Before We Forgot How to Dream | |
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Studio album by SOAK | |
Released | May 29, 2015 |
Genre | Indie folk, dream pop |
Length | 42:23 |
Label | Rough Trade |
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 75/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
The New York Times | (favourable) |
Pitchfork Media | 6.3/10 |
PopMatters |
Before We Forgot How to Dream is the debut album by 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.
It subsequently won the Choice Music Prize on Thursday March 3, 2016.
All tracks written by Bridie Monds-Watson.
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.
The front cover is a photograph of SOAK taken by Joshua Halling.