Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever ALBUM REVIEW
Sometimes? Forever? What’s the difference?
I’ve always liked Soccer Mommy’s brand of lo-fi, indie rock and what she’s gone for in terms of her content. I like all of her albums, but my personal favorite is 2020’s color theory, mainly because I think that it took her biggest strengths and concentrated it into a project. Now, we have Sometimes, Forever, a new album with a pretty big shake-up behind the scenes. Producing the album in its entirety is Daniel Lopatin, better known as Oneohtrix Point Never, who’s essentially a pioneer in electronic music and has currently found a second wind in his career with film scores and producing nearly the entirety of The Weeknd’s last project, Dawn FM. How does this clash sound? Let’s get into Sometimes, Forever.
I still think Soccer Mommy’s writing and vocals are just as good here as in her past projects, and she has a way to capturing sadness into a song that’s unmatched by anyone else in the genre right now. I already think that this is her most replayable album yet, personally, since I’ve gone back to this a few times in the short amount it’s been released. The biggest change here is the aforementioned production from Lopatin, and that’s basically this project’s secret sauce to me. The genre-blending of indie rock, pop, shoegaze, and light electronics is a damn-near euphoric combo to my ears and sheds more light on how great of a producer Lopatin is. Obviously, the star of the show here is still Soccer Mommy, who elevates the gorgeous production. In my mind, any good artist should be able to do this, and it’s done in spades. Overall, Sometimes, Forever is fantastic. The change-up in sound blending with Soccer Mommy’s melancholic vocals makes up one of the best indie projects of the year.
9/10
Listen here
YouTube Music
Sometimes, Forever is a Loma Vista release.
I’ve always liked Soccer Mommy’s brand of lo-fi, indie rock and what she’s gone for in terms of her content. I like all of her albums, but my personal favorite is 2020’s color theory, mainly because I think that it took her biggest strengths and concentrated it into a project. Now, we have Sometimes, Forever, a new album with a pretty big shake-up behind the scenes. Producing the album in its entirety is Daniel Lopatin, better known as Oneohtrix Point Never, who’s essentially a pioneer in electronic music and has currently found a second wind in his career with film scores and producing nearly the entirety of The Weeknd’s last project, Dawn FM. How does this clash sound? Let’s get into Sometimes, Forever.
I still think Soccer Mommy’s writing and vocals are just as good here as in her past projects, and she has a way to capturing sadness into a song that’s unmatched by anyone else in the genre right now. I already think that this is her most replayable album yet, personally, since I’ve gone back to this a few times in the short amount it’s been released. The biggest change here is the aforementioned production from Lopatin, and that’s basically this project’s secret sauce to me. The genre-blending of indie rock, pop, shoegaze, and light electronics is a damn-near euphoric combo to my ears and sheds more light on how great of a producer Lopatin is. Obviously, the star of the show here is still Soccer Mommy, who elevates the gorgeous production. In my mind, any good artist should be able to do this, and it’s done in spades. Overall, Sometimes, Forever is fantastic. The change-up in sound blending with Soccer Mommy’s melancholic vocals makes up one of the best indie projects of the year.
9/10
Listen here
YouTube Music
Sometimes, Forever is a Loma Vista release.
Comments
Post a Comment