St. Thomas (musician)

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St-Thomas, live at "Point Éphémère", Paris. October 12, 2005

Thomas Hansen, previously known as St. Thomas and now performing under the name Saint Thomas, is an alt-country musician from Norway. He became a musician after quitting his job as a mailman after hearing music from Elliott Smith and Will Oldham. He formed a short-lived band before attempting solo work. His music caught the eye of a very small Norwegian label, which released 200 copies of his debut 7" "Songs," and the French label Darjeeling Sounds released his first proper album Surfer's Morning in limited numbers.

Hansen's biggest break came shortly after Norway's Quart Festival in 1999, where Hansen got signed to Racing Junior. His first album, I'm Coming Home, was preceded by "The Cornerman EP," which was a summer chart success in Norway in 2001. The album then received international releases throughout 2002.

Hansen has since released three other albums, as well as toured Europe with Lambchop and the United States in 2005 with Of Montreal. His latest album, Children Of The New Brigade, was released in August 2005 in Norway by Racing Junior. His work has also been released on Misra Records.

In August 2006, St. Thomas released a new album, officially his sixth, There's Only One of Me on his own label, Cornerman Records. The album was also licensed to Make My Day Records for release in Germany, Austria & Switzerland and to Irish label yesboyicecream records for release in the UK and Ireland.