Before We Forgot How to Dream

Before We Forgot How to Dream
Studio album by SOAK
Released May 29, 2015
Genre Indie folk, dream pop
Length 42:23
Label Rough Trade

Before We Forgot How to Dream is the debut album by Northern Irish singer/songwriter SOAK. The album was released on May 29, 2015 under Rough Trade Records. It was nominated for the 2015 Mercury Music Prize.[1]

It subsequently won the Choice Music Prize on Thursday March 3, 2016.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
The New York Times(favourable)[3]
Pitchfork Media6.3/10[4]
PopMatters[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Bridie Monds-Watson.

No.TitleLength
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

Artwork

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.[6]

The front cover is a photograph of SOAK taken by Joshua Halling.[7]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[8] 19
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 37

References

  1. ↑ "Mercury Prize 2015 shortlist". BBC. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
  2. ↑ "Before We Forgot How to Dream". Metacritic.
  3. ↑ Parelles, Jon. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/arts/music/review-soak-exposes-fears-and-resolve-on-debut-album.html. The New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "SOAK: Before We Forgot How to Dream".
  5. ↑ Horowitz, Steven. "SOAK: Before We Forgot How to Dream".
  6. ↑ "Jack Coulter". allmusic.com. 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  7. ↑ "Joshua Hailing". allmusic.com. 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  8. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 23, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "SOAK | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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