NakedSelf

NakedSelf is a 2000 album by the British band the The. It was the band's first album since Hanky Panky (1995) and the first containing original material since Dusk (1993). In terms of sales, it was the band's least successful until that point, peaking at 45 in the UK Album Chart. As of 2020, it is the most recent studio album by The The, except for three soundtracks. On the album, guitarist Eric Schermerhorn, who had joined The The before the recording of Hanky Panky (replacing Johnny Marr), takes an active role alongside Matt Johnson, with co-writing credits on six out of twelve tracks.

NakedSelf
Studio album by
The The
Released29 February 2000
RecordedNew York & London 1999-2000
GenreAlternative rock
Industrial rock
Length45:38
LabelNothing Records
ProducerMatt Johnson & Bruce Lampcov
The The chronology
Gun Sluts
(1997)		 NakedSelf
(2000)		 45 RPM: The Singles of The The
(2002)
Alternative cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album received mainly positive reviews from critics with an average Metacritic rating of 75/100.[2]

Track listing
  1. "Boiling Point" (Matt Johnson, Eric Schermerhorn) - 5:48
  2. "Shrunken Man" (Matt Johnson) - 4:55
  3. "The Whisperers" (Matt Johnson, Eric Schermerhorn) - 3:20
  4. "Soul Catcher" (Matt Johnson) - 3:15
  5. "Global Eyes" (Matt Johnson) - 4:10
  6. "December Sunlight" (Matt Johnson, Eric Schermerhorn) - 3:18
  7. "Swine Fever" (Matt Johnson) - 3:39
  8. "Diesel Breeze" (Matt Johnson, Eric Schermerhorn) - 2:52
  9. "Weather Belle" (Matt Johnson) - 3:47
  10. "Voidy Numbness" (Matt Johnson, Eric Schermerhorn) - 4:04
  11. "Phantom Walls" (Matt Johnson) - 4:17
  12. "Salt Water" (Matt Johnson, Eric Schermerhorn) - 2:13
gollark: Did you know? Birds control time. They do this out of spite.
gollark: Did you know? Lisp causes tabs.
gollark: Wow, I've hit 45 tabs again.
gollark: I just make it turn off my computer's webcam, so that the universe isn't observed and thus no longer exists. phyzic.
gollark: And if you're root you can already do *basically* anything else anyway.

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "NakedSelf Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. 2000-02-29. Retrieved 2012-03-03.


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