English post-punk stalwarts The The returns with its new album Ensoulment, set to be released on September 6, 2024. Today the band has shared its stunning video for “Cognitive Dissident,”  the first track taken from the album.

The video was made in conjunction with long-time collaborators: directed by Tim Pope with editing, VFX and projections by Vicki Bennett (People Like Us) and Peter Knight. THE THE and Tim Pope have a long, shared history working on a variety of videos and projects, including the film, 2018’s The Comeback Special concert at Royal Albert Hall (which featured as part of the multi-media box-set of the same name in 2021), the legendary Infected The Movie in 1987 – the first-ever long-form video album release – the Versus The World film of the concert at Royal Albert Hall in 1999, and From Dusk ‘Til Dawn in 1993, as well as many music videos over the years including ‘Pillar Box Red’, ‘The Beat(en) Generation’, ‘Kingdom of Rain’, ‘Gravitate To Me’ etc.