Soak | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Bridie Monds-Watson |
Born | 2 May 1996 Derry, Northern Ireland |
Genres | Indie folk, dream pop |
Occupation(s) |
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Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | Rough Trade |
Website | soakmusic |
Bridie Monds-Watson, better known by the stage name Soak, is a singer-songwriter from Derry, Northern Ireland.[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".
In November 2014, they[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 3 March 2016 at the annual awards ceremony held in Vicar Street, Dublin. On 25 January 2022, Soak announced that their third album If I Never Know You Like This Again would be released on 20 May and debuted the single "Last July".[6]
Soak is non-binary,[7] and uses they/them pronouns.[3]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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IRE [8] |
UK [9] | ||
Before We Forgot How to Dream |
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19 | 37 |
Grim Town |
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66 | — |
If I Never Know You Like This Again |
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Title | Year | Album |
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"Blud"[10] | 2014 | Before We Forgot How to Dream |
"B a noBody"[11] | ||
"Sea Creatures"[12] | 2015 | |
"Digital Witness"[13] | Non-album single | |
"Reckless Behaviour"[14] | Before We Forgot How to Dream | |
"I Can't Make You Love Me/Immigrant Song"[15] | 2016 | Non-album single |
"Everybody Loves You"[16] | 2018 | Grim Town |
"Knock Me Off My Feet"[17] | 2019 | |
"Valentine Shmalentine"[18] | ||
"Déjà Vu"[19] | ||
"Last July" | 2022 | If I Never Know You Like This Again |
"Swear Jar"[20] |
Year | Title | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Country Air"[21] | 2019 | None | MOOMINVALLEY (Official Soundtrack) |
Year | Organisation | Award | Nominated | Result |
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2015 | Hyundai | Mercury Prize | Before We Forgot How to Dream | Nominated[22] |
2015 | Oh Yeah | Northern Ireland Music Prize | Before We Forget How to Dream | Won[23] |
2015 | RTE | Choice Music Prize | Before We Forget How to Dream | Won[24] |