DIGITAL RELEASE & LYRIC VIDEO 6TH JUNE 2025 / PHYSICAL RELEASE 11TH JULY 2025
During the rehearsals preceding the Ensouled World Tour 2024, THE THE whittled down their vast catalogue in search of the strongest set list – one that incorporated both the entire new album, Ensoulment, as well as the anticipated and much-loved songs of past decades. One song was sounding weak and nearly did not make it… but before it was dropped from the list, a final attempt at reinventing it proved to be its resurrection and reincarnation as ‘Slow Emotion Replayed’. It stayed in the set and went on tour.
Matt Johnson has a penchant for covering and reinventing his own songs as with ‘This Is The Day’, ‘Infected’, ‘Armageddon Days’ and others. The original version of ‘Slow Emotion Replay’, appeared on Dusk, released in 1993. This new version, ‘Slow Emotion Replayed’ was recorded in Studio Cinéola, London, featuring Matt Johnson on Omnichord and vocals, Barrie Cadogan on electric guitar and backing vocals, James Eller on bass and Gillian Glover also providing backing vocals. The B-side of this single is entitles ‘Crow Commotion Displayed’.
The sleeve features exclusive, previously-unpublished artwork from the sketch books of of Matt’s late brother, Andrew (a.k.a. Andy Dog).
Listen on your preferred streaming platform and watch the Lyric Video HERE
‘SLOW EMOTION REPLAY’ IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW IN TWO LIMITED EDITION FORMATS
The limited edition 7″ vinyl single joins its siblings ‘We Can’t Stop What’s Coming’, ‘I WANT 2 B U’ & ‘$1 ONE VOTE!’ in look and feel.
SIDE A: Slow Emotion Replayed
SIDE B: Crow Commotion Displayed
The limited edition CD single is a vinyl-look CD with ‘Slow Emotion Replayed’ and its corresponding B-side ‘Crow Commotion Displayed’ plus 4 additional tracks which first appeared as B-sides on THE THE’s recent 7” vinyl singles released 2020-24:
1. Slow Emotion Replayed
2. Crow Commotion Displayed
3. Frozen Clouds
4. Mycelium Muse
5. When Is The Heart Of Waiting
6. Velvet Muscle Scream
Pre-ordered items must be purchased individually, so choose the ‘Slow Emotion Replay’ Bundle if you would like both, in order to save on postage.
A SMALL NUMBER OF BOTH LIMITED EDITION FORMATS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE BEFORE THE PHYSICAL RELEASE AT EACH VENUE ON THE ENSOULED TOUR 2025