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Before We Forgot How To Dream

SOAK

Before We Forgot How To Dream

Debut album from Derry singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Rough Trade
UK Release date
01/06/2015
US Release date
02/06/2015
  1. 8.0 |   NME

    There is beauty and wisdom in Soak’s music
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  2. 8.0 |   Mojo

    There's enhanced pop acumen and elemental shivers. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Q

    At the heart of this album's appeal sits that vocal - it's a wonderful thing. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   State

    A wonderfully authentic debut from an artist with a big future
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  5. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    This is an auspicious calling card – and what Bridie does next could be very special indeed
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  6. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    This 14-track, 42-minute long disc offers a deep and mysterious environment that may be more briny than brainy, and it’s the emotional truth in the music that keeps one afloat
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  7. 8.0 |   DIY

    Bridie Monds-Watson is in possession of a potent and distinct voice
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  8. 8.0 |   FasterLouder

    Before We Forgot How To Dream doesn’t mark SOAK as an artist to watch; it marks her as an artist who deserves your attention right now
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  9. 8.0 |   NOW

    Monds-Watson is startlingly accomplished for her age, showing a deft hand at songcraft
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  10. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    The real stars of the show are the slightly psychedelic interludes. They help to change the tone and texture of the album
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  11. 7.5 |   Rolling Stone

    Monds-Watson's career is only just beginning and, given time, she has the potential to develop into something very special. Just as long as the hype doesn't get her first
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  12. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Subtly uplifting, astute and speaks in the diction of a youth that may be tired of being talked at, rather than to
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  13. 7.0 |   Clash

    Bridie has pulled off a highly polished debut
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  14. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    A fine balance of naiveté and stirring wisdom
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  15. 7.0 |   All Music

    There's a lot of very real talent on display here, and it's fortunate that she's been captured for the ages while she's still fresh and her voice remains unique and very much her own
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  16. 6.3 |   Pitchfork

    It's a polished debut, but what's most interesting about it lurks beneath that shine
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  17. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    It’s not quite dazzling, but a fine showing for a young artist
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  18. 6.0 |   The 405

    An album which hides behind big production because it is afraid to be intimate
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  19. 6.0 |   Gig Soup

    Narrates melancholic tales of adolescence exposed through self-exploited vulnerability, naivety and tenderly executed songs of bittersweet realism
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  20. 6.0 |   The Music

    The thoughtfulness and space within each track marks SOAK as unique
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