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\22.7.19\ Bridie Monds-Watson has a powerful and introspective way of portraying her message, which is usually a mix of lessons and reflections on growing up. Her lyrics have a lot of history and unique perspective that give it a stand-out feeling unlike most folk artists. Hailing from Derry, Northern Ireland, there is a lot an artist can pull from this city, and SOAK does not miss a beat.  She began in 2012 by self releasing Sea Creatures EP, which would end up on this album as the lead single. When you’ve got something really good, you can’t give up on it. Her second EP, trains, was self released as well and contained three more original tracks. In 2014, SOAK was picked up by Rough Trade Records, who promptly released “Ba noBody”, “Blud”, and “Shuvels”. At this time, she collaborated with CHVRCHES on a remix of “Blud” that was released on their label, Goodbye Records, on a 12” record along with “Explosions” and “24 Windowed House”. My first interaction with SOAK came in 2016 at t...