The The’s music continued to appear on British radio and television such as in Shane Meadows ‘ 2010 Channel 4 miniseries This Is England ’86 and in 2013 in the award-winning British comedy-drama television series Fresh Meat . In 2011, “This Is the Day” was covered by Welsh rock band…
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In June 2009, it was announced that the The had created an original soundtrack to the Gerard Johnson debut feature film Tony , released February 2010 on the The’s Cineola imprint in March 2010, as the first volume of several forthcoming soundtrack and instrumental albums.
Since 2009, “This Is the Day” has been extensively used in high-profile advertising campaigns for Levi’s Dockers, M&M’s and Amazon . It was used as the opening song for the film I Feel Pretty (2018).
In May 2007, the The released a new download-only single on their web site. Entitled “Mrs. Mac,” the track is an autobiographical song about Johnson’s first day at school as a child in Stratford , East London . All instruments and vocals on the track were performed by Johnson.
For Swedish filmmaker Johanna St Michaels, this has included Best Wishes Bernhard (prize winning film of Dokumentär Films Premien Nordic Panorama 2003), Snapshots from Reality (Nominated for Best International Short at the Birds Eye View Film festival at London’s ICA 2007), The Track (2007), Going Live (2008), The Island Amid…
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Since 2003, the reclusive Johnson has generally kept away from the public eye and has concentrated primarily on soundtrack work, scoring numerous documentaries, films, and art installations. The The’s music has featured in a diverse range of cinema over many years, from cult classics such as Jürgen Muschalek’s ( Muscha…
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In June 2002, the The made a sole live appearance at Meltdown festival at London’s Royal Festival Hall as guests of David Bowie . At this point, the band consisted solely of Johnson, longtime friend and collaborator JG Thirlwell on tapes and loops, and young film director Benn Northover on…
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This same line-up also recorded two new tracks, “Deep Down Truth”, featuring Angela McCluskey on vocals and “Pillar Box Red”. Both songs were produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley for the 2002 compilation album 45 RPM: The Singles of the The .
In 2000, the The, at this time consisting of Johnson, Schermerhorn, Nashville bassist Spencer Campbell and New Jersey drummer Earl Harvin, released NakedSelf and embarked on another lengthy world tour, the Naked Tour , which lasted 14 months.
An experimental album Gun Sluts was recorded in 1997, but it was left unreleased by the band after it was rejected for being too uncommercial by their label. The The severed their 18-year relationship with Sony and moved to Interscope , on Trent Reznor ‘s Nothing Records imprint.