{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = White Boy | type = ep | artist = [[Magic Dirt]] | cover = White_Boy_EP_by_Magic_Dirt.png | alt = | released = 6 November 2009 | recorded = | studio = | genre = | length = 36:40 | label = Emergency Music | producer = | prev_title = [[Girl (Magic Dirt album)|Girl]] | prev_year = 2008 | next_title = | next_year = }}
'''''White Boy''''' is the fifth [[extended play]] release by Australian rock band [[Magic Dirt]]. It was released independently in November 2009 and remains the band's final release.
==Background and release== {{Album ratings |rev1 = WebCuts |rev1score = {{Rating|7.5|10}}<ref name="Webcuts">{{cite web |url=https://www.webcutsmusic.com/reviews/album-reviews/2009/magic-dirt-white-boy-ep/|title=Magic Dirt – White Boy (EP) |website=Webcuts|date= 11 November 2009|accessdate=29 January 2020 }}</ref> }} The EP was originally released to coincide with Magic Dirt's October 2009 Australian tour, but has become something of a sad epitaph for this much-loved Melbourne rock band with news of the passing of bassist and co-founder [[Dean Turner (musician)|Dean Turner]] in late August 2009.<ref name="MF"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://thedwarf.com.au/news/9950/magic-dirt-announce-tour-and-ep-in-memory-of-dean-turner|title= Magic Dirt announce tour and EP in memory of Dean Turner|website=The Dwarf|date=23 September 2009|accessdate=29 January 2020}}</ref>
Turner founded Magic Dirt in 1992 and played bass in the band until he died on 21 August 2009. Magic Dirt had planned a tour in August but Turner's deteriorating condition led to its cancellation. Following Turner's death, the band agreed to complete run of shows in October and November in 2009. At these shows, the band gave out DVDs of recent video clips to fans for free. Magic Dirt said "It was Dean's idea to giveaway the first 100 copies of the DVD to our fans at the live shows. Dean felt it was vital to include our audience as part of the whole creative process and it was important for him to give something back to the fans. Dean was deeply pragmatic and always thinking ahead. We wish to honour his hard working spirit with these shows, to unite with our audience that has so deeply shown their respect, appreciation and love for Dean and his music."<ref name="MF">{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/magic-dirt-pay-tribute-to-dean-turner-with-ep-and-shows/|title=Magic Dirt Pay Tribute To Dean Turner With EP And Shows |website=Music Feeds|date= 21 September 2009|accessdate=29 January 2020}}</ref>
The tour coincided with the release of an EP ''White Boy'', which includes final recording projects Turner had assembled. The title track is taken from the band's recent album ''[[Girl (Magic Dirt album)|Girl]]''. The remaining five track bring together a selection of new, unreleased and rare material including duets with [[Gareth Liddiard]] of [[The Drones (Australian band)|The Drones]] and [[Rowland S. Howard]] of [[The Birthday Party (band)|The Birthday Party]]. "Deep In a Net of Red" and "Valley of the Rose" are both from the ''Girl'' sessions.<ref name="Webcuts"/> "Future Fuck" is from the limited edition 2008 free tour EP.<ref name="JBCD"/>
==CD track listing== {{tracklist | title1 = White Boy | writer1 = | length1 = 5:24 | title2 = Summer Heigh | note2 = featuring [[Rowland S. Howard]] | writer2 = | length2 = 5:25 | title3 = Deep In the Net of Red | writer3 = | length3 = 4:22 | title4 = Love Is the Armour | note4 = featuring [[Gareth Liddiard]] | writer4 = | length4 = 7:04 | title5 = Valley of the Rose | writer5 = | length5 = 3:46 | title6 = Future Fuck | writer6 = | length6 = 10:36 }}
==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Country ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| [[Record label|Label]] ! scope="col"| Catalogue |- ! scope="row"| Australia | 6 November 2009<ref name="JBCD">{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd-magic-dirt-white-boy-cdep|title= White Boy (CD)|website=[[JB HiFi]]|accessdate=29 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/white-boy/335299888|title=White Boy (DD)|website=Apple Music|accessdate=29 January 2020}}</ref> | rowspan="2"| {{flat list| *[[CD single|CD]] *[[Music download|digital download]]}} | Emergency Music | rowspan="2"| EMERGENCY006 |- ! scope="row"| USA | 17 November 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/White-Boy-Magic-Dirt/dp/B002STRB3A|title=White Boy by Magic Dirt (DD)|website=amazon|accessdate=29 January 2020}}</ref> | Metropolitan Groove Merchants |}
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Magic Dirt}}
[[Category:2009 EPs]] [[Category:Indie pop EPs]] [[Category:EPs by Australian artists]] [[Category:Magic Dirt albums]] [[Category:Self-released EPs]]