Thomas White (musician)
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| Born | 30 April 1984 Brighton, England |
| Genres | psychedelic, pop, rock |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, drums, keyboard, violin, clarinet |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Thomas White (born 30 April 1984) is an English musician. White, along with his Alex, forms the nucleus of psych-pop band the Electric Soft Parade.
White has released four albums and a six-track EP, and has contributed vocals and guitar to cult Brighton super-group Brakes. He has worked as a session player for Patrick Wolf, Sea Power, Levellers and Sparks.
Early life
[edit]Educated at Davigdor Infants, Somerhill Juniors and Hove Park schools, he signed his first record deal (with DB Records) whilst still 16 and studying for his GCSEs.
Career
[edit]White released his debut album, I Dream of Black, in June 2008.[citation needed] Its follow-up, The Maximalist, was released through Cooking Vinyl in March 2010. White performed, recorded, and mixed the album himself. The sleeve was designed by American artist Keith Boadwee.[citation needed] The album was released to generally positive reviews, with Uncut magazine awarding four stars, stating, "The Maximalist opens the dam of ostensibly conflicting styles and releases the deluge in all its crazily self-confident, so-wrong-it's-right glory. White fuses elements of The Who, Chicago, My Bloody Valentine, Queens of the Stone Age, Badalamenti and Badfinger, which is not just a feat of cut-and-paste engineering, but also proof of his verve, vivid imagination and fervent love of music."[citation needed]
On 26 March 2011, White's third album, Yalla! (Egyptian Arabic for "let's go") was streamed for free on YouTube. The album was written and recorded over two weeks in Dahab on the Sinai Peninsula. Featuring only acoustic guitar and vocal, the album compares the end of a long relationship to moving to a foreign country. Promotional videos for the album feature footage taken in Brighton, Dahab and Cairo. Yalla! was released physically in the UK and digitally worldwide by Bleeding Heart Recordings in March 2012.[1]
White's husband is musician Alfie White, with whom he performs under the moniker White Magic for Lovers.[2] Their debut album, The Book of Lies, was released on 14 February 2025 through Chord Orchard.[2] In support of the album, the duo supported the Waeve on a UK tour.
Selected discography (1997–2010)
[edit]Albums
[edit]- I Dream of Black (Drift Records, 2008)
- The Maximalist (Cooking Vinyl, 2010)
- Yalla! (Bleeding Heart Recordings, 2012)
Extended plays
[edit]- The Last Blast (Cooking Vinyl, 2010)
- Accidentally Like a Martyr (Cooking Vinyl, 2010)
- 18/12/08 (self-released, 2012)
- World on a Wire (self-released, 2012)
Singles
[edit]- "The Runaround" (Drift Records, 2008)
References
[edit]- ^ Alex Knott (24 March 2012). "Thomas White – Yalla! | Music Review". Frost Magazine.
- ^ a b Barry, Robert (13 February 2025). "White Magic For Lovers – The Book Of Lies". The Quietus. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
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