Soak (singer)

Soak
Soak at the Way Back When festival, 2015
Background information
Birth nameBridie Monds-Watson
Born (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 28)
Derry, Northern Ireland
GenresIndie folk, dream pop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2013–present
LabelsRough Trade
Websitesoakmusic.co.uk

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".

Career

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]

Personal life

Soak is non-binary,[7] and uses they/them pronouns.[3]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
IRE
[8] 		UK
[9]
Before We Forgot How to Dream 19 37
Grim Town
  • Released: 26 April 2019
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Format: Digital download, CD, vinyl
 66 —
If I Never Know You Like This Again
  • Released: 20 May 2022
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Format: Digital download, CD, vinyl
 — —

Singles

Title Year Album
"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]
"Lunch at Dune" (with Gordi)[21] 2024 Lunch at Dune
  • Guest appearances
Year Title Other artist(s) Album
"Country Air"[22] 2019 None MOOMINVALLEY (Official Soundtrack)

Awards and nominations

Year Organisation Award Nominated Result
2015 Hyundai Mercury Prize Before We Forgot How to Dream Nominated[23]
2015 Oh Yeah Northern Ireland Music Prize Before We Forget How to Dream Won[24]
2015 RTE Choice Music Prize Before We Forget How to Dream Won[25]

References

  1. ^ "Not so wet behind the ears". Irish Examiner. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ^ "One to watch: SOAK". The Guardian. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  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. ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (30 January 2022). "Soak unveils details of next album and shares new single, 'Last July'". nme.com. NME.
  7. ^ EDITOR (29 April 2022). "SOAK reflects on coming out, finding their voice and recentering their sound". divamag.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Discography Soak". irish-charts.com.
  9. ^ "SOAK". Official Charts Company.
  10. ^ Day, Laurence (15 April 2015). "SOAK shares the video for the proper release of "Blud"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Soak announces new single, 'B a noBody'". DIY. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Sea Creatures - Single by SOAK on Apple Music". iTunes. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Digital Witness - Single by SOAK on Apple Music". iTunes. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Reckless Behaviour - Single by SOAK on Apple Music". iTunes. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  15. ^ "I Can't Make You Love Me / Immigrant Song - Single by SOAK on Apple Music". iTunes. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Everybody Loves You - Single by SOAK on Apple Music". iTunes. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "Valentine Shmalentine - Single by SOAK on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  19. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (8 March 2019). "SOAK delivers dreamy banger "Déjà Vu"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations". AllAccess. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022.
  21. ^ "Gordi and SOAK Strengthen Irish-Aussie Relations on Joint Single 'Lunch at Dune'". Rolling Stone Australia. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  22. ^ "MOOMINVALLEY (Official Soundtrack) by Various Artists". iTunes. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  23. ^ "Mercury Prize 2015 shortlist". BBC. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  24. ^ "Soak wins Northern Ireland Music Prize". independent.ie. Irish Independent. 15 November 2015.
  25. ^ "Teenage kicks: SOAK wins Choice Music Prize". rte.ie. RTE. 4 March 2016.
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