Thela

{{Short description|Rock band from New Zealand}}

{{About|the band|the Ostragothic king in Italy|Teia}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2012}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

Thela was a short-lived noise rock band from New Zealand. It was formed in 1992 and consisted of Dion Workman, Paul Douglas (Rosy Parlane), and Dean Roberts. They released two LPs on Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace! label: Thela in 1995 and Argentina in 1996. Following the band's demise in 1996, all three members undertook solo projects.{{cite web |last1=Monroe |first1=Jazz |title=Dean Roberts, Experimental Composer in Thela and White Winged Moth, Dies at 49 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/dean-roberts-experimental-composer-in-thela-and-white-winged-moth-dies/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=23 June 2025 |date=15 August 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Julie |title=The Moth has flown: the life of musical adventurer Dean Roberts |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/culture-101/audio/2018967932/the-moth-has-flown-the-life-of-musical-adventurer-dean-roberts |access-date=23 June 2025 |work=RNZ |date=11 December 2024 |language=en-nz}}{{cite web |title=Thela Interview |url=http://noise.as/main/thela |website=noise.as |access-date=23 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051226174523/http://noise.as/main/thela |archive-date=26 December 2005}} Parlane and Workman also worked together under the name Parmentier.{{cite web |title=Parmentier |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/parmentier-mn0001354105 |website=AllMusic |access-date=23 June 2025 |language=en}}