Soak (singer)
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Background information | |
Birth name | Bridie Monds-Watson |
Born | Derry, Northern Ireland | 2 May 1996
Genres | Indie folk, dream pop |
Occupations |
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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".
Career
[edit]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
[edit]Soak is non-binary,[7] and uses they/them pronouns.[3]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]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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Singles
[edit]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] | ||
"Lunch at Dune" (with Gordi)[21] | 2024 | Lunch at Dune |
- Guest appearances
Year | Title | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Country Air"[22] | 2019 | None | MOOMINVALLEY (Official Soundtrack) |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Organisation | Award | Nominated | Result |
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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
[edit]- ^ "Not so wet behind the ears". Irish Examiner. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "One to watch: SOAK". The Guardian. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "SOAK makes BBC Sound Of 2015 longlist". RTÉ. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ iTunes - Music - Sea Creatures - Single by SOAK
- ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (30 January 2022). "Soak unveils details of next album and shares new single, 'Last July'". nme.com. NME.
- ^ EDITOR (29 April 2022). "SOAK reflects on coming out, finding their voice and recentering their sound". divamag.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Discography Soak". irish-charts.com.
- ^ "SOAK". Official Charts Company.
- ^ Day, Laurence (15 April 2015). "SOAK shares the video for the proper release of "Blud"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Soak announces new single, 'B a noBody'". DIY. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Sea Creatures - Single by SOAK on Apple Music". iTunes. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Digital Witness - Single by SOAK on Apple Music". iTunes. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Reckless Behaviour - Single by SOAK on Apple Music". iTunes. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "I Can't Make You Love Me / Immigrant Song - Single by SOAK on Apple Music". iTunes. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Everybody Loves You - Single by SOAK on Apple Music". iTunes. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Valentine Shmalentine - Single by SOAK on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Kenneally, Cerys (8 March 2019). "SOAK delivers dreamy banger "Déjà Vu"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations". AllAccess. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Gordi and SOAK Strengthen Irish-Aussie Relations on Joint Single 'Lunch at Dune'". Rolling Stone Australia. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "MOOMINVALLEY (Official Soundtrack) by Various Artists". iTunes. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Mercury Prize 2015 shortlist". BBC. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Soak wins Northern Ireland Music Prize". independent.ie. Irish Independent. 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Teenage kicks: SOAK wins Choice Music Prize". rte.ie. RTE. 4 March 2016.
External links
[edit]- 1996 births
- Living people
- Male folk singers from Northern Ireland
- Male guitarists from Northern Ireland
- Non-binary singers
- Non-binary songwriters
- Non-binary people from Northern Ireland
- 21st-century singer-songwriters from Northern Ireland
- LGBTQ songwriters from Northern Ireland
- LGBTQ singers from Northern Ireland
- 21st-century guitarists from Northern Ireland
- 21st-century folk musicians from Northern Ireland
- British non-binary musicians
- Musicians from Derry (city)