Soccer Mommy’s ‘Sometimes, Forever’ is a Revelatory Journey in Sound | Album Review

June 21, 2022 Jeremy Levine

Sophie Allison’s third full-length LP is an unapologetic rock record with massive hooks, dynamic instrumentation, spectacular mixing, and a definable arc.

Soccer Mommy Digs Deep and Delivers on Striking ‘color theory’ | Album Review

February 25, 2020 Steven Ovadia

Second albums are notoriously challenging to make, but Sophie Allison has created something every bit as good as her breakthrough debut LP ‘Clean’ (2018).

ALBUM REVIEW: Soccer Mommy’s ‘Clean’ Juxtaposes Youthful Earnestness with Musical Maturity

March 12, 2018 Liz Itkowsky

On her debut LP, Sophie Allison’s preoccupations are teenage (and occasionally timeless) leftovers, but more grown-up signatures are scribbled throughout.

Her New World Of Funk: 30 Years On, Aaliyah’s ‘One In A Million’ Is Still Hot Like Fire

A masterwork of its era, ‘One In A Million’ was a beam supporting the bridge between the joyful excesses of early ‘90s R&B and the burgeoning cool of neo soul.

Pearl Jam’s Debut Album ‘Ten’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

Most records are missing one of these elements: technical virtuosity, raw emotion, and balanced structure. Pearl Jam’s dynamic debut LP impressively possesses all three in droves.

Blur’s Debut Album ‘Leisure’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

For those of you who were champions of Blur from the very beginning with their underappreciated debut LP, you have been rewarded handsomely in the decades since.