The, The | Ensoulment | CD
The, The | Ensoulment | CD
The The is an English musical and multimedia group with Matt Johnson as its only constant member. The group has no permanent line-up, and Johnson has worked with a wide range of musicians from project to project. The The released their first single, Controversial Subject, in 1980 and their first album, Soul Mining, in 1983.
Ensoulment is a 1 CD album by The The on the Ear Music label, released on 6 September 2024. It is the band's eighth studio album and their first long player since NakedSelf in 2000, with 12 new tracks. Matt Johnson sings and plays guitar and bass, joined by James Eller on bass, Earl Harvin on drums, David Collard on keyboards and Barrie Cadogan on electric guitar. Additional performers include Gillian Glover, Terry Edwards, Sonya Cullingford and Danny Cummings, and Warne Livesey is credited as co-producer.
Track List
- Cognitive Dissident
- Some Days I Drink My Coffee By the Grave of William Blake
- Zen & the Art of Dating
- Kissing the Ring of POTUS
- Life After Life
- I Want to Wake Up With You
- Down By the Frozen River
- Risin' Above the Need
- Linoleum Smooth to the Stockinged Foot
- Where Do We Go When We Die?
- I Hope You Remember (The Things I Can't Remember)
- A Rainy Day in May