'Boiling Point' ( Matt Johnson, Eric Schermerhorn) - 5:48.Pitchfork wrote that the album 'finds Matt Johnson in his element, tackling issues of alienation, global corruption, and urban squalor and decay with potent, more succinct lyrics and some of his most affecting melodies in ages.' The Austin Chronicle called the album 'a solid return, appropriately dark and seedy when lyrics turn to interpersonal relationships (or the impossibility thereof), as they usually do.' The Chicago Tribune wrote: 'A modern-day blues album, NakedSelf is steeped in distortion and cynical takes on love and loneliness.' The New Zealand Herald wrote that 'the musical approach here is certainly effective in its taut, barbed and occasionally bluesy guitar attack with occasional acoustic urges.' Track listing The album received mainly positive reviews from critics, with an average Metacritic rating of 75/100. The band released NakedSelf through Nothing Records after it was deemed by Sony as lacking in commercial value. Guitarist Eric Schermerhorn, who had joined The The before the recording of Hanky Panky (replacing Johnny Marr), took an active role alongside Johnson, with co-writing credits on six out of twelve tracks. Johnson decided to make the album without the use of samplers, keyboards, or sequencers. The album, produced by Bruce Lampcov and Matt Johnson, was recorded in New York City. As of 2020, it is the most recent studio album by The The, except for three soundtracks.

In terms of sales, it was the band's least successful until that point, peaking at 45 in the UK Album Chart. It was the band's first album since Hanky Panky (1995) and the first containing original material since Dusk (1993). NakedSelf is a 2000 album by the British band The The.

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