Soccer Mommy

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For the American colloquialism, see soccer mom.

Soccer Mommy
Soccer Mommy playing guitar and singing onstage
Allison performing as Soccer Mommy in 2019
Background information
Born
Sophia Regina Allison[1]

(1997-05-27) May 27, 1997 (age 28)
Zürich, Switzerland
OriginNashville, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresIndie rock,[2] emo[2]
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • drums
  • bass
  • saxophone
Years active2015–present
Labels
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Sophia Regina Allison (born May 27, 1997), better known by her stage name Soccer Mommy, is an American singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. She has four studio albums to her name; her latest album, Evergreen, was released on October 25, 2024.

Early life and education

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Born in Zürich, Switzerland, in 1997[3] to Michelle (an elementary school teacher) and John Allison (a neuroscientist), Sophie Allison grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, where her parents had moved the family when she was a toddler.[4] She attended Nashville School of the Arts, a specialty high school where she studied guitar and participated in the school's swing band.[5]

Having been playing guitar since the age of six, Allison began creating her own music.[6] Avril Lavigne's 2004 album Under My Skin was the first album she ever owned.[6] She began posting home-recorded songs to Bandcamp as Soccer Mommy in 2015, during the summer when she was about to leave for college. She then attended New York University, where she studied music business and English at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.[7] While in college, Allison played her first show as Soccer Mommy at the community art space Silent Barn in Bushwick, Brooklyn, and shortly after landed a recording contract with Fat Possum.[8] She dropped out of college after two years in 2017 to return to Nashville and pursue her music career.[9]

Career

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Early releases (2015–2019)

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Main articles: Collection (Soccer Mommy album) and Clean (Soccer Mommy album)

Allison's first album as Soccer Mommy, For Young Hearts, was released in 2016 on Orchid Tapes.[10] Her second album, Collection, was released in 2017 on Fat Possum Records.[11][12][13][14][15] Her debut album proper, titled Clean, was released on March 2, 2018.[16]

She has toured with Stephen Malkmus, Mitski, Kacey Musgraves, Jay Som, Slowdive, Frankie Cosmos, Liz Phair, Phoebe Bridgers and others.[17] She joined Paramore and Foster the People on the first half of their 2018 summer tour.[18] Soccer Mommy opened for Vampire Weekend in the fall.[19] She also opened for a few shows for Wilco in the fall of 2019.[20]

Recent years (2020–present)

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Main articles: Color Theory (album); Sometimes, Forever; and Evergreen (Soccer Mommy album)

In February 2020, Allison played at one of Bernie Sanders' presidential rallies and endorsed his 2020 presidential campaign.[21]

Allison's second album Color Theory was released in 2020 through Loma Vista Recordings.[22] Allison's third album Sometimes, Forever was released in 2022, also through Loma Vista.[23] Allison's fourth album Evergreen was released on October 25, 2024, once again through Loma Vista.[24]

Musical style and influences

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Emma Bowers of Nylon stated "Sophie Allison has built a career on her capacity to mesh turn of the millennium grunge-pop and the tender, confessional songwriting of the late 2010s with uncanny sincerity and precision."[25] Her compositions are described as "hooky" and "angular." Allison herself has stated that her music is influenced by pop music and that she strives for catchy elements in her songs, and her style is also noted for its "[1990s] alt-rock ethos." Allison's approach to pop music also contains elements of grunge, leading some to categorize early career efforts such as Clean under the fusion genre bubblegrunge.[26] Sonically, her albums have been described as "atmospheric" and "guitar-centric." Jenn Pelly of Pitchfork said "Even when Allison’s strummy music evokes a coffee house open-mic, though, there’s an edge to it."[27][28][29][30]

Allison is known for her confessional, "conversational" lyrics, which have been described as "quietly tormented".[31] Themes explored by Allison in her songs include lovesickness, self-doubt, adolescence and grief.[32][27][33] Mike Katzif of NPR said "In many Soccer Mommy songs, Allison sings with a captivating sense of yearning as she ruminates on the wounded ache of love, the uncertainty of youth and restless wanderlust."[34] Jenn Pelly of Pitchfork said "her hazy singing can be conversational and appealingly flat. She sounds like a person you might know."[35]

