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December 7, 2000
The Soft Boys Reunite For Monthlong Tour
All through the past two decades the late, great Soft Boys has long been cited as one of the most influential bands around. From R.E.M. to Sonic Youth, The Soft Boys influenced legions of Postpunk and Alternative bands long after the band had broken up. Formed in 1976, the English outfit -- headed by Robyn Hitchcock and rounded out by guitarist Kimberley Rew, bassist Matthew Seligman, and drummer Morris Windsor -- has announced that it will break a twenty-year silence, put on the old jerseys, and head out on a monthlong tour. The tour will commence on March 17 at the South By Southwest Music Conference, and will conclude sometime in April. Meanwhile, Matador Records has announced that it will reissue the Soft Boys' seminal classic Underwater Moonlight, an album that pundits consider to be the band's best work. The re-release has a lot of added features: it will not only be the only commercially available album of The Soft Boys, it will include eight bonus tracks, including the long-sought-after "He's A Reptile", a rare track left off the original album, plus a separate disc containing rehearsal sessions from 1979 and 1980. Although Hitchcock, who has recorded over fifteen brilliant solo albums, has worked consistently with Rew on occasion, and Windsor and Seligman regularly as they rounded out his solo backing band The Egyptians, it will be the first time the four men have played under The Soft Boys' moniker since the band's demise in 1981.
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