White Town

Jyoti Prakash Mishra (born 30 July 1966), better known by his stage name White Town, is a British-Indian singer, musician, and producer. He is best known for his 1997 hit song "Your Woman".

Early life Jyoti Prakash Mishra was born in Rourkela, India, on 30 July 1966, and emigrated to England with his family at the age of three. He grew up in Derby, England.

Career White Town was originally the name of a band formed by Mishra in 1989, inspired by a Pixies concert he had attended. Initially, there were other members on guitar, bass, and drums; they played support gigs for various bands, most notably Primal Scream.

Artistry Mishra has said, "I'm a mediocre singer, I'm a terrible guitarist, I'm a pretty good keyboardist, I'm a good producer, not amazing, but good."

Personal life Mishra became straight edge at the age of sixteen and is a radical Marxist; he has been outspoken about his beliefs.

Discography Albums Year Information Chart positionsUKUSUS Heatseekers 1994 Socialism, Sexism & Sexuality Released: 1994 Label: Bzangy / Parasol — — — 1997 Women in Technology Released: 25 February 1997 Label: Chrysalis / EMI UK 83 84 4 2000 Peek & Poke Released: 23 May 2000 Label: Bzangy Groink — — — 2006 Don't Mention the War Released: 23 October 2006 Label: Bzangy — — — 2011 Monopole Released: 13 October 2011 Label: Bzangy — — —2019Deemab Released: 1 January 2019 Label: Bzangy — — —2021Fairchild Semiconductor Released: 19 May 2021 Label: Bzangy — — —2023Philogrammetry Released: 9 September 2023 Label: Bzangy — — —

EPs Year Information 1990 White Town Released: 1990 Label: Satya 1991 Alain Delon Released: 1991 Label: Parasol 1992 Bewitched Released: 1992 Label: Parasol Fairweather Friend Released: 1992 Label: Elefant 1996 >Abort, Retry, Fail?_ Released: 1996 Label: Parasol / Chrysalis 2015 The Barren Seas EP Released: 2015 Label: Bzangy 2019 Polyamory Released: 2019 Released: 2024

Singles

SNEP: Gold RMNZ: Gold BPI: Gold >Abort, Retry, Fail?_ and Women in Technology "Undressed" 57 — — — — — — — — —Women in Technology 1998 "Another Lover" — — — — — — — — — — Peek & Poke 2006 "A New Surprise" — — — — — — — — — — Don't Mention the War 2010 "Cut Out My Heart" — — — — — — — — — — Monopole 2014 "I Wanna Be Your Ex" — — — — — — — — — —Deemab2015 "I'm Giving Up" — — — — — — — — — — "How I Love You" — — — — — — — — — —