Allison cites musicians Natalie Imbruglia, Mitski, Slowdive, the Chicks, Taylor Swift and Avril Lavigne, as well as the cities of Nashville and New York, as influences.[36][6]

Discography

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Soccer Mommy discography
Studio albums4
EPs5
Compilation albums2
Singles28
Music videos13
Demo albums1

Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected information
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[37] 		US
Alt.
[38] 		US
Heat.
[39] 		US
Rock
[40] 		AUS
Hit.
[41] 		SCO
[42] 		UK
[43]
Clean — — — — 20 — —
Color Theory
  • Released: February 28, 2020
  • Label: Loma Vista, Concord
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
 142 7 2 22 — 52 —
Sometimes, Forever
  • Released: June 24, 2022[44]
  • Label: Loma Vista, Concord
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
 137 14 1 — 7 14 95
Evergreen
  • Released: October 25, 2024
  • Label: Loma Vista, Concord
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Demo albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Heat.
[39] 		US
Indie
[45]
For Young Hearts
  • Released: June 17, 2016
  • Label: Orchid Tapes
  • Formats: Digital download
 5 30

Compilation albums

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Title Details
Collection
  • Released: August 4, 2017
  • Label: Fat Possum
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
Soccer Mommy & Friends Singles Series
  • Released: July 2, 2020
  • Label: Loma Vista, Concord
  • Formats: Digital download

Extended plays

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Title Details
Songs for the Recently Sad
  • Released: September 25, 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Songs from My Bedroom
  • Released: December 11, 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Songs from My Bedroom (pt. 2)
  • Released: January 26, 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Soccer Mommy on Audiotree Live
  • Released: October 10, 2017
  • Label: Audiotree Music
  • Formats: Digital download
Karaoke Night
  • Released: September 15, 2023[46]
  • Label: Loma Vista
  • Format: LP CD, digital download, streaming

Singles

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List of singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
AAA
[47] 		UK
Sales
[43]
"Last Girl" / "Be Seeing You" 2017 — — Non-album singles
"Allison" — — Collection
"Inside Out" — —
"Your Dog" 2018 — — Clean
"Cool" — —
"Scorpio Rising" — —
"Mass Grave" (with Health) — — Disco4: Part I
"Henry" / "I'm on Fire" — 10 Non-album singles
"Blossom (Demo)" / "I'll Be Seeing You" 2019 — —
"Feed" — — The Turning (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"Lucy" — — Color Theory
"Yellow Is the Color of Her Eyes" — —
"Circle the Drain" 2020 18 —
"Bloodstream" — —
"Crawling in My Skin" / "Circle the Drain" — —
"Rom Com 2004" 2021 — — Non-album singles
"Rom Com 2021" (with Kero Kero Bonito) — —
"Shotgun" 2022 13 — Sometimes, Forever
"Unholy Affliction" — —
"Bones" — —
"Newdemo" — —
"Lose You" (with Bully) 2023 13 — Lucky for You
"Soak Up the Sun" — — Karaoke Night
"I'm Only Me When I'm with You" — —
"Lost" 2024 — — Evergreen
"M" — —
"Driver" 32 —
"Abigail" — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

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Title Year Director
"Allison" 2017 Harry James Clifford
"Inside Out"
"Your Dog" 2018 Weird Life Films
"Cool" Ambar Navarro
"Scorpio Rising" Jonny Look
"Yellow Is the Color of Her Eyes" 2019 Alex Ross Perry
"Circle the Drain" 2020 Atiba Jefferson
"Bloodstream" Bella Clark and Haven Butler
"Rom Com 2004" 2021 Fustic Studio
"Shotgun" 2022 Kevin Lombardo
"Bones" Alex Ross Perry
"Feel It All the Time" Zav Magasis
"Driver" 2024 Twin Lantern
"Abigail" Leonel Montero

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Nominated work Result Ref
2021 Libera Awards Libera Award for Best Alternative Rock Record Color Theory Nominated [48]
Creative Packaging Won
2022 Grammy Awards Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package Color Theory Nominated [49]
2023 Libera Awards Best Rock Record Sometimes, Forever Nominated [50]

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