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Ensoulment

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Released: 6th September 2024. THE THE's first studio album of new songs in a quarter century! The 12 songs on 'Ensoulment' encompasses characteristic topics ranging from love & sex, war & politics, life & death - to the meaning of what it is to be human in the 21st century. Singer-songwriter Matt Johnson is 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 Cumming3 s (percussion).

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  • Details

    Released:
    6th September 2024
    Category:
    Rock & Pop
    Format:
    CD Album
    Barcode:
    4029759195375
  • Description

    THE THE's first studio album of new songs in a quarter century! The 12 songs on 'Ensoulment' encompasses characteristic topics ranging from love & sex, war & politics, life & death - to the meaning of what it is to be human in the 21st century. Singer-songwriter Matt Johnson is 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 Cumming3 s (percussion).
    Extras:
    32-page booklet
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Cognitive Dissident
    The The
    2.Some Days I Drink My Coffee By the Grave of William Blake
    The The
    3.Zen & the Art of Dating
    The The
    4.Kissing the Ring of POTUS
    The The
    5.Life After Life
    The The
    6.I Want to Wake Up With You
    The The
    7.Down By the Frozen River
    The The
    8.Risin' Above the Need
    The The
    9.Linoleum Smooth to the Stockinged Foot
    The The
    10.Where Do We Go When We Die?
    The The
    11.I Hope You Remember (The Things I Can't Remember)
    The The
    12.A Rainy Day in May
    The The
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