“A masterful panorama of millennial angst. If anything, his creative powers are very much in the ascendant.” “Songs like ‘Slow Emotion Replay’, ‘Dogs of Lust’, and particularly ‘Helpline Operator’ are among the finest the wordsmiths of his generation have hurled our way. “ Dusk has ‘Classic’ written in large letters all over it.” “More stylish than anything since THE THE’s 1983 masterpiece Soul Mining.” This is his best twist on the formula yet.” He croaks, whispers and croons tales of misery with hysteria never far from the surface. “Matt Johnson is something of a musical miracle worker. “Johnson’s extraordinary voice, scrapes the gravel of the soul one minute while rising confidently and boldly the next to fully realise the melodic possibilities of each piece.

“THE THE hit a new creative peak with their most stripped down and most assured album to date.” Your record collection needs this record.” “A tingling, volatile uninhibited near masterpiece. A minor masterpiece of major proportions.” “Lean, smart, intelligent, sharp, focused and coolly assured. These are songs written in the language of raw need.” “Johnson displays his maturity as a songwriter.

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