Thomas William Hingley[1] (born 9 July 1965) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontman of Inspiral Carpets.

He is the seventh child of the Russian scholar Ronald Hingley, translator of Chekhov for Oxford University Press.

[2][5] Inspiral Carpets broke up in 1995 and Hingley started a career as a solo artist, releasing Keep Britain Untidy (2000) and Soulfire (2002), on his label Newmemorabilia Records.

Hingley finally parted company with Inspiral Carpets in February 2011, the band returned to performing and writing with their original pre-1989 singer Stephen Holt who remains their frontman to date.

[6] In 2001, Hingley formed the band The Lovers with Steve and Paul Hanley (both former members of The Fall), Jason Brown, and Kelly Wood.