Long out of print seminal releases from The Soft Boys complete with bonus download material and original artwork.

Swarming hymns of 2nd generation psychedelic pop mastery, The Soft Boys\’ two most influential and groundbreaking albums will finally be re-released via Yep Roc Records.

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. A Can of Bees and Underwater Moonlight – seen as fatally un-hip when originally released – would go on to be seen as seminal albums and become catalysts for ‘80s jangle pop and college rock, directly inspiring bands like R.E.M. and The Decemberists.

30 years after its initial appearance on Armageddon Records, The Soft Boys\’ Underwater Moonlight will be made available in its 10-song original form on CD and 180 gram vinyl. This re-release features all the bonus tracks (last time taking up 2/3rds of the package) as downloads free with each purchase.

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. \’
The Soft Boys formed in 1976, dissolved in 1981, and reformed for a 21st anniversary tour and reunion album in 2001/2. Guitarist Kimberley Rew
wrote the perennial summer anthem \’Walking On Sunshine\’ for his post SB\’s band Katrina And The Waves and his songs have been covered by
Celine Dion and The Bangles among others. Robyn Hitchcock continues to perform around the world, and his most recent record \’Propellor Time\’ (with the Venus 3) is available on Sartorial Records. He has also appeared in several Jonathan Demme movies, most recently \’Rachel Getting Married\’