Soccer Mommy: Sometimes, Forever
The third album by the indie rock singer is out now.
Indie singer Sophie Allison, better known by her stage name Soccer Mommy, has released her third studio album, Sometimes, Forever. The record is a follow-up to her first two albums, Clean and color theory, released in 2018 and 2020, respectively. Allison, a Nashville native who was born in Switzerland but grew up in Tennessee, had written and released music independently on Bandcamp while attending NYU before she landed a record deal. She dropped out of college to pursue her career as a full-time musician and has toured extensively since.
The record is an emotional rollercoaster from start to finish. In Bones, the opening track, she sings about her insecurities while understanding that she’s not the only one to blame for a failed relationship. In Shotgun, perhaps the most upbeat song of the bunch, she reminisces about her former lover’s presence (“Coffee and menthol on your breath”) and compares being with them to the side effects of drugs “without the bad things.” In Fire In The Driveway, she confesses her desire to give up on that person (“And I know it’s not wrong to leave you to the dogs, but I can’t watch ’em tear into your skin”). With the last track, Still, the album ends without proper closure, with the contemplation of a dangerous, fatal resolution.
The heaviness in the lyrics is counterbalanced by light melodies that, at times, offer some kind of easiness. It’s a juxtaposition that works, especially when accompanied by the contrast of an innocent voice singing so sweetly about drugs, abandonment, and pain. The record is a spiraling declaration of blazing anger through which one searches for answers in a sea of small tragedies – something that certainly resonates with many people.
You can listen to Sometimes, Forever here.
