Sometimes, Forever

by Soccer Mommy

Overview

Sometimes, Forever unveils itself slowly, steadily, as the colors and shape of "Bones" emerges out of its silvery shimmer. It's at once of a piece with color theory, the 2020 sophomore set that consolidated Soccer Mommy's reputation as one of the stronger '90s revivalists in 2020s indie, and something fresh. The sense that Sometimes, Forever offers a progression for singer/songwriter Sophie Allison is strengthened by the ripples of synths and guitars that announce "With U," a nearly psychedelic texture that soon gives way to a simmering dream world. The delicