Soak in Newcastle upon Tyne

SOAK is the recording name of Northern Irish singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson, who grew up in Derry and writes indie pop and folk. The debut album Before We Forgot How to Dream included “Sea Creatures” and “B a noBody” and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize; later albums include Grim Town and If I Never Know You Like This Again. SOAK performed an NPR Tiny Desk Concert in 2015 during the cycle for Before We Forgot How to Dream. Later that year, they performed songs from the album at Glastonbury.