Before We Forgot How to Dream
| 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] |
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]
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.
