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Group. Formed 1979.

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Biography

The The is a British musical and multimedia group that has been active in various forms since 1979, with singer/songwriter/frontman Matt Johnson being the only constant band member. Releases are fairly few and far between for the band, but over the years The The have sold several million albums internationally and achieved critical acclaim; their 1983 album Soul Mining was voted the third best album of the year by British music magazine Melody Maker. This album featured the song "Uncertain Smile", which at one point was voted the third greatest song ever by Australian Triple J radio listeners.

Since 2007, The The have enjoyed a small surge of attention in the United States thanks to an M&M's advertising campaign, which has been using the band's song "This Is the Day" as its theme music.

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Albums releases

Release title Release date
Naked Self 2000
Hanky Panky 1994
Dusk 1993
Mind Bomb 1989
Infected 1986
 

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  1. The Beat(En) Generation
    BBC 6 Music | Jon Holmes 12/12/2009
     
  2. Dogs Of Lust
    BBC 6 Music | Chris Hawkins 07/12/2009
     
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    BBC 6 Music | Chris Hawkins 19/11/09
     

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Since December 2008

  1. BBC 6 Music 100%

  2. BBC Radio 2 9%

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