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Matt Johnson recording first proper The The album in 15 years: 'A new start for my career'

Matt Johnson recording first proper The The album in 15 years: ‘A new start for my career’

The The mastermind Matt Johnson spent the first decade of the 2000s musically inactive and moved on to issue scores to independent films under his old band’s moniker for the past few years. Now, though, he’s finally doing what fans have been clamoring for: he’s recording a proper new The The album.

New releases: The The, Brian Eno and Karl Hyde, X, Steve Wynn, Cabaret Voltaire

New releases: The The, Brian Eno and Karl Hyde, X, Steve Wynn, Cabaret Voltaire

This week’s new releases include the 30th anniversary vinyl reissue of The The’s ‘Soul Mining,’ a second brand-new album from Brian Eno and Karl Hyde, a reissue of X’s ‘More Fun in the New World,’ a collection from Steve Wynn called ‘Sketches in Spain,’ a Blow Monkeys reissue and a Cabaret Voltaire best-of.

Contest: Win The The’s ‘Soul Mining’ deluxe 2LP 180-gram vinyl box set

Contest: Win The The’s ‘Soul Mining’ deluxe 2LP 180-gram vinyl box set

Next week, the classic 1983 debut album from The The will receive a slightly belated 30th anniversary reissue in the form of a deluxe 2LP set that will include the newly remastered album on one 180-gram vinyl platter and six remixes and B-sides on the other.

Matt Johnson records 2 new The The film soundtracks, authorizes official biography

Matt Johnson records 2 new The The film soundtracks, authorizes official biography

He may be releasing an expanded vinyl reissue of 1983’s Soul Mining next month, but Matt Johnson isn’t only looking backward: He’s recorded not one but two new film soundtracks under the The The banner, new music composed for the independent films “Hyena” and “Penthouse North.”

The The's 1983 debut 'Soul Mining' to be reissued in deluxe 2LP 180-gram vinyl set

The The’s 1983 debut ‘Soul Mining’ to be reissued in deluxe 2LP 180-gram vinyl set

The 1983 debut from The The — Soul Mining, featuring the singles “Uncertain Smile” and “This is the Day” — will receive a 30th anniversary reissue this summer in the former of a deluxe 2LP set that will include the remastered album on one 180-gram vinyl platter and six remixes and B-sides on the other.

New releases: Adam Ant, Camper Van Beethoven, Bad Religion, Jesus and Mary Chain, Pogues

New releases: Adam Ant, Camper Van Beethoven, Bad Religion, Jesus and Mary Chain, Pogues

This week’s new releases include brand-new studio albums from Adam Ant, Camper Van Beethoven and Bad Religion, plus reissues of a pair of Jesus and Mary Chain comps on vinyl, a new best-of from The Pogues, and a belated commercial release of a film score released last year by The The.