THE THE releases new Single “Some Days I Drink My Coffee By The Grave Of William Blake” a track off forthcoming studio album Ensoulment, available September 6th via Cinéola/earMUSIC. The song is co-produced by Matt Johnson and Warne Livesey.

In support of Ensoulment THE THE will will head out on a global tour, starting on August 28th with many European and UK dates already sold-out. The North American run starts in Atlanta, GA on October 11 and concludes on November 8 at The Shrine in Los Angeles, CA. The band will play at the Beacon Theater in New York City on October 17. The “Ensouled Tour” will mark the band’s first since their “The Comeback Special” world tour in 2018.

The B-sides for all Ensoulment singles have been composed, performed and produced by Matt Johnson for each limited edition 7” vinyl. In this case, the B-side, “Frozen Clouds” will also feature in the soundtrack for director Gerard Johnson’s forthcoming film, Odyssey. Additionally, The The’s “Lonely Planet” from their 1993 album Dusk will be featured as the end credits music in Francis Ford Coppola’s forthcoming new film Megalopolis out September 26.

“It’s vital to be hopeful,” Johnson states. “And I hope people get out of the album what we put into it. It was created under very happy circumstances, with a great vibe amongst the band and all the people that worked on it. There was a lot of thought, a lot of work, a lot of love, a lot of laughter!

More about the video for “Somtimes I Drink My Coffee By The Grave Of William Blake”

THE THE and Tim Pope have a long, shared history working on a variety of videos and projects, including the film of the 2018 The Comeback Special concert at Royal Albert Hall (which featured as part of the multi-media box-set of the same name in 2021), the legendary Infected The Movie in 1987 – the first ever long-form video album release – the Versus The World film of the concert at Royal Albert Hall in 1990, and From Dusk ‘Til Dawn in 1993, as well as many music videos over the years including ‘Pillar Box Red’, ‘The Beat(en) Generation’, ‘Kingdom of Rain’, ‘Gravitate To Me’ and the most recent music video for ‘Cognitive Dissident’, the 1st single from Ensoulment.

Vicki Bennett (People Like Us), acclaimed video collage artist, and Peter Knight (photographer) have also long been associated with THE THE having created the videos for ‘We Can’t Stop What’s Coming’ and the ‘Stolen Moments’ remix of ‘GlobalEyes’ by DJ Food as well as creating the kaleidoscopic, cinematic backdrop for The Comeback Special world tour.

The single cover features a previously unpublished work of Matt Johnson’s late brother Andrew (AKA artist Andy Dog) who, over the years, was very much responsible for the distinctive aesthetic style of THE THE’s releases.

THE THE
Ensoulment
Tracklisting
(CD/2LP)

Side A

1. Cognitive Dissident
2. Some Days I Drink My Coffee By The Grave Of William Blake
3. Zen & The Art Of Dating

Side B

4. Kissing The Ring Of POTUS
5. Life After Life
6. I Want To Wake Up With You

Side C

7. Down By The Frozen River
8. Risin’ Above The Need
9. Linoleum Smooth To The Stockinged Foot

Side D

10. Where Do We Go When We Die?
11. I Hope You Remember
(the things I can’t forget)
12. A Rainy Day In May

THE THE 2024 tour dates

8/21 – Cambridge Junction – Cambridge, England SOLD OUT
8/22 – The Waterfront Norwich – Norwich, England SOLD OUT
8/23 – Picturedrome – Holmfirth, England SOLD OUT
8/25 – National Museum Of Ireland – Dublin, Ireland
9/10 – Sentrum Scene – Oslo, Norway
9/11 – Sentrum Scene – Oslo, Norway SOLD OUT
9/13 – Filadelfia – Stockholm, Sweden
9/14 – Store Vega – Copenhagen, Denmark SOLD OUT
9/15 – Store Vega – Copenhagen, Denmark SOLD OUT
9/17 – Huxleys – Berlin, Germany
9/18 – Carlswerk Victoria – Köln, Germany
9/19 – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, Belgium SOLD OUT
9/21 – De Roma – Antwerp, Belgium SOLD OUT
9/22 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands SOLD OUT
9/23 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands SOLD OUT
9/25 – Usher Hall – Edinburgh, Scotland SOLD OUT
9/27 – The Civic At The Halls – Wolverhampton, England
9/28 – Alexandra Palace – London, England SOLD OUT
9/30 – O2 Apollo – Manchester, England SOLD OUT
10/1 – O2 Academy Brixton – London, England
10/11 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
10/12 – Durham Performing Arts – Durham, NC
10/14 – The Anthem – Washington, DC
10/15 – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA
10/17 – Beacon Theatre – New York, NY
10/19 – Orpheum Theatre – Boston, MA
10/20 – MTELUS – Montreal, QC
10/22 – Massey Hall – Toronto, ON
10/23 – Masonic Cathedral Theatre – Detroit, MI
10/25 – The Salt Shed – Chicago, IL SOLD OUT
10/26 – Palace Theatre – St. Paul, MN
10/29 – Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO
10/30 – Eccles Theater – Salt Lake City, UT
11/2 – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA
11/3 – Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
11/4 – Orpheum – Vancouver, BC
11/7 – Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
11/8 – Shrine Auditorium – Los Angeles, CA
11/14 – Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre – Auckland, New Zealand SOLD OUT
11/16 – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia SOLD OUT
11/17 – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
11/18 – Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide, Australia
11/21 – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
11/22 – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
11/23 – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, Australia SOLD OUT
11/24 – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, Australia
11/27 – Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth, Australia

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