Vinyl 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. I've Been Waitin' for Tomorrow (All of My Life), This Is the Day, The Sinking Feeling, Uncertain Smile, The Twilight Hour, Soul Mining, Giant
