The The: Every Album, Every Song

The The was always a personal project for songwriter Matt Johnson. Started in 1979, when Johnson was a teenager, the post-punk outfit became central to the political and personal pop of the 1980s. Never a singles band - they managed seven top 40 singles, with 1989’s anti-Thatcher anthem ‘The Beaten Generation’ reaching number 18 - their albums were hits. Infected in 1986 reached No. 14, followed by 1989’s Mind Bomb at number four and 1993’s Dusk at number two. Band members included Johnny M...