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SOAK has announced decembers, a nine-track album due Dec. 4 on Rough Trade, and released its title track. The announcement also includes North American, UK and European tour dates from October 2026 through February 2027.
SOAK, the musical project of Irish singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson, has announced a new album, decembers, due Dec. 4 on Rough Trade, and released the title track. The nine-song record follows the June release of “Death Valley Fridge Magnet”; SOAK also announced concerts in North America, the UK and Europe.
The album’s tracklist has nine songs, beginning with “decembers” and including “death valley fridge magnet,” “speed,” “woodstock,” “minus 3,” “subaru,” “backroads,” “transmitter park” and “closing down.” The title track is available to hear alongside the announcement, according to the report published by Stereogum.
Monds-Watson described the album through an idea from Thomas Wolfe’s novel You Can’t Go Home Again: that people cannot return to earlier versions of home, family, love or memory as if they had remained unchanged. They said they had once wanted to disprove that idea, partly because the familiarity of the past felt safe, but came to see that holding on was “no way to live.” Monds-Watson said the album is, in a way, about forgiveness.
The listed dates start Oct. 28, 2026, in Brattleboro, Vermont, and continue the next two nights in New York City and Providence, Rhode Island. A longer run begins Feb. 5, 2027, in Newcastle, England, and includes UK and Irish shows before dates in Paris, Antwerp, Amsterdam and Berlin. The report marks the Brattleboro, New York and Providence concerts as shows with The Barr Brothers.
SOAK’s Return With a New Album
The announcement sets out SOAK’s next full-length release and gives listeners a new track to hear ahead of it. It also links the record’s title and Monds-Watson’s explanation to a theme of accepting change and making peace with the past. That framing comes from the artist; the announcement does not provide further detail about how the idea shapes each song.
The tour schedule gives the album a live component, with dates across North America and Europe spanning several months. For listeners, the immediate developments are the title track, the Dec. 4 release date and the opportunity to see SOAK on the announced dates.
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From June’s Single to decembers
SOAK returned in June with “Death Valley Fridge Magnet,” described in the source report as an acoustic ballad. That song appears second on the newly announced album’s tracklist. The announcement now pairs it with the title track and names Rough Trade as the label releasing decembers.
The source identifies Monds-Watson as an Irish singer-songwriter and frames decembers as SOAK’s new album. It does not give a recording timeline, production details or further information about the project’s earlier releases. The confirmed album details are its title, nine-song tracklist, label and Dec. 4 release date.
““In a way, I think decembers is about forgiveness.””
— Bridie Monds-Watson, describing decembers
Album and Tour Details Still Open
The announcement gives the release date and tracklist but does not specify the album’s recording or production details, or provide individual song descriptions. It also does not state whether additional singles will be released before Dec. 4.
The listed tour dates and venues are reported, but the source material does not give ticket sale dates, prices or booking links. It also does not say whether further concerts will be added. Those details remain unconfirmed in the announcement.
Album Arrives December 4
decembers is scheduled for release through Rough Trade on Dec. 4. The announced concerts are due to begin Oct. 28, 2026, in Brattleboro, with the UK and European dates following in February 2027. Listeners can hear the title track now; the source says the album is available for pre-order but provides no additional ordering details here.
Key Questions
When will SOAK release decembers?
The album is scheduled to arrive on Dec. 4 through Rough Trade. The announcement does not specify a year for that date.
How many songs are on decembers?
The announced tracklist contains nine songs, including the title track and “Death Valley Fridge Magnet.”
What is the title track about?
Monds-Watson connects the album to the idea that people cannot return to the past unchanged and describes decembers as being, in a way, about forgiveness. The announcement does not give a separate explanation of the title track’s lyrics or meaning.
Has SOAK announced tour dates?
Yes. The listed concerts run from October 2026 to February 2027, with dates in the United States, the UK, Ireland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
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