The Soft Boys

The Soft Boys
Background information
Origin Cambridge, England
Genres Post-punk, neo-psychedelia
Years active 1976–1980, 1994, 2001–2003
Labels Two Crabs, Armageddon, Matador
Associated acts Katrina and the Waves, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians
Past members Robyn Hitchcock
Morris Windsor
Andy Metcalfe
Rob Lamb
Alan Davies
Kimberley Rew
Matthew Seligman

The Soft Boys were a rock band led by Robyn Hitchcock primarily during the 1970s,[1] whose initially old-fashioned music style of psychedelic/folk-rock[2] became part of the neo-psychedelia scene with the release of Underwater Moonlight.[3]

The band formed in 1976 in Cambridge, England as Dennis and the Experts comprising Robyn Hitchcock (guitar), Rob Lamb (half brother of radio host and author Charlie Gillett; guitar), Andy Metcalfe (bass), and Morris Windsor (drums). Alan Davies replaced Lamb after only four gigs late in 1976, and Kimberley Rew eventually replaced Davies. Matthew Seligman replaced Metcalfe in 1979.

The band broke up in 1980 after Underwater Moonlight. Rew formed the more mainstream pop group Katrina and the Waves, while Hitchcock went on to a prolific career with a similar whimsical, surrealistic style.

They briefly re-formed for a UK tour in 1994 and then again in 2001 for the 20th anniversary of Underwater Moonlight and the release of a new album, Nextdoorland (in 2002). They disbanded once again in 2003.

Discography

Albums

Compilation & live albums

Singles and EPs

An album financed by Radar Records was recorded at Rockfield Studios in 1978, at the same time Rush was recording Hemispheres there. The resultant album was never released although one or two of the tracks have had subsequent release as part of compilations.

External links

References

  1. Denise Sullivan. "Robyn Hitchcock | AllMusic". Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  2. Denise Sullivan. "The Soft Boys | AllMusic". Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  3. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Underwater Moonlight - The Soft Boys | AllMusic". Retrieved 9 June 2011.