THE THE ’Cognitive Dissident’ - Animated Video - New Album ’Ensoulment’ Out September 6th

From the (upcoming) album ’Ensoulment’ (September 6th) Access the album here: Stream the single here: 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. THE THE’s new single ‘Cognitive Dissident’ is co-produced by Matt Johnson and Warne Livesey and written by Matt Johnson and Barrie Cadogan, who are joined by other long-standing THE THE stalwarts James Eller (bass), DC Collard (keyboards) and Earl Harvin (drums) plus Gillian Glover (backing vocals). The cover artwork for this single is a previously-unpublished work by Andy Dog. Johnson says about the subject matter of the new single, “We certainly live in interesting times. The world is becoming more inverted, weird and hallucinogenic by the day.” The video is animated by Craig “Goonzi“ Gowans at 12 Inch Media. Soon to be revealed is a stunning music video by long-time THE THE collaborators – director Tim Pope, People Like Us (Vicki Bennett) and Peter Knight. 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). Follow the latest news on The The here: The The on Facebook: The The on Instagram: The The on Twitter: Catch up with the latest news on all earMUSIC artists and releases here: earMUSIC on Facebook: earMUSIC on Instagram: earMUSIC on Twitter: #TheThe #cognitivedissident #ensoulment #mattjohnson