Release: The The - The Comeback Special

The The - The Comeback Special

Release date: Friday, October 1st 2021

V2 Records

What started as an unforgettable live experience, and one of the band’s first performances after 16 years, now turns into an extraordinary live album, film & book.

The Comeback Special is released on Friday 29th October 2021 and will be available in multiple audio as well as video formats.

The highlight of this multi-format release is an exquisitely designed 136-page art book, which tells the whole story behind The Comeback Special with hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos, film stills, contributions and stories, as well as 6 discs including exclusive audio content, plus director Tim Pope’s film of the concert on both Blu-ray and DVD.

The Art Book features:

· Previously unseen artwork by Andy Dog, lyrics to all songs on the set list, a foreword by Pete Paphides, contributions by band members and collaborators

· 'Conversations by Candlelight', a Radio Cinéola broadcast over a bottle of Jura whiskey with Matt Johnson and Tim Pope + acoustic snippets of selected songs

· 'Book Narration', a Radio Cinéola broadcast with Matt Johnson and Jackson Ewald Johnson offering a guided tour of the book

· 'Morning Becomes Eclectic' (interview + 6 acoustic performances at KCRW in LA during the tour: 'The Beat(en) Generation', 'Heartland', 'This Is The Day, 'Slow Emotion Replay', 'Armageddon Days', 'Lonely Planet')

· Exclusive 10” vinyl featuring ‘DJ Food’s ‘Stolen Moments’ remix of ‘Global Eyes’ and ‘I Saw The Light’ performed at Festival No. 6 (only available on the official album store)

In celebration of Tim Pope’s film of the concert, THE THE will hold a premiere of the film accompanied by a Q&A (with Matt Johnson, Tim Pope and special guests) on October 1st at the Troxy in London. Fans who have purchased an item via the official album shop will have exclusive access to the tickets before the general sale starts on July 8th, 10am BST.

 

Tracklist:

 

1. Global Eyes

2. Sweet Bird Of Truth [Video]

3. Flesh & Bones

4. Heartland

5. The Beat(en) Generation

6. Armageddon Days (are here again)

7. A Long Hard Lazy Apprenticeship

8. We Can’t Stop What’s Coming

9. Phantom Walls

10. Love Is Stronger Than Death

11. Dogs Of Lust

12. Helpline Operator

13. This Is The Night

14. This Is The Day

15. Soul Catcher

16. Bugle Boy

17. Beyond Love

18. Slow Emotion Replay

19. (Like a) Sun Rising Thru My Garden

20. Infected

21. I’ve Been Waiting For Tomorrow (all of my life)

22. True Happiness (this way lies)

23. Uncertain Smile

24. Lonely Planet

 

 In addition to the beautifully designed 136-page Art Book, The Comeback Special will also be available as a Limited Edition 2CD mediabook, Triple LP, Limited Edition Triple LP (Crystal Clear), DVD mediabook, Blu-ray mediabook. All formats are available for pre-order now: https://TheThe.lnk.to/TheComebackSpecial