SOAK

Bridie Monds-Watson, better known by their stage name SOAK, is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter born in Derry in 1996.[1] SOAK's music has been described as 'a vivid portrait of teenage deep-thinking' by The Guardian.[2] They released their debut studio album Before We Forgot How to Dream in May 2015. “SOAK” is a phonetic portmanteau of “Soul” and “Folk”.

SOAK
SOAK at the Way Back When festival, 2015
Background information
Birth nameBridie Monds-Watson
Born (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996
Derry, Northern Ireland
GenresIndie folk, dream pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • friends wey the MUA
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active2013–present
LabelsRough Trade
Websitesoakmusic.co.uk

Career

In November 2014, they (pronouns recently changed[3]) were revealed as one of the acts on the BBC Sound of 2015 long list.[4] On 20 January 2015, they released their debut single "Sea Creatures".[5] They released their debut studio album Before We Forgot How to Dream on 29 May 2015 which won the Irish Choice Music Prize Album of the Year 2015 on Thursday 3 March 2016 at the annual awards ceremony held in Vicar Street in Dublin.

Discography

Albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
IRE
[6]		 UK
[7]
Before We Forgot How to Dream 1937
Grim Town
  • Released: 26 April 2019
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Format: Digital download, CD, Vinyl
 66
[8]		—

Singles
Title Year Album
"Blud"[9] 2014 Before We Forgot How to Dream
"B a noBody"[10]
"Sea Creatures"[11] 2015
"Digital Witness"[12] Non-album single
"Reckless Behaviour"[13] Before We Forgot How to Dream
"I Can't Make You Love Me/Immigrant Song"[14] 2016 Non-album single
"Everybody Loves You"[15] 2018 Grim Town
"Knock Me Off My Feet"[16] 2019
"Valentine Shmalentine"[17]
"Déjà Vu"[18]

Guest appearances
Year Title Other artist(s) Album
"Country Air"[19] 2019 None MOOMINVALLEY (Official Soundtrack)

Awards and nominations
Year Organisation Award Nominated Result
2015 Hyundai Mercury Prize Before We Forgot How to Dream Nominated[20]

References
  1. "Not so wet behind the ears". Irish Examiner. February 21, 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. "One to watch: SOAK". The Guardian. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. "SOAK SOAK SOAK on Instagram: "happy pride! sending lots of love and support out into the world 🌈 now seems as good a time as any to say my preference is they/them…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  4. "SOAK makes BBC Sound Of 2015 longlist". RTÉ. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  5. iTunes - Music - Sea Creatures - Single by SOAK
  6. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Soak". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  7. "SOAK". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
  8. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  9. Day, Laurence (15 April 2015). "SOAK shares the video for the proper release of "Blud"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  10. "Soak announces new single, 'B a noBody'". DIY. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  11. "Sea Creatures - Single by SOAK on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  12. "Digital Witness - Single by SOAK on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  13. "Reckless Behaviour - Single by SOAK on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  14. "I Can't Make You Love Me / Immigrant Song - Single by SOAK on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  15. "Everybody Loves You - Single by SOAK on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  16. Clarke, Patrick (10 January 2019). "SOAK reveals new single 'Knock Me Off My Feet' plus details of second album 'Grim Town'". NME. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  17. "Valentine Shmalentine - Single by SOAK on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  18. Kenneally, Cerys (8 March 2019). "SOAK delivers dreamy banger "Déjà Vu"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  19. "MOOMINVALLEY (Official Soundtrack) by Various Artists". 19 April 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  20. "Mercury Prize 2015 shortlist". BBC. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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