Soap&Skin - TORSO Tour

Austrian alternative singer-songwriter Anja Plaschg, known as Soap&Skin, released her critically acclaimed album in 2009 and achieved commercial success in the Top Five in her home country. Plaschg was born on April 5, 1990, in Gnas, Austria, and grew up on a pig farm. As a teenager, she began writing and performing music on the piano and eventually studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. In 2008, she made her commercial recording debut as Soap&Skin with a self-titled four-track EP. The following year, at the age of 18, she released her debut album "Lovetune for Vacuum" under the label Pias Recordings. The album consists of songs written between 2005 and 2008 and produced two hit singles ("Spiracle," "Mr. Gaunt Pt. 1000"). It reached the Top Five of the album charts in Austria. The internationally released album also charted in France and Belgium. Overall, reviews of "Lovetune for Vacuum" were positive and often drew comparisons between Plaschg and celebrated female singer-songwriters such as Cat Power, Nico, Kate Bush, and Björk. In 2010, she won the European Breaker Borders Award for international success. The following year marked a quiet phase for the artist, during which she focused on writing more material and other creative endeavors. In 2012, she made her acting debut in the German film "Stilleben." After that, she withdrew from the industry for several years to focus on her personal life before returning in mid-2018 with her third album "From Gas to Solid/You Are My Friend."