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The The

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Singer Matt Johnson breathes new life into The The with 2024s Ensoulment, the British groups first studio album of original material since 2000. The album arrives in the wake of a difficult period for Johnson, which included a life-threatening throat infection and subsequent surgery in 2020. While he had already returned to live performing with The The in 2018, the illness proved a kind of artistic and spiritual crucible for the singer, who hadnt written a proper rock song since abandoning the group following 2000s NakedSelf and focusing instead on soundtrack work. Ensoulment finds Johnson transformed by his near-death experience with a reignited sense of creative purpose. Adding to this sense of renewal is the presence of producer/engineer Warne Livesey, who helmed 1989s classic Mind Bomb and who co-produces here alongside Johnson. Also on board are longtime The The members guitarist Barrie Cadogan