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Jay Jay Pistolet was the teenage project of Justin Hayward-Young, currently frontman in The Vaccines. Arriving in London for University, Young began playing solo and performed regularly under the stage name Jay Jay Pistolet, appearing on bills with the likes of Florence + The Machine, Kid Harpoon and Frank Turner. As Jay Jay Pistolet, Young released a single entitled 'We Are Free' with Chess Club Records in 2007 and EP 'Happy Birthday You' in 2008 through Stiff Records, produced by Charlie Fink of Noah & The Whale. He toured frequently with peers Laura Marling, Slow Club and Johnny Flynn, and opened for acts such as Okkervil River, Soko, Tilly & The Wall and Jay Reatard. In December 2008, Young announced that he would be no longer be performing as Jay Jay Pistolet.