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Swarming hymns of second generation psychedelic pop mastery. Main man Robyn Hitchcock, along with demon guitarist Kimberley Rew, bassist Matthew Seligman and drummer Morris Windsor manage to bottle 60s guitar pop, shake it up with caged teenage fury and cut it all with a healthy dose of lyrical levity.

"Underwater Moonlight" - seen as fatally un-hip when originally released – would go on to be seen as a seminal album and become a catalyst for 80s jangle pop and college rock, directly inspiring bands like R.E.M. and The Decemberists.

The Soft Boys mystified many in their day, but would now be categorized as psych-punk-meets-art-rock. Underwater Moonlight has long been considered a classic record: "Big Star and us were the rickety bridge between the Byrds and REM", says former SB's mainman Robyn Hitchcock.

TRACK LISTING

1. I Wanna Destroy You
2. Kingdom Of Love
3. Positive Vibrations
4. I Got The Hots
5. Insanely Jealous
6. Tonight
7. You'll Have To Go Sideways
8. Old Pervert
9. The Queen Of Eyes
10. Underwater Moonlight