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Northern Irish singer-songwriter

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
Musical artist

Bridie Monds-Watson, better known by the stage name Soak, is a singer-songwriter from Derry, Northern Ireland. Soak's music has been described as 'a vivid portrait of teenage deep-thinking' by The Guardian. 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 were revealed as one of the acts on the BBC Sound of 2015 long list. On 20 January 2015, they released their debut single, "Sea Creatures". 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".

Personal life

Soak is non-binary, and uses they/them pronouns.

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
IRE
 UK
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" 2014 Before We Forgot How to Dream
"B a noBody"
"Sea Creatures" 2015
"Digital Witness" Non-album single
"Reckless Behaviour" Before We Forgot How to Dream
"I Can't Make You Love Me/Immigrant Song" 2016 Non-album single
"Everybody Loves You" 2018 Grim Town
"Knock Me Off My Feet" 2019
"Valentine Shmalentine"
"Déjà Vu"
"Last July" 2022 If I Never Know You Like This Again
"Swear Jar"
"Lunch at Dune" (with Gordi) 2024 Lunch at Dune
  • Guest appearances
Year Title Other artist(s) Album
"Country Air" 2019 None MOOMINVALLEY (Official Soundtrack)

Awards and nominations

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

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. ^ "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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