[2] Thomas grew up in a small village near Neath, Wales,[3] and learned several instruments as a child, including piano.

Thomas later stated his dalliance with folk was due to his lack of knowledge with production techniques, and that he was always drawn to house and synthpop.

[4] He left Wales to take a place reading English literature and creative writing at Warwick University, then made the move to London.

The album features several collaborations, including vocals from Scissor Sisters' guitarist Del Marquis on the track "Cry at Films".

[5] In June 2012, the album made the final shortlist for the annual Welsh Music Prize, but lost to Future of the Left.

[2] The album features guest appearances by Elton John, Alan Cumming, all Scissor Sisters members and Mykal Kilgore.

[19] All guests feature on the album's lead single "All in the Name", which was unveiled in a live performance on Graham Norton's BBC TV show with Elton John on stage with him.

In 2019, he was picked as the opening act for Cher's European tour, playing nine shows across Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Sweden.

[20] Later that month, he released "This Was My House", featuring Madonna's backing singers Niki Haris and Donna De Lory and produced by Initial Talk, as the first song from his fourth album Fun City.

Fun City was a number 1 UK Dance Album hit on its release in September 2020 receiving widespread critical acclaim, featuring a slew of LGBTQ+ talent adding their vocals: Brendan Maclean, Jake Shears, Andy Bell of Erasure, Sam Sparro, Caveboy, Niki & Donna, KAYE, The Illustrious Blacks, Big Dipper, Mark Gatiss adding a spoken word piece, and Justin Vivian Bond.