The The – Infected (VG/VG+) – LP, AU 1986

Infected is an LP by The The from 1986 released on the Epic label.

About this album

Infected is The The at their most forceful and uncompromising, turning Matt Johnson’s political unease into one of the sharpest alternative rock statements of the 1980s. Released in 1986, the album expands the project’s pop instincts into a darker, more cinematic sound, driven by snarling guitars, electronic touches and Johnson’s caustic lyricism. Songs such as Heartland, Infected and Sweet Bird of Truth helped define its uneasy mix of social commentary and hook-heavy momentum. Widely regarded as the group’s breakthrough, the album confirmed The The as one of the era’s most distinctive voices, balancing accessibility with suspicion, wit and anger.