Soak Announces Third Album 'If I Never Know You Like This Again', Confirms UK and Ireland Tour
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Sam Hiscox
Soak, real name Bridie Monds-Watson, has announced their third album.
'If I Never Know You Like This Again' will arrive through Rough Trade Records on May 20, following up 2019's 'Grim Town'.
Written during the pandemic with longtime collaborator Tommy McLaughlin, the record draws influences from legendary bands such as Broken Social Scene and Pavement, as well as Radiohead's 1995 LP 'The Bends'.
It centres around the idea of identity, the Derry artist explained:
"I hate the idea of getting older and forgetting, or having a family and not being able to perfectly explain a memory or a feeling. I always want to remember exactly how I felt at a certain moment.
"This record is the most accurate picture of me. I felt no pressure at all, it was almost like I was ranting as I was writing. When I was looking to the past, it was as though I had a big lottery ball of all my recent memories and I would just randomly select which one I wanted to unpack. It helped me to process my past."
Alongside the news, they've shared the new track Last July, which dips into '90s indie-rock, unfurling around layers of guitars. It comes with a video shot by Ellius Grace and starring Monds-Watson and their partner.
Soak will tour the UK and Ireland in the spring, following a run of shows beginning later in January as part of Independent Venues Week. Tickets for the latter are on sale now, while tickets for the spring shows go on sale at 10am on January 28.
'If I Never Know You Like This Again' tracklist:
1. Purgatory
2. Last July
3. Bleach
4. Get Well Soon
5. Red-eye
6. Guts
7. Baby, You're Full of Shit
8. Pretzel
9. Neptune
10. Swear Jar
Soak Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Thu January 27 2022 - SOUTHAMPTON Heartbreakers
Fri January 28 2022 - GUILDFORD The Boileroom
Sat January 29 2022 - SHEFFIELD Record Junkee
Mon January 31 2022 - LEEDS Oporto
Tue February 01 2022 - YORK Fulford Arms
Wed February 02 2022 - HEBDEN BRIDGE Trades Club
Thu February 03 2022 - GLASGOW Glad Cafe
Sat February 05 2022 - BELFAST Oh Yeah Centre
Sun February 06 2022 - DERRY Bennigans Bar Wed May 25 2022 - LIMERICK Dolans
Thu May 26 2022 - DUBLIN Whelan's
Sat May 28 2022 - MANCHESTER YES (The Pink Room)
Sun May 29 2022 - EDINBURGH Caves
Tue May 31 2022 - LONDON Village Underground
Wed June 01 2022 - BRIGHTON Patterns
Thu June 02 2022 - BRISTOL Thekla
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