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Track of the Day: SOAK – The Immigrant Song

• 26th May 2015

Ever wondered what it might sound like if Vangelis covered Led Zepellin classic The Immigrant Song and it got added to the Bladerunner soundtrack? Yeah, us too.

Thankfully, Irish songwriter SOAK has basically done just that and is now sharing the track online. Recorded as part of Fearne Cotton’s final week at BBC Radio 1, Bridie performed at Big Weekend over the bank holiday on a bill featuring the likes of Taylor Swift and Foo Fighters.

Her debut album, ‘Before We Forgot How To Dream’, is released on 1st June via Rough Trade, and the songwriter comments:

“People grow up and nobody believes in Magic anymore, or you’re told to lower your expectations and that certain behaviour isn’t appropriate. This album is definitely about that time when you believed a bit more in things.”

TOUR DATES:

May 31 Barcelona Primavera Sound Festival
June 1 London HMV In-Store
June 4 London Bush Hall **SOLD OUT**
June 5 Manchester Sacred Trinity
June 6 Glasgow Oran Mor
June 10 Belfast Empire Music Hall
June 11 Dublin Pepper Cannister
June 12 Galway Roisin Dubh
June 13 Cork Triskel Christchurch
July 17-19 Suffolk Latitude Festival
July 19 Latvia Positivus Festival
July 20 Netherlands Valkhof Festival
July 24 Austria Acoustic Lakeside Festival
July 25 Sweden Way Out West Festival
August 21 Norway Pstereo Festival
September 6 Portemerion Festival Number 6
September 10 Norway Perfect Sounds Forever
Sept 10-13 Isle of Wight Bestival