White Town

White Town is Jyoti Mishra, a musician from Bristol who recorded most of his work alone at home. In 1997, he released "Your Woman," a song built around a sample from a 1930s jazz recording that became an unexpected international hit.

Mishra's debut album, "Women in Technology," came out the same year. He followed it with several other records, including "Peek & Poke" in 2000 and "Don't Mention the War" in 2006. His songs often explore personal and sometimes uneasy territory, like the tense "Bunny Boiler" or the more melodic "Once I Flew."

After the success of "Your Woman," Mishra found himself in a legal dispute with Cat Stevens over the song's sample, which consumed time and money. He continued making music on his own terms, releasing albums like "Things to Make and Mend" in 2011 and "A New Dominion" in 2016, often handling nearly every aspect of the production himself.