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The past 2 Years have been a whirlwind for 19 year old singer songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson. With successful European and North American tours, she’s been subject to a fair deal of attention.

 

With her debut album ‘Before We Forgot How To Dream’ receiving encouraging reviews she’s exceeded her own expectations and risen in to a respective stature. Whenever anyone pops onto the scene as young as she was and still is, a sense of excitement and intrigue is to be expected. Having been a regular this summer during the festival season she’s only promoted herself even further and bolstered her fan base, and deservedly so.

 

Her smooth optimistic approach to teenage life in her album has reached her audience with meaningful impact. She’s allowing people to relate to her tales. With many young artists and popular figures forever trying to get attention by pulling some obscene stunt for publicity, I always welcome artists like SOAK with open arms. Her oh-so-humble approach to the recognition she’s receiving is very refreshing in this day and age. In other words, no one likes a dick head.

 

So it’s safe to say that the future is bright for the Derry local. Her fan base should only strengthen while more and more people jump on the SOAK bandwagon. Her album has become a favourite of ours and her humour also allows her to stay relatable.

 

If you fancy catching any of her live shows then her UK dates are as followed:

 

Bestival, Isle of Wight, 12th September

 

Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich, 26th October

 

Union Chapel, London, 27th October

 

Concorde 2, Brighton, 29th October

 

The Fleece, Bristol, 30th October

 

Camp & Furnace, Liverpool, 31st October

 

The Caves, Edinburgh, 2nd November

 

Brudnell Social Club, Leeds, 3rd November

 

Manchester Gorilla, Manchester, 4th November

 

The Temple at The Institute, Digbeth, 5th November