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White Lies

UK post‐punk band

Formed in 2008

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White Lies are an English indie rock band from Ealing, London. Formerly known as Fear of Flying, the core band members are Harry McVeigh (lead vocals, guitar), Charles Cave (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Jack Lawrence-Brown (drums). The band performs live as a four-piece, when they are joined by Tommy Bowen on keyboards.

White Lies formed in October 2007, after writing songs that they felt didn't suit their original band. After delaying their first performance for five months to build up media hype, they earned a recording contract with Fiction Records days after their debut. The release of singles "Unfinished Business" and "Death" led to tours and festival appearances in the United Kingdom and North America, including a headline performance at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend and a place on the 2009 NME Awards Tour. At the beginning of 2009, White Lies featured in multiple "ones to watch" polls for the coming year, including the BBC's Sound of 2009 poll and the BRITs Critics' Choice Award.

White Lies' debut album To Lose My Life..., released in January 2009, was a number one hit on the UK Albums Chart. Their second album Ritual was recorded in 2010, and released on 17 January 2011. Big TV, their third studio album was released on 12 August 2013, whilst their fourth, titled Friends, was released 7 October 2016. Their fifth album, Five, was released on 1 February 2019, As I Try Not to Fall Apart, was released on 18 February 2022 and their latest, Night Light was released on 7 November 2025.

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White Lies est un groupe de post-punk britannique, originaire d'Ealing, dans l'Ouest de Londres, en Angleterre. À l'origine connu sous le nom de Fear of Flying, le groupe est alors composé de Harry McVeigh au chant et à la guitare, Charles Cave à la basse et aux chœurs, et Jack Lawrence-Brown à la batterie. Deux autres membres, Tommy Bowen et Robert Lee, intègrent la formation lors des différentes représentations scéniques.

Le style musical est souvent décrit comme sombre par les critiques, qui les comparent à des groupes de musique tels que Joy Division, Editors ou Interpol.

En 2009, le groupe fait plusieurs premières parties du Viva la Vida Tour de Coldplay. Le 12 juin 2010, il a assuré la première partie du concert de Muse au Stade de France, juste avant Kasabian. Fin 2011, le groupe assure la première partie sur plusieurs dates de la tournée de Thirty Seconds to Mars.

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