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One week on... have you been listening?

‘Kissing The Ring Of POTUS’ - the latest digital single from 𝐸𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 - is out now, with the B-side ‘A Rainy Day In May’.

Stream it wherever you get your music: thethe.lnk.to/KissingTheRingOfPOTUS

Listen here on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/BB7gfSRQWvo?si=gEJPw...

#thethe #mattjohnson #mattjohnsonthethe #ensoulment #kissingtheringofpotus #arainydayinmay

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‘Kissing The Ring of POTUS’ – the latest digital single taken from 𝐸𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 – is out now.

Moody and uncompromising, the track channels political unease through stark imagery and sonic tension.

Backed with the evocative ‘A Rainy Day in May’, listen now: thethe.lnk.to/KissingTheRingOfPOTUS

#thethe #mattjohnson #mattjohnsonthethe #kissingtheringofpotus #ensoulment

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This Friday, a new digital single from 𝐸𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 lands. ‘Kissing The Ring of POTUS’ – a politically charged and atmospheric track steeped in mistrust, superpower dominance, and coercion.

Classic THE THE: provocative, cerebral, and unapologetically critical.

Pre-save / pre-add it now: thethe.lnk.to/KissingTheRingOfPOTUS

#thethe #mattjohnson #mattjohnsonthethe #ensoulment #newmusic #kissingtheringofpotus

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The forthcoming book, 𝐶𝑜𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡, from Matt Johnson and Jason Wood (widely-published author on popular culture) is on its way. Those attending the sold-out Louder Than Words Festival this November will be the first to hear more.

In the meantime, a look at the writing bureau where the book is taking shape from 5am each morning with a Japanese iron teapot of white peony tea.

#thethe #mattjohnson #cognitivedissident #louderthanwords

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Is there anything you’ve always wanted to ask Matt? We’re collecting a few questions for something special… Drop your questions in the comments and we’ll pick the best ones for Matt to answer.

#thethe #mattjohnson #mattjohnsonthethe #AskMatt #ThisIsTheDay

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This post is a few days late but Ozzy Osbourne's recent passing stirred up some old memories. The first rock concert I ever saw was Black Sabbath. My late father was a friend of Billy Curbishley – manager of The Who. In the 1970s Billy had given my dad two pairs of tickets. One pair for Pink Floyd at Wembley Empire Pool. The other pair for Black Sabbath at Hammersmith Odeon.

My brother Andrew instantly grabbed the Pink Floyd tickets so I was left with Black Sabbath. I took my friend Mark. I was only 15. I don’t think I’d even heard Black Sabbath before, my prime interest in those days being T-Rex and David Bowie. It ended up being a baptism of fire.

The band hit the stage and I’d never previously experienced volume so loud – the bass drum pounding into my chest and dictating my heart beat. I thought I was going to have a heart attack! The entire audience simultaneously making the Devil horns hand sign. The place reeked of weed. Clouds of it. I felt like a bemused outsider at a cult gathering. Which I was. I could not wait for the entire experience to end. I left with my head spinning.

Ironically Ozzy and I became label mates at CBS / Sony for many years. Though I never met him I always felt an affection for him and for Black Sabbath – despite the disorientating experience at their hands – and respect for his devotion to his art.

RIP Ozzy.

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‘Slow Emotion Replayed’ — the new single from THE THE — is out now. Reimagined during tour rehearsals, this new take on the 1993 classic is available to stream now. Limited CD and vinyl out 11th July. Listen here:

TheThe.lnk.to/SlowEmotionReplayed

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Paris, you’ve done it. The concert at Bataclan on 26 June is now sold out. Thank you to everyone joining us for what promises to be a memorable night on the Ensouled Tour.

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Before our concert at Pustervik on 10th June, get a rare insight into Matt Johnson’s world at a special screening of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘝𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, a documentary directed by Johanna St Michaels. Showing at Hagabion, Gothenburg at 4pm.

Get screening tickets: hagabion.se/event/thethe-inertia-variations/

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In exactly 12 weeks, THE THE play the Forever Now Festival – join us for some midsummer merrymaking mayhem in Milton Keynes!
Tickets here: www.forevernowfestival.co.uk/

#thethe #mattjohnson #ensouled #forevernowfestival #livemusic #mattjohnsonthethe #thisistheday

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