Before We Forgot How to Dream is the debut album by Northern Irish singer/songwriter Soak. The album was released on 29 May 2015 under Rough Trade Records. It was nominated for the 2015 Mercury Music Prize.[7]
| Before We Forgot How to Dream | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 29 May 2015 | |||
| Genre | Indie folk, dream pop | |||
| Length | 42:23 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Soak chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Clash | 7/10[3] |
| DIY | [4] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[5] |
| NME | [6] |
It subsequently won the Choice Music Prize on Thursday 3 March 2016.
Artwork edit
The artwork for the album was provided by Irish artist Jack Coulter. The CD booklet and vinyl sleeve consists of three of Coulter's photographs and two of his original paintings.[8]
The front cover is a photograph of SOAK taken by Joshua Halling.[9]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Bridie Monds-Watson
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Brain" | 1:03 |
| 2. | "B a noBody" | 4:48 |
| 3. | "Blud" | 2:45 |
| 4. | "Wait" | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Sea Creatures" | 3:12 |
| 6. | "A Dream to Fly" | 0:57 |
| 7. | "24 Windowed House" | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Garden" | 3:10 |
| 9. | "Shuvels" | 3:25 |
| 10. | "Hailstones Don't Hurt" | 3:09 |
| 11. | "Reckless Behaviour" | 3:16 |
| 12. | "If Everyone Is Someone – No One Is Everyone" | 1:04 |
| 13. | "Oh Brother" | 4:28 |
| 14. | "Blind" | 2:20 |
Charts edit
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] | 19 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 37 |
References edit
- ^ "Before We Forgot How to Dream". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ Hakki, Tim (29 May 2015). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ Hunt, El (31 May 2015). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ Lau, Melody (29 May 2015). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ Perry, Kevin (19 May 2015). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Mercury Prize 2015 shortlist". BBC. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Jack Coulter". allmusic.com. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Joshua Hailing". AllMusic. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Soak". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "SOAK | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 8 June 2015.