Thomas White (born 30 April 1984) is an English,

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-based musician. Along with their brother,

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, they form the nucleus of psych-pop band

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. They have released four albums and a six-track EP. They also contributed vocals and guitar to cult Brighton super-group

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, and drums and bass to Restlesslist and Clowwns. Besides performing solo and in their own groups, White regularly appears as a session player for, among others,

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and Sparks.

Early life

Educated at Davigdor Infants, Somerhill Juniors and

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schools, she signed her first record deal (with DB Records) whilst still 16 and studying for her GCSEs.

Career

June 2008 saw the release of her debut solo album, ''I Dream of Black''. Recorded entirely on cassette four-track, the album was considered extremely lo-fi by both fans and critics alike. A follow-up, ''The

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'' (

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) arrived in March 2010. Whilst still played, recorded and mixed by White herself, the album features a markedly more complex, hi-fi sound, and a sleeve designed by the American artist, Keith Boadwee. 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." On 26 March 2011, White streamed her third solo album for free via YouTube. Entitled ''Yalla!'' (Egyptian Arabic for 'let's go') the album was written and recorded over two weeks in the small town of Dahab, South Sinai. Featuring only acoustic guitar and vocal, the album details the limbo at the end of a long relationship compared to that of moving to a foreign country, making myriad references to the sea, shorelines, water, the sun, colours, the weather, travel and nature. All accompanying videos 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. As of 2025 White has been performing with her partner Alfie White under the moniker of White Magic For Lovers, a project that began in the studio in 2022. Their debut album 'The Book of Lies' was released on February 14th 2025 via the independent Chord Orchard label, and following this the duo supported

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on a UK tour. White has been a touring member of The Waeve, playing drums in the line-up since 2022.

Selected discography (1997–2010)

Albums

;Fixed Ascent * ''I Am Lost'' Self-released Cassette EP, 1997 (Guitarist) * ''I Am Lost'' Self-released CD Album, 1997 (Singer/Guitarist) ;The Feltro Media * ''Metronome's End'' Self-released CD Album, 1998 (Drummer) * ''Go On, Phone in Sick'' Self-released CD Album, 1999 (Singer/Drummer) * ''Neon of the City'' Self-released CD EP, 1999 (Singer/Drummer) * ''The Wonderful World of the Feltro Media'' Skye Records, 2000 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) ;The Electric Soft Parade * ''

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'' DB Records, 2002 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * ''The American Adventure'' BMG, 2003 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * ''

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'' Truck Records/Better Looking Records, 2005 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * ''

No Need to Be Downhearted ''No Need to Be Downhearted'' is an album by The Electric Soft Parade, released in 2007. The first single was "If That's the Case, Then I Don't Know". The album was named after a lyric from The Fall's song "15 Ways" from their album ''Middle C ...

'' Truck Records/Better Looking Records/Five Man Army, 2007 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * ''IDIOTS'' Helium Records, 2013 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) ;Brakes * ''Give Blood'' Rough Trade, 2005 (Guitarist) * ''

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'' Rough Trade, 2006 (Guitarist/Singer) * ''Touchdown'' Fat Cat Records, 2009 (Guitarist/Drummer/Singer) * Rock Is Dodelijk Fat Cat Records, 2009 (Guitarist/Singer) ;Restlesslist * ''The Rise And Fall of the Curtain Club'' Life Is Easy, 2008 (Drummer/Keyboardist) * Coral Island Girl 2012 (Drummer/Keyboardist) ;Thomas White * ''I Dream of Black'' Drift Records, 2008 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * ''The Maximalist'' Cooking Vinyl, 2010 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * ''Yalla!'' Bleeding Heart Recordings, 2012 (Singer/Guitarist) * World on a Wire EP Self-released, 2012 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * 18/12/08 EP Self-released, 2012 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) ;Patrick Wolf * '' The Bachelor'' Bandstocks, 2009 (Guitarist) * ''

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'' Hideout, 2011 (Guitarist) ;Milk And Biscuits * "Balcony Times" Big Salad Records, 2011 (Engineer/Multi-Instrumentalist) ;White Magic for Lovers * "The Book of Lies" Chord Orchard, 2025 (Producer/Engineer/Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)

Singles

;The Electric Soft Parade * Silent to the Dark/Something's Got To Give DB Records, 2001 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * Empty at the End DB Records, 2001 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * There's A Silence DB Records, 2001 (Multi-Instrumentalist) * Silent to the Dark II DB Records, 2002 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * Empty at the End DB Records, 2002 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * Same Way, Every Day DB Records, 2002 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * Things I've Done Before BMG, 2003 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * Lose Yr Frown BMG, 2003 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * Life in the Back-Seat Truck Records, 2006 (Producer/Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * If That's The Case, Then I Don't Know Truck Records, 2007 (Producer/Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * Misunderstanding Truck Records, 2007 (Producer/Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * Appropriate Ending EP Truck Records, 2007 (Producer/Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * A Quick One EP A Quick One Records, 2011 (Producer/Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) ;Brakes * Pick Up the Phone Rough Trade, 2004 (Guitarist) * All Night Disco Party Rough Trade, 2005 (Guitarist) * Ring a Ding Ding Rough Trade, 2005 (Guitarist) * All Night Disco Party Rough Trade, 2006 (Guitarist * Hold Me in the River Rough Trade, 2006 (Guitarist) *

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Rough Trade, 2007 (Guitarist) * Beatific Visions Rough Trade, 2007 (Guitarist) * Hey Hey Fat Cat Records, 2009 (Guitarist) * Don't Take Me To Space (Man) Fat Cat Records, 2009 (Guitarist) * Why Tell The Truth (When It's Easier To Lie) Fat Cat Records, 2009 (Guitarist) ;Restlesslist * Butlin Breaks/The Cowboy Song Life Is Easy, 2007 (Drummer) ;Thomas White * The Runaround Drift Records, 2008 (Producer/Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * The Last Blast EP Cooking Vinyl, 2010 (Producer/Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) * Accidentally Like A Martyr EP Cooking Vinyl, 2010 (Producer/Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist) ;Patrick Wolf *

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Bandstocks, 2009 (Guitarist)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Thomas English rock musicians Living people 1984 births Musicians from Brighton and Hove The Electric Soft Parade members Brakes (band) members