The The – Ensoulment (2024) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

The The – Ensoulment (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 45:20 minutes | 1,03 GB | Genre: Rock, Art Rock, Post-Punk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © earMUSIC

THE THE, one of the most acclaimed and cherished bands of the last few decades, have announced details of the release of ‘Ensoulment’, their first studio album of new songs in a quarter century. This 12-song album will be released through Cinéola / earMUSIC on Friday 6th September 2024.

Encompassing characteristic topics ranging from love & sex, war & politics, life & death – to the meaning of what it is to be human in the 21st century – ‘Ensoulment’ was written, demoed and mixed at Studio Cinéola in London, the base of THE THE’s main creative force, Matt Johnson.The songs were further refined in rehearsals ahead of a six-day session at Real World Studios near Bath, where Matt was joined by long-standing THE THE members James Eller (bass), DC Collard (keyboards), Earl Harvin (drums), and Barrie Cadogan (lead guitar). The album also marks the return of co-producer and engineer Warne Livesey, who previously worked on landmark THE THE albums ‘Infected’ (1986) and Mind ‘Bomb’ (1989). Additional performances include Gillian Glover (backing vocals), Terry Edwards (horns), Sonya Cullingford (fiddle) and Danny Cummings (percussion).

Over the years, THE THE’s releases have developed a distinct aesthetic style, which in no small part owes to the artwork of Matt Johnson’s late brother Andrew (AKA artist Andy Dog). ‘Ensoulment’ proudly features some of Andrew’s previously unpublished works on the cover, in the exquisitely designed 32-page booklet for the vinyl and CD formats, as well as on the covers of all singles.

The album will be available in retail as Ltd. CD Hardcover Mediabook, CD Jewelcase, Black 2LP Gatefold and Ltd. Crystal Clear 2LP Gatefold. Further exclusive formats will be available in the official album store.

Tracklist:

01. The The – Cognitive Dissident (03:06)
02. The The – Some Days I Drink My Coffee by the Grave of William Blake (04:03)
03. The The – Zen & the Art of Dating (04:30)
04. The The – Kissing the Ring of Potus (03:33)
05. The The – Life After Life (03:12)
06. The The – I Want to Wake up with You (04:00)
07. The The – Down by the Frozen River (03:33)
08. The The – Risin’ Above the Need (03:46)
09. The The – Linoleum Smooth to the Stockinged Foot (03:53)
10. The The – Where Do We Go When We Die? (04:02)
11. The The – I Hope You Remember (The Things I Can’t Forget) (03:38)
12. The The – A Rainy Day in May (03:59)

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