THE LAST BLAST EP by Thomas White came out on 1st March (digital release) Download from itunes here Read reviews in the Fan Blog here Tracklisting: The Last Blast (Original Version) Einstein's Day, Brazil, The Last Blast (Joyballoo Megamix)
Watch the video at MUZU.tv Stream the original version of 'The Last Blast' at the Myspace Watch the video for 'Einstein's Day' at youtube here
Upcoming Thomas White shows (updated 6th March: Brighton Instore) Some shows are free: Myspace - live reviews here - videos here
"White and band gave a tour de force of lush, new prog rock anthems delivered with the panache you'd expect despite all the wine-toting and glitter-flecked posturing" (thelatest.co.uk)
15 March: The Water Rats, London - Info + Tickets
16 March: Resident Records Instore, Brighton.
18 March: The Lock Tavern, London - Free - Nika Club - Listings
22 March: The Cellars, Portsmouth - Info - Tickets
24 March: The Duchess, York - Info + Tickets
26 March: Duke's Corner, Dundee - Free - Myspace
27 March: Sub Club, Glasgow - Website
28 March: Bodega, Nottingham - Listings - Tickets
30 March: Arts Institute, Cardiff - Free - Listings
31 March: Boileroom, Guildford - Listings - Tickets
13 April: The Basement, Brighton - Info - Tickets
15 April: La Fleche D'Or, Paris - Website
Thomas White session on FlyTV - Guided By Voices medley: Watch at MUZU.tv here
11th Feb London show videos in the fan blog here Songs: Jerusalem Thorn, The Last Blast, The Runaround.
New drum track Demo at the Thomas White Myspace (scroll down on the player) Read the latest reviews in his blog.
Free download of 'The Last Blast' (album version) Visit thomaswhiteonline.com An alternative version of 'The Last Blast' forms part of a Digital EP available from March 1st. It includes The Last Blast (Joyballoo Megamix) Einstein's Day (Written by Roger Miller, performed by Mission Of Burma) Brazil (Written by Ary Barroso, performed by Joao Gilberto)
BBC 6Music session: Transcript + audio in the fan blog here Thomas is on bass, Alex on keyboards/percussion, Damo Waters on drums and Andrew Mitchell (Hazey Janes) on guitar. They played: Jerusalem Thorn, Accidentally Like a Martyr and The Weekend Individual tracks here (fan recordings) Originals appear on the new album: Pre-Order
The Pipettes - 'Our Love Was Saved By Spacemen' - Official Viral Video at youtube here featuring Alex White on drums. Produced by Martin Rushent, 'Our Love Was Saved By Spacemen' is a three minute space pop teaser from the Pipettes as yet untitled forthcoming album. Download the song for free now at: thepipettes.co.uk
Thomas White Update (click link) Gorgeous live video from Midwinter Picnic, an interview in which he announces Electric Soft Parade are recording a new album over the next 6 months... Jan 28th Prince Albert reviews and he inspires an excited blog at The Fly.
New cover and blog: Free Track / Rehearsals / Giglets: Thomas White Myspace
Hell, O! Firstly, the album version of 'The Last Blast' has been added to the Myspace page. It's fairly radically different to the version which will be coming out as a single in early March. However, it's a pretty good example of the production, if not the writing, of much of the rest of 'The Maximalist'. In addition, I thought I'd say a little thank you to everyone who's been following me the last few months/years with a little freebie - my home-recorded updating of John Barry's luscious 'We Have All The Time In The World'. You don't have to enter an e-mail or anything, just enjoy.
In other TW news, the live band is now up and rocking once again, having had our first few sessions late last year. Rehearsal today sounded astoundingly good, and I'm in seriously good spirits for these upcoming dates. For the unitiated, the band consists of myself on lead VOX and rickenbacker 4001 fuzz BASS / Andrew Mitchell (of Dundee's The Hazey Janes - great band, check 'em out) on harmolodic GUITAR + b.vox / Alex White (my dear good bruv) on soaring MELLOTRON strings + percush / and the almighty Damo Waters (of late-period ESP and his own Muddy Suzuki solo project) on the POTS AND PANS. As previously mentioned, the shows will feature us lot banging away, accompanied by a bunch of eye-watering projections. See you there....! TWX
Here's what E.S.P. drummer Damo Waters had to say about Thomas's upcoming album and single in his blog.
(blog post) "I should be getting very involved with helping out Thomas White in his live shows to promote his second solo album 'The Maximalist'. In fact I was asked to drum on the forthcoming single, a re-recording of 'The Last Blast' from the aforementioned album. I haven't heard the finished version yet, but I know that it's a damn sight faster than the album version!"
(blog post) "As it looks like I'll be playing in Thomas White's 'solo band' I had the great pleasure of hearing a pre-release copy of his second album 'The Maximalist'. I remember some time back he had a version that was a bunch of songs that he didn't do any singing on, passing that instead to guest vocalists such as Stuart Flynn, but that idea seems to have been replaced in favour of something very 'personal', remarkably varied, expansive, melodic, and rockin', with shit-loads of great drumming!"
The Fly have been playing his new album on their office stereo... They also recently delved into the past with memories of their 2 ESP covers (read more here)
Thomas has updated his Myspace: Influences... are a waste of time. Best make your own kind of music, as the great Mama Cass once said. The new Field Music album's pretty fucking miaow though... Despite my penchant for jangle and all things harmonious, at the moment my secret love is for sludge of any kind really - RTX, Sunn 0))), Part Chimp. The Dandy Warhols have been, and continue to be, a massive influence on how I build a groove, guitar sounds, vocal production, etc. Likewise the work of Broadcast, Wire, Saint Etienne, Joni Mitchell, Elliott Smith and Mission Of Burma has spurred me on in a big, big way. I'll not get into everything else (un-musical) here - there's a huge list of artists, directors, architects, comedians and general people who have influenced me and Al over the years right here (ESP Myspace) ...Enjoy!
More news on 'The Maximalist' as it becomes available...