Soak - B a noBody

Some songs are so clear-headed, so distinctly huge from the get-go, that their path’s already laid out before they reach the chorus. 18-year-old Bridie Monds-Watson’s new Soak single, ‘B a noBody’, is chock-full of potential to go huge. It’s bittersweet, piercingly sad and strangely uplifting all at once, the kind of song talent show judges would wet their pants for, the type to kickstart a career.

Not that Soak needs any encouragement. Her early days have seen her scouted from the age of 14, releasing an EP under the wing of Scottish gems Chvrches’ own label, before inking a proper deal with Rough Trade. On stage, Monds-Watson’s pretty happy, easygoing to the extreme. She’ll take her sweet time between songs, engage with the audience, cheekily grin before launching into another breathtakingly sad song - but when she gets behind a microphone and starts singing, she delves into completely different emotions. ‘B a noBody’ is the start of Soak becoming a real somebody.