The The share “Some Days I Drink My Coffee By The Grave of William Blake” from first album in 24 years (watch the video)

The The will release Ensoulment, their first album in 24 years, next week and they’ve shared one final preview, “Some Days I Drink My Coffee By The Grave of William Blake.”

“I have often drunk my coffee by the grave of William Blake – though these days there are actually two gravestones dedicated to him in the small dissenters’ cemetery that he was thrown into when he died,” says Matt Johnson. “On and off over the last 40 years I have lived close by and have always found it an inspiring place to sit and meditate upon life. Nostalgia is part of the human condition and change is inevitable in our lives and in the world around us. Large capital cities such as London often amplify the sense of change, although one thing that never seems to change is the cynicism of those in power.”

The video for the song was directed by Tim Pope, who made most of The The’s videos in the ’80s and early ’90s, and you can watch that below.

The The will be on the Ensouled tour starting September 10 in Oslo. They’ll be playing Ensoulment in full followed by a second set of classics, including a few songs they haven’t played in decades (“GIANT,” “That Sinking Feeling,” to name two). The tour includes a NYC show at Beacon Theatre on October 17. All dates are listed below.

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THE THE – 2024 tour dates
9/10 – Sentrum Scene – Oslo, Norway
9/11 – Sentrum Scene – Oslo, Norway SOLD OUT
9/13 – Filadelfia – Stockholm, Sweden
9/14 – Store Vega – Copenhagen, Denmark SOLD OUT
9/15 – Store Vega – Copenhagen, Denmark SOLD OUT
9/17 – Huxleys – Berlin, Germany
9/18 – Carlswerk Victoria – Köln, Germany
9/19 – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, Belgium SOLD OUT
9/21 – De Roma – Antwerp, Belgium SOLD OUT
9/22 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands SOLD OUT
9/23 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands SOLD OUT
9/25 – Usher Hall – Edinburgh, Scotland SOLD OUT
9/27 – The Civic At The Halls – Wolverhampton, England
9/28 – Alexandra Palace – London, England SOLD OUT
9/30 – O2 Apollo – Manchester, England SOLD OUT
10/1 – O2 Academy Brixton – London, England
10/11 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
10/12 – Durham Performing Arts – Durham, NC
10/14 – The Anthem – Washington, DC
10/15 – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA
10/17 – Beacon Theatre – New York, NY
10/19 – Orpheum Theatre – Boston, MA
10/20 – MTELUS – Montreal, QC
10/22 – Massey Hall – Toronto, ON
10/23 – Masonic Cathedral Theatre – Detroit, MI
10/25 – The Salt Shed – Chicago, IL SOLD OUT
10/26 – Palace Theatre – St. Paul, MN
10/29 – Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO
10/30 – Eccles Theater – Salt Lake City, UT
11/2 – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA
11/3 – Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
11/4 – Orpheum – Vancouver, BC
11/7 – Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
11/8 – Shrine Auditorium – Los Angeles, CA
11/14 – Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre – Auckland, New Zealand SOLD OUT
11/16 – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia SOLD OUT
11/17 – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
11/18 – Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide, Australia
11/21 – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
11/22 – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
11/23 – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, Australia SOLD OUT
11/24 – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, Australia
11/27 – Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth, Australia