Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys - Uhune

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After recording the material that would later comprise the bulk of Invisible Hits, the Soft Boys recorded their masterpiece, the shimmering neo-psychedelic Underwater Moonlight. Essentially, the band didn't change their style for the record -- they merely perfected it. The Soft Boys don't hide their influences -- whether its the ringing guitars of the Beatles and Byrds or the surreal humor of John Lennon and Syd Barrett -- but they assimilate them, resulting in a fresh, edgy take on '60s guitar pop. Robyn Hitchcock's subject matter tends to be more explicitly weird and absurdist than his influences, as titles like "I Wanna Destroy You," "Old Pervert," and "Queen of Eyes" indicate -- even "Kingdom of Love" equates romance to bugs crawling under your skin. But the lyrics aren't the only thing that are edgy -- the music is too. The Soft Boys play pop hooks as if they were punk rock. "I Wanna Destroy You" isn't overtly threatening like their post-punk contemporaries, but with its layered guitar hooks and dissonant harmonies, it is equally menacing. Furthermore, the group can twist its songs inside out and then revert them to their original form, as evidenced by "Insanely Jealous." Although the neo-psychedelic flourishes are fascinating, the key to record's success is how each song is constructed around rock-solid hooks and melodies that instantly work their way into the subconscious. In fact, that's the most notable thing about Underwater Moonlight -- it updates jangling, melodic guitar pop for the post-punk world, which made it a touchstone for much of the underground pop of the mid-'80s, particularly R.E.M.
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1. I Wanna Destroy You

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music; Other

2. Kingdom of Love

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music; Other

3. Positive Vibrations

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

4. I Got the Hots

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

5. Insanely Jealous of You

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

6. Tonight

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

7. You'll Have to Go Sideways

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock, Kimberly Rew
Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Kimberly Rew: Robyn Hitchcock; Other
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

8. Old Pervert

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock, Kimberly Rew, Matthew Seligman, Morris Windsor
Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Kimberly Rew: Robyn Hitchcock; Other
Matthew Seligman: Robyn Hitchcock; Other
Morris Windsor: Robyn Hitchcock; Other
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

9. Queen of Eyes

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

10. Underwater Moonlight

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

11. He's a Reptile

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

12. Vegetable Man

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

13. Strange

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

14. Only the Stones Remain

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Glowing Green Frog; Other

15. Where Are the Prawns

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

16. Wey Wey Hep Uh Hole

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

17. Dreams

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

18. Black Snake Diamond Rock

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

19. There's Nobody Like You

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

20. Song #4

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

21. Empty Girl

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

22. Have a Heart Betty (Mark 2)

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

23. Rock 'n' Roll Toilet (Mark 2)

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

24. Old Pervert (Section 1)

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Hitchcock, Rew, Matthew Seligman, Morris Windsor
Hitchcock; Composer
Matthew Seligman: Hitchcock; Other
Morris Windsor: Hitchcock; Other
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other
Rew: Hitchcock; Other

25. Like a Real Smoothie

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

26. Alien

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

27. Bloat (Extract)

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

28. Underwater Moonlight (Early Version)

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

29. She Wears My Hair

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

30. Wang Dang Pig

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

31. Old Pervert (Section 2)

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Hitchcock, Rew, Matthew Seligman, Morris Windsor
Hitchcock; Composer
Matthew Seligman: Hitchcock; Other
Morris Windsor: Hitchcock; Other
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other
Rew: Hitchcock; Other

32. Insanely Jealous

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

33. Leave Me Alone

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

34. Goodbye Maurice or Steve

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

35. Old Pervert (Section 3)

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Hitchcock, Rew, Matthew Seligman, Morris Windsor
Hitchcock; Composer
Matthew Seligman: Hitchcock; Other
Morris Windsor: Hitchcock; Other
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other
Rew: Hitchcock; Other

36. Cherries

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

37. Amputated

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

38. Over You

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

39. I Wanna, Er

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Robyn Hitchcock; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

40. Old Pervert (Section 4)

by The Soft Boys

Primary Artist: The Soft Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Hitchcock, Rew, Matthew Seligman, Morris Windsor
Hitchcock; Composer
Matthew Seligman: Hitchcock; Other
Morris Windsor: Hitchcock; Other
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other
Rew: Hitchcock; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

40 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

2 hours, 27 minutes and 54 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1400x1400 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

34/40 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

6/40 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative, Alternative, Punk, College Rock, New Wave, Neo Psychedelic

Label

Yep Roc Records

Music Distribution Service

Redeye Inc.

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Oct 18, 2010

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

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UPC

634457262829