May 2022
Soccer Mommy’s Sophie Allison wears dissonance like
camouflage, disguising the darkest dreams with
bubblegum hooks and lacing sugar-coated vocals with
salt. The contradiction disguises a cry for help;
sweet melodies give cover to sour sentiment. Soccer
Mommy has often used this technique to poke fun at
Allison’s vulnerabilities, but on her latest song
“Shotgun,” she welcomes the overwhelming—and often
terrifying—surrender of letting yourself fall in love,
knowing it’s probably going to hurt.