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| Birth name | Thomas William Falle |
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| Born | 9 April 1990 Saint-Hélier, Jersey |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
Rhumba Club (born Tom Falle), is a British singer, songwriter, musician and DJ based in London.
Biography
[edit]Tom Falle was born in 1990 in Saint-Hélier, Jersey. His origins in the Channel Islands are frequently mentioned or suggested in his lyrics. He started learning the piano around the age of 10, while being immersed in the retro 1970s/1980s pop music of singers and bands such as Abba, Kate Bush, Talking Heads or David Bowie which became, in his words, his "Creative Eden". After obtaining a degree in English & comparative literature from the University of Warwick, Tom moved to London where he got a master's degree in popular music from Goldsmith's.
In London, Tom co-led a synth-pop/indie duo called TEDDY with fellow Jerseyman Eddie Bailhache. They released singles such as Happy Tim or Primate with various levels of success. They later compiled these and other tracks into the 2022 compilation Teddy II. The single Happy Tim gained support from The Guardian,[1] Clash, NME, and BBC Radio 1.
After TEDDY disbanded around 2016, Tom shifted focus to solo synth-pop under the name Rhumba Club in 2019.[2] Meanwhile he also began composing music under his own name for Hermès and Fendi and toured with Molchat Doma. Tom's music is regularily used on BBC television programs, and as a DJ he often plays in London Clubs.
His first album, Welcome to the Rhumba Club, is greatly inspired by 1980s synth pop music, of which it sometimes directly pastiches the style, although the lyrics tackle 2020s issues.[3] Early singles such as Normativity[4]., Primitive[5] and Pocket Machine speak of queerness, identity, alienation, and social critique—earning praise from The Fader, GQ,[6] BBC Introducing, and Attitude.[7]
Rhumba Clubs's attachement to musical pop tradition is evident in the careful craftsmanship of his music and the construction of his albums : each only contain ten tracks and are built around an "A and B side" format inherited from LPs. With Love Apokalypto, released in 2023, Rhumba Club's music shifted towards a less 1980s and more late 1970's post-disco vibe. The album release was followed in the fall by a european tour, in the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and Greece.
In the spring of 2025 Rhumba Club toured Europe, accompanying British singer musician and songwriter Patrick Wolfe. Both musicians co-wrote and performed the song Animal/Lover, from Rhumba Club's 2025 album HONCHO, on stage during the tour.
Since spring of 2025 Rhumba Club is distrubed by Alter K.
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Body control (with Byfyn), 2018
- Lucifer, 2017
- Reunion, 2017
- Xmas Eve, 2019
- Polyamory, 2019
- 2020, 2020
- The House Always Wins, 2021
Studio albums
[edit]Welcome To The Rhumba Club (2020)
[edit]All tracks are written by Tom Falle.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Primitive" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Welcome To The Rhumba Club" | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Pocket Machine" | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Conversion" | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Guess This Is Love ?" | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Normativity" | 4:06 |
| 7. | "(I'm Gonna Construct) An Image" | 4:21 |
| 8. | "Guilty" | 3:22 |
| 9. | "The Rhumba Club Is Waiting For Me" | 3:43 |
| 10. | "The Country" | 3:36 |
| Total length: | 39:00 | |
Love Apokalypto (2023)
[edit]All tracks are written by Tom Falle.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Video Game" | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Love Apokalypto" | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Tu Es Un Danseur" | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Perfect Queen" | 3:06 |
| 5. | "Midnight King" | 2:52 |
| 6. | "Beach Lizard" | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Moonlight" | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Electrify Me" | 3:12 |
| 9. | "Warriors" | 3:32 |
| 10. | "You Are A Sensation" | 3:17 |
| Total length: | 33:00 | |
HONCHO (release due fall 2025)
[edit]singles
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Odyssey" | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Honcho" | 3:47 |
References
[edit]- ^ Lester, Paul (11 May 2015). "The playlist: new bands – Nordic Giants, Hippo Campus and more". The Guardian.
- ^ "5 Questions With': RHUMBA CLUB". 16 March 2023.
- ^ "INTRODUCING: Rhumba Club". 9 December 2020.
- ^ "London queer poppers Rhumba Club promote inclusivity with the anthemic "Normativity"".
- ^ "Rhumba Club". 29 October 2021.
- ^ "GQ Best Music Artists 2020". 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Rhumba Club releases new single Perfect Queen about meeting his boyfriend". 9 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Rhumba Club discography at Discogs
- Rhumba Club talks Bowie, forming bands and setting his own brief
Category:English indie pop groups Category:English dance music groups Category:English synth-pop groups Category:Jersey artists Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:English male singer-songwriters Category:English singer-songwriters Category:Musicians from Jersey Category:British synth-pop new wave musicians Category:British male new wave singers