Ensoulment

Ensoulment is the seventh studio album by the English rock band the The, released on 6 September 2024 on Cinéola and earMusic. It was the first album by the group in over twenty years, with NakedSelf being the last official studio album released, though singer/songwriter and sole constant member Matt Johnson had composed film scores during this gap. It was produced by Johnson and returning producer Warne Livesey, who produced previous albums Infected and Mind Bomb. The album was critically acclaimed upon its release, and would be the band's first top 20 album since Dusk in 1993, peaking at number 19 on the UK Albums Chart. The term ensoulment refers to the experience when a being gains a soul. Many of the songs tackle politically charged themes familiar in the The's discography, with the album's themes also being informed by the modern advancements such as the rise of AI and social media's influence on information and mental health. Johnson said he was reflecting the times, saying the album themes are "dealing with the rise of AI and intimacy in an age of alienation. I aim to reflect the world as I see it." From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensoulm...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)