SOAK - decembers - Indies Transparent Yellow Vinyl LP | Pre-Order 4.12.26

Soak’s fourth album, decembers, was born in literal silence. Contending with an autoimmune disease that prevented them from singing, it was the absence of sound that birthed the Derry artist’s most sonically and lyrically remarkable album to date.

The space that expanded from that enforced quiet, and the life lived within it - transitionary, liminal, escaping in search of connection - cracked something open. What floods in, is an album of stunning tenderness, honesty, and astonishing storytelling from an artist discovering the revelations at the end of the line.

In decembers, we travel on the road through America, walk the frost-glistened paths of Dublin at night, search for a meteor in Portugal, and return home to Derry. Everywhere, here is an artist evolving, exploring, releasing themselves, coming undone, and eventually, becoming.

At the core of the album is this lyrical statement: “Getting lost is getting free.” How brave it is to face the unknown. Because when you really go there, that’s where discovery lies. That discovery in decembers is a creative one, but it’s also about connection to people and place, to forgiveness, and ultimately to prioritising honesty. “A consistent theme is struggling for direction, battling the urge to run,” Soak says, “and instead, planting my feet.”

Track Listing

1. decembers
2. death valley fridge magnet
3. speed
4. woodstock
5. minus 3
6. Subaru
7. backroads
8. transmitter park
9. closing down

Specifications

• Artist: SOAK
• Album: decembers
• Format: LP
• Edition: Indies Exclusive Transparent Yellow Vinyl LP
• Label: ROUGH TRADE RECORDS
• Catalogue Number: RT0606LPE
• Barcode: 0191402060607
• Genre: Alternative

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