The White Tie Affair (also known as TWTA) is an American pop band from Chicago, Illinois, made up of vocalist Chris Wallace, guitarist Sean-P, drummer Tim McLaughlin and keyboardist Ryan McLain.

Right" and "Candle (Sick and Tired)", which have been featured on MTV's TRL and The Hills The band signed with Epic/Slightly Dangerous in 2007 and began touring with artists such as Secondhand Serenade, Making April, Innerpartysystem, Metro Station, The Medic Droid, and Kill Hannah.

That summer, TWTA joined the 2nd Annual True Colors Tour for the show's Midwestern leg, sharing the stage with Cyndi Lauper, The B-52's and Rosie O'Donnell.

In August 2012, vocalist Chris Wallace posted on Facebook that he would release his debut solo album, Push Rewind, in September 2012.

In October 2020, the band began posting cryptic photos on their social media[3] accounts, eventually releasing a finished version of the previously unreleased demo, "Seasons", which was a fan favorite from their headliner tour.

Produced by Matt Mahaffey and Jeff Turzo of Wired All Wrong, the album was recorded at Annetenna Studios in Burbank, CA.

In December 2008, director Jon Watts filmed a new video for "Candle (Sick and Tired)" which featured Jessica Lee Rose, as well as cameos by Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte in the tour bus scene.

An article from the Chicago Sun-Times describes the sound: There’s a chance the White Tie Affair is on the cutting edge by adopting that “has a beat and can be danced to” mentality.

In an October 31, 2008 New York Times review, music critic Jon Pareles wrote that The White Tie Affair's style was "leaning toward new-wave guitar and mixing apologies with come-ons.