazines; composed music for an interactive exhibit at the Natural History Museum; written and performed a live re-soundtracking of Battle Royale at London's Other Cinema; taken part in political and ecological debates, including at SOAS, and curated an evening of political documentaries at Greenwich Film Festival.
In February 2006 and through spring and summer of 2007, Chris presented a series of live radio programmes on Phoenix FM. He will be returning to Phoenix in 2008.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- "Capital" (17 March, 2008, Xtra Mile Recordings)
- "Live Tonight" (live collection, June, 2004, Wine Cellar Records)
- "London Is Sinking" (October, 2003, Snowstorm Records)
- "The 253" (November, 2001, Snowstorm Records)
- "Panic Attack At Sainsbury's" (September, 2000, Snowstorm Records)
- "Beatverse" (1999, Wine Cellar Records)
[edit] Mini-Albums
- "9 Red Songs" (October, 2005, Snowstorm Records)
[edit] EPs
- "This Gun Is Not A Gun EP" (November, 2007, Xtra Mile Records, CDep)
- "500 Miles EP" (March, 2002, Snowstorm Records, CDep)
- "You Can Be Flirty EP" (September 2000, Snowstorm Records, CDep)
[edit] Singles
- "A-Z" (10 March, 2008, Xtra Mile Recordings, digital download)
- "You Can't Stop The Machine" / "Bored Of The War" (May, 2004, Isota Records, 7")
- "Eminem Is Gay" / "The Headcold Bit Of The Winter" (March, 2003, Snowstorm Records, 7"/CD)
- "English Man" (March, 2001, Snowstorm Records, 7")
- "Dreaming Of Injured Popstars" (March, 2001, Snowstorm Records, 7")
- "You Can Be Flirty" / "Sideshow Mel" (September, 2000, Snowstorm Records, 7")
[edit] Split singles
- "Tomorrow Morning" (September, 2004, R*E*P*E*A*T Records, split single with Cosy Cosy)
- "Cull" (August, 2004, Wrath Records, split single with Stuffy & The Fuses)
[edit] Appearances on compilations
- "In The Dressing Room" (December, 2007, Xtra Mile Recordings / Big Scary Monsters Lock The Rock, CD)
- "A Plague On Both Your Houses (acoustic)" (April, 2006, Phoenix FM Creative Sessions Vol 1, CD)
- "You Can't Stop The Machine" (May, 2005, Best Of The Singles Club, Isota Records, CD)
- "Dreaming Of Injured Popstars (live)" (2004, One Man And His Bog - 25 Years Of The Hull Adelphi Club, book/CD)
- "7 Hearts" (April, 2004, Fear Of A Black Kennett - Love Music Hate Racism, R*E*P*E*A*T* Records, CD)
- "The Tin Man" (duet with KTB, July, 2004, Truck Festival 2004 compilation, Truck Records, CD)
- "Drink Beer" (July, 2003, Truck Festival 2003 compilation, Truck Records, CD)
- "What If My Heart Never Heals? (demo)" (2002, Fierce Panda Records, 2x7" singles/CD)
- "100,000 Turkeys"&"Decksweep" (November, 2000, The True Meaning Of Christmas Vol. 4, Snowstorm Records, CD)
