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

{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center;

!rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Information

!colspan="3"| Chart positions

!width="35"|UK

!width="35"|US

!width="35"|US Heatseekers

| 1994

|align="left"| Socialism, Sexism & Sexuality

Released: 1994
Label: Bzangy / Parasol

| —

| 1997

|align="left"| Women in Technology

Released: 25 February 1997
Label: Chrysalis / EMI UK

| 83

| 84

| 4

| 2000

|align="left"| Peek & Poke

Released: 23 May 2000
Label: Bzangy Groink

| —

| 2006

|align="left"| Don't Mention the War

Released: 23 October 2006
Label: Bzangy

| —

| 2011

|align="left"| Monopole

Released: 13 October 2011
Label: Bzangy

| —

|2019

|align="left"|Deemab

Released: 1 January 2019
Label: Bzangy

| —

|2021

|align="left"|Fairchild Semiconductor

Released: 19 May 2021
Label: Bzangy

| —

|2023

|align="left"|Philogrammetry

Released: 9 September 2023
Label: Bzangy

| —

EPs

{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center;

!rowspan="1"| Year

!rowspan="1"| Information

| 1990

|align="left"| White Town

Released: 1990
Label: Satya

| 1991

|align="left"| Alain Delon

Released: 1991
Label: Parasol

| rowspan="2"| 1992

|align="left"| Bewitched

Released: 1992
Label: Parasol

|align="left"| Fairweather Friend

Released: 1992
Label: Elefant

| 1996

|align="left"| >Abort, Retry, Fail?_

Released: 1996
Label: Parasol / Chrysalis

| 2015

|align="left"| The Barren Seas EP

Released: 2015
Label: Bzangy

| 2019

|align="left"| Polyamory

Released: 2019
Label: Bzangy

|2024

|align="left"|Marx, Engels, Lenin, Trotsky

Released: 2024

Singles

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="10"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" |Certifications

! rowspan="2" | Album

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

!width="35"|UK

!width="35"|AUS

!width="35"|CAN

!width="35"|FRA

!width="35"|GER

!width="35"|IRE

!width="35"|NL

!width="35"|NZ

!width="35"|SWE

!width="35"|US

| 1990

|align="left"| "Darley Abbey"

| —

| align="left" rowspan="2"

| 1991

|align="left"| "All She Said"

| —

| rowspan="2"| 1997

|align="left"| "Your Woman"

| 1

| 2

| 4

| 5

| 24

| 5

| 21

| 5

| 10

| 23

ARIA: Platinum
SNEP: Gold
RMNZ: Gold
BPI: Gold

| align="left" | >Abort, Retry, Fail?_ and Women in Technology

|align="left"| "Undressed"

| 57

| —

| align="left" |Women in Technology

| 1998

|align="left"| "Another Lover"

| —

| rowspan="1" align="left" | Peek & Poke

| 2006

|align="left"| "A New Surprise"

| —

| align="left" | Don't Mention the War

| 2010

|align="left"| "Cut Out My Heart"

| —

| rowspan="1" align="left" | Monopole

| 2014

|align="left"| "I Wanna Be Your Ex"

| —

| rowspan="3" align="left" |Deemab

| rowspan="2"|2015

|align="left"| "I'm Giving Up"

| —

|align="left"| "How I Love You"

| —