Soccer Mommy - color theory ALBUM REVIEW
There are a couple of different artists I like that do this bedroom pop lo-fi stuff. Clairo is the highest on my list at the moment, but artists like mxmtoon, beabadobee, and Wallows are all coming in as a part of this trend that I’m here for. One artist that could be put into this category is Soccer Mommy (a.k.a. Sophie Allison), who I first heard of in 2018 with her debut major-label record Clean. I enjoyed it a bit, but it just got lost in the shuffle of artists that are similar to her. Now, her latest album is called color theory, and I’m just hoping it’s more memorable than the work of her contemporaries. Let’s get into it!
color theory is an indie rock album with dream pop and singer-songwriter vibes. This is actually her fourth record, but who’s keeping track? Oddly enough, the best way I can compare it is to mention another album: Taylor Swift’s Red if it had a more dreamy sound. Now, there are also a lot of different stylistic influences that Allison wears on her sleeve, like the Tame Impala influences on ‘bloodstream,’ the Poppy vibes on ‘circle the drain,’ and even Frank Ocean on ‘night swimming,’ which rivals Ocean’s own pen-game in its pure emotional energy. Most of these tracks are minimal acoustic ballads, and if done right, they’re a pretty big game-changer for any genre, let alone this genre. Thank God these tracks are good, amazing at best. The only thing I’d say is bad about it is that the sound really got stale by the time of the record, and some of the songs overstayed their welcome a tiny bit. Other than that, there’s not a lot of bad things about this record.
Soccer Mommy is finally sticking out in this crowd of lo-fi indie music. While Clean was her breakout record, color theory is her magnum opus. There’s a lot of cohesion here, and the themes and lyrics never seem to get old until they do, sadly. When it does get old, the sound changes, and it keeps me interested and always on my toes. Soccer Mommy can only go up from here, and I’m very excited to see how this goes.
7/10
Stream color theory here
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Apple Music
YouTube Music
color theory is an indie rock album with dream pop and singer-songwriter vibes. This is actually her fourth record, but who’s keeping track? Oddly enough, the best way I can compare it is to mention another album: Taylor Swift’s Red if it had a more dreamy sound. Now, there are also a lot of different stylistic influences that Allison wears on her sleeve, like the Tame Impala influences on ‘bloodstream,’ the Poppy vibes on ‘circle the drain,’ and even Frank Ocean on ‘night swimming,’ which rivals Ocean’s own pen-game in its pure emotional energy. Most of these tracks are minimal acoustic ballads, and if done right, they’re a pretty big game-changer for any genre, let alone this genre. Thank God these tracks are good, amazing at best. The only thing I’d say is bad about it is that the sound really got stale by the time of the record, and some of the songs overstayed their welcome a tiny bit. Other than that, there’s not a lot of bad things about this record.
Soccer Mommy is finally sticking out in this crowd of lo-fi indie music. While Clean was her breakout record, color theory is her magnum opus. There’s a lot of cohesion here, and the themes and lyrics never seem to get old until they do, sadly. When it does get old, the sound changes, and it keeps me interested and always on my toes. Soccer Mommy can only go up from here, and I’m very excited to see how this goes.
7/10
Stream color theory here
Spotify
Apple Music
YouTube Music
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