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The Soft Boys

Band, 1976-1980 GB, Cambridge
Rock and Alternative
A.k.a. The Crabs (6)

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

     
Members
PortraitMatthew Seligman
b *1955 GB
PortraitRobyn Hitchcock
voc, g *1953 GB
Alan Davies
g, voc
PortraitAndy Metcalfe
b, key
Morris Windsor
dr, voc
PortraitKimberley Rew
g, voc *1951 GB
Jim Melton
perc, voc, h GB
Popular Tracks   
I Wanna Destroy You on Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys
Insanely Jealous of You on Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys
Kingdom of Love on Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys
Queen of Eyes on Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys
You'll Have to Go Sideways on Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys
Positive Vibrations on Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys
Tonight on Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys
Underwater Moonlight on Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys
I Got the Hots on Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys
Give It to the Soft Boys on A Can of Bees by The Soft Boys

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
I Wanna Destroy YouThe Soft Boys2010Album
Side ThreeThe Soft Boys2002Album
NextdoorlandThe Soft Boys2002Album
Rout Of The ClonesThe Soft Boys1995Album
1976-81The Soft Boys1993Compil.
The Face Of DeathThe Soft Boys1989Single
The Day They Ate Brick (The Legendary Radar Sessions)The Soft Boys1987Compil.
Flesh No.1 / Deck Of CardsRobyn Hitchcock And Peter Buck / The Soft Boys1987Single
A Tin Of CrabsThe Soft Boys1987Single
1980 Rehearsals (sic)The Soft Boys1987Single
Wading Through A VentilatorThe Soft Boys1984Album
He's A ReptileThe Soft Boys1983Single
Invisible HitsThe Soft Boys1983Album
Love Poisoning / When I Was A KidThe Soft Boys1981Single
Only The Stones RemainThe Soft Boys1981Single
Two Halves For The Price Of OneThe Soft Boys1981Album
I Wanna Destroy YouThe Soft Boys1980Single
Near The Soft BoysThe Soft Boys1980Single
Underwater MoonlightThe Soft Boys1980Album
A Can Of BeesThe Soft Boys1979Album
(I Want To Be An) Anglepoise LampThe Soft Boys1978Single
Give It To The Soft BoysThe Soft Boys1977Single
Give It To The Softboys / SalamanderThe Soft BoysSingle
GargoylesThe Soft BoysAlbum
12x7: All The Soft Boys Certify InsaneThe Soft BoysCompil.
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