The the. - Soul Mining

The the. - Soul MiningVinyl LP pressing. Soul Mining is the debut album by British post punk synth pop band The The. Musically, Soul Mining is a post punk and synth pop album with influences of the early 1980s New York club scene, while Johnson's lyrics focus on relationship insecurities and social alienation, with imagery derived from dreams.

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