Soccer Mommy is the stage name of Nashville-born American Singer-Songwriter Sophie Regina Allison (born 1997). Her music mixes elements of Indie Rock and Dream Pop and described her work as "chill but kinda sad".
Recording her first songs on her phone with a lo-fi acoustic sound, she studied music before dropping out in order to focus on a career. She rose to independent fame following the release of her first album for young hearts and has since worked with artists such as Stephen Malkmus, Liz Phair, Phoebe Bridgers, Mitski and Kero Kero Bonito.
Discography
- 2015 - songs for the recently sad (EP)
- 2015 - songs from my bedroom (EP)
- 2015 - songs from my bedroom (pt.2) (EP)
- 2016 - for young hearts
- 2017 - Collection note
- 2018 - Clean
- 2020 - Color Theory
- 2022 - Sometimes Forever
Her work contains examples of
- Ascended Fan: She cited Mitski as one of her musical inspirations and would later be the opening act of her shows in 2017.
- Band of Relatives: Her boyfriend is also a touring guitarist on her shows.
- Bedroom Pop
- Break Up Song: "Blossom (Wasting All My Time)".
- Cover Version: She released a cover of "Wide Open Spaces" by The Chicks.
- Dream Pop: Prominently featured on her last two albums Color Theory and Sometimes, Forever.
- Face on the Cover: On the cover of almost all of her releases.
- I Just Want to Be You: Implied on the song "Cool" in which the protagonist idealizes being the heartbreaker of boys.
- Indie Pop
- Live Album: A live performance recorded for Audiotree Live in 2017.
- Rearrange the Song: Her compilation album Collection contains the reworked version of songs originally recorded on her first EPs.
- Self-Empowerment Anthem: "Your Dog" can be seen as one since it talks about freeing yourself from an abusive relationship.
- Silly Love Song: "Try" talks about having a crush on a stranger and imagining how life could be with them.
- Singer Namedrop: On the song "Allison" (which is Soccer Mommy's civil last name).
- Shout-Out: The covers for the singles "rom com 2004" and "rom com 2021" feature her as a Mii.
- Stage Name: "Soccer Mommy" is originally a Twitter handle Allison used and kept since.
