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White Town is a British techno-pop act (actually only one man, Jyoti Mishra, born in Rourkela, India, on July 30, 1966; Mishra has lived in England since the age of three), often regarded as a one-hit wonder for its 1997 song "Your Woman", which sampled a 1930s song called "My Woman" by Al Bowlly, which was featured in the Dennis Potter drama Pennies From Heaven. This single was often known not by its name, but by the title of the EP it originally appeared on — "Abort, Retry, Fail?".

Mishra, a straight edger and ex-Marxist often incorporates political concerns in his songs veiled in terms of personal relationships (as in his only hit). After a troubled working relationship with EMI Records, Mishra was dropped from the label in 1997 and since then has gone back to working with indie labels like . His last album, 2000's Peek & Poke received moderately enthusiastic but sold pitifully compared to his major label work.

In 2005 they contributed the song "The Pnae Cabal" to the charity album Voyces United for UNHCR.

Discography

Women in Technology - 1997
Socialism, Sexism & Sexuality - 1994

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