The The air songs for first time in 30 years as they kick off ‘Ensouled’ tour
nme.comThe The are back on the road for a UK tour – and they’re dusting off songs they haven’t played in 30 years.On Wednesday (August 21), The The kicked off the ‘Ensouled’ tour at Cambridge Junction in an effort to promote their upcoming album ‘Ensoulment’, due for release on September 6.Per Setlist.fm, the show featured the band, led by Matt Johnson, perform songs that they’ve left dormant since the 1990s – the nine-minute ‘GIANT’ from their breakout debut album ‘Soul Mining’, which was last played in 1990, ‘The Sinking Feeling’ from the same album and ‘August & September’ from third album ‘Mind Bomb’, both last played in 1993, and ‘Icing Up’, a Johnson deep cut from his 1981 debut album that was later reissued as a The The project in 1993.They also debuted two songs from ‘Ensoulment’: ‘Cognitive Dissident’ and ‘Linoleum Smooth to the Stockinged Foot’.
See the setlist below along with fan footage captured at the event.‘Cognitive Dissident’‘Infected’‘Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)’‘The Sinking Feeling’‘Heartland’‘The Whisperers’‘Love Is Stronger Than Death’‘August & September’‘Slow Emotion Replay’‘This Is the Day’‘Icing Up’‘Dogs of Lust’‘Sweet Bird of Truth’‘Lonely Planet’Encore:‘Linoleum Smooth to the Stockinged Foot’‘Uncertain Smile’‘GIANT’A post shared by Liz Love (@dontknowwhen47)A post shared by Lee Durrant (@leedurrant)A post shared by Stephanie F.
Black (@blackfrances)A post shared by Stephanie F. Black (@blackfrances)‘Ensoulment’ is the band’s first album since 2000’s ‘NakedSelf’, and the ‘Ensouled’ tour marks the band’s first live shows since returning to the road in 2018.The album features previously unpublished artwork by Andrew Johnson, Matt’s older brother who passed away in 2016.
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