The The
The The were the brainchild of Matt Johnson, who formed the band after putting
an advertisement in the music weekly NME asking for members influenced by Syd
Barrett and Velvet Underground. With Johnson on vocals and guitar, Keith Laws
playing synth and Peter Fenton-Jones playing guitar and violin, plus rhythms on
backing tapes, the band made their debut at London's Africa Centre in 1979
supporting Scritti Politti. Various other members came and went as The The
released their debut single “Controversial Subject”/”Black And White”, produced
by members of Wire. In 1981 Matt Johnson ...
