The Soft Boys

The Soft Boys
From left to right: Kimberley Rew, Robyn Hitchcock, Matthew Seligman, and Morris Windsor
From left to right: Kimberley Rew, Robyn Hitchcock, Matthew Seligman, and Morris Windsor
Background information
OriginCambridge, England
Genres
Years active1976–1981, 1994, 2001–2003
LabelsTwo Crabs, Armageddon, Matador
Past membersRobyn Hitchcock
Morris Windsor
Andy Metcalfe
Rob Lamb
Alan Davies
Kimberley Rew
Matthew Seligman (deceased)

The Soft Boys were an English rock band led by guitarist Robyn Hitchcock.

The band formed in 1976 in Cambridge, England and released two albums before disbanding in 1981.[3] Though The Soft Boys’ initial career was brief, their style of psychedelic music and retro folk-rock had a big influence on the development of jangle pop, indie rock, and neo-psychedelia during the 1980s and beyond.[4][5]

  1. ^ "The Soft Boys | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians". Warr.org. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ Denise Sullivan. "Robyn Hitchcock". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  4. ^ Denise Sullivan. "The Soft Boys". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  5. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Underwater Moonlight - The Soft Boys". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 June 2011.