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℗ 2024 Cineola Limited under exclusive license to earMUSIC, a label of Edel Music & Entertainment
Released | September 6, 2024 |
Duration | 45m 15s |
Record Label | earMUSIC |
Catalogue No. | 0219692EMU |
Genre | Rock (Alternative) |
1.1
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Cognitive Dissident
The The |
3:06 | |||
1.2
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Some Days I Drink My Coffee By The Grave Of William Blake
The The |
4:03 | |||
1.3
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Zen & The Art Of Dating
The The |
4:30 | |||
1.4
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Kissing The Ring Of POTUS
The The |
3:33 | |||
1.5
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Life After Life
The The |
3:12 | |||
1.6
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I Want To Wake Up With You
The The |
4:00 | |||
1.7
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Down By The Frozen River
The The |
3:33 | |||
1.8
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Risin' Above The Need
The The |
3:46 | |||
1.9
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Linoleum Smooth To The Stockinged Foot
The The |
3:53 | |||
1.10
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Where Do We Go When We Die?
The The |
4:02 | |||
1.11
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I Hope You Remember (the things I can't forget)
The The |
3:38 | |||
1.12
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A Rainy Day In May
The The |
3:59 |
THE THE, one of the most acclaimed and cherished bands of the last few decades, have released Ensoulment, their first studio album of new songs in a quarter century. This 12-song album is released through Cinéola / earMUSIC.
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.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – earMUSIC Studio Masters
Tracks 1-12 – 48 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
Tracks 1-12 – 48 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.28 -0.30 to -0.10 | -11.90 -15.17 to -10.55 | -10.02 -12.80 to -8.50 | 7 6 to 9 | |
1 | Cognitive Dissident | -0.30 | -10.78 | -9.2 | 6 |
2 | Some Days I Drink My Coffee By The Grave Of William Blake | -0.30 | -11.50 | -9.6 | 7 |
3 | Zen & The Art Of Dating | -0.10 | -10.55 | -8.5 | 6 |
4 | Kissing The Ring Of POTUS | -0.30 | -10.68 | -8.8 | 6 |
5 | Life After Life | -0.30 | -11.45 | -9.3 | 7 |
6 | I Want To Wake Up With You | -0.30 | -11.99 | -9.9 | 7 |
7 | Down By The Frozen River | -0.30 | -15.17 | -12.8 | 8 |
8 | Risin' Above The Need | -0.30 | -12.49 | -10.4 | 7 |
9 | Linoleum Smooth To The Stockinged Foot | -0.30 | -12.52 | -11.1 | 7 |
10 | Where Do We Go When We Die? | -0.30 | -10.78 | -9.3 | 6 |
11 | I Hope You Remember (the things I can't forget) | -0.30 | -13.55 | -11.8 | 9 |
12 | A Rainy Day In May | -0.24 | -11.29 | -9.5 | 7 |