# White Lighter

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Not to be confused with [white lighter myth](/source/White_lighter_myth).

***White Lighter*** is the third [studio album](/source/Studio_album) by American [indie rock](/source/Indie_rock) band [Typhoon](/source/Typhoon_(American_band)). It was released in August 2013 and was their first studio album after the band signed with [Roll Call Records](/source/Roll_Call_Records).[1]

## Background

Typhoon front-man, Kyle Morton, wrote and composed all the songs on the album. As a child, Morton had a life threatening case of Lyme disease and suffered multiple organ failures. Ultimately he received a kidney transplant from his father, but he lost most of his childhood to the illness.[2] The album is a mixture of darkness hopelessness along with wanting for more and uplifting melodies.[3] At a concert in Boston, Morton shared the story behind the song named after a dilemma that shares his name, [Morton's fork](/source/Morton's_fork), which Morton explained as being "paralyzed by two equally bad choices," a situation he faced in his own past.[4]

## Reception

White Lighter was received with critical success. In regards to the band's sound and size, Hilary Saunders of [Paste Magazine](/source/Paste_(magazine)) said "The band’s comparatively enormous size—marked by a horn section, string section and eclectic percussion—naturally exudes a boisterous optimism and familial charm."[5] Jonathan Doyle of the [New Welsh Review](/source/New_Welsh_Review) said that for Morton, "For him, this fear is not vanity in the face of impermanence but rather an attempt to make sense of time we have had and still have."[6]

## Release history

Country Date Label Format Catalog no. United States August 20, 2013 Roll Call Digital style="text-align:center;|— Maple Music Recordings/Roll Call Digital MRCD4860 Maple Music Recordings CD MRCD 6553 Roll Call CD ROL2-2386 Maple Music Recordings/Roll Call LP RCRLP 009 January 26, 2018 Roll Call Records LP 99961

## Credits

### Personnel

- Kyle Morton – lead vocals, piano, guitar
- Toby Tanabe – bass, vocals
- Dave Hall – guitar, vocals
- Shannon Steele – violin, vocals
- Jen Hufnagel – violin, vocals
- Pieter Hilton – drums, vocals
- Alex Fitch – drums, vocals
- Tyler Ferrin – horns, guitar, piano, vocals
- Ryan McAlpin – trumpet, vocals
- Eric Stipe – trumpet, vocals
- Devin Gallagher – percussion, ukulele, vocals

### Production

- Recorded at Pendarvis Farm- [Clackamas County](/source/Clackamas_County,_Oregon), [Oregon](/source/Oregon)
- Mixed by Jeff Stuart Saltzman
- Mastering by Dave McNair
- Artwork by Rick Delucco
- Design by Toby Tanabe

## References

1. ["Typhoon - White Lighter"](http://www.rollcallrecords.com/products/580931-typhoon-white-lighter). *Roll Call Records*. Retrieved 2018-01-11.

1. ["First Listen: Typhoon, 'White Lighter'"](https://www.npr.org/2013/08/06/207905137/first-listen-typhoon-white-lighter). *NPR.org*. Retrieved 2018-01-11.

1. ["Review | Typhoon – White Lighter"](http://www.musicsavage.com/2013/08/review-typhoon-white-lighter/). *Music Savage*. 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2018-01-11.

1. Bedian, Knar (7 October 2013). ["TYPHOON: AN ORCHESTRA, AN ONION? – 9/29/13 – BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL"](https://soundofboston.com/typhoon-an-orchestra-an-onion-9-29-13-brighton/). *Sound of Boston*. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

1. ["Typhoon: White Lighter"](https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/08/typhoon-white-lighter.html). *pastemagazine.com*. Retrieved 2018-01-11.

1. Doyle, Jonathan (Fall 2013). ["Typhoon's album White Lighter"](https://www.newwelshreview.com/article.php?id=626). *New Welsh Review*. Retrieved 2018-01-11.

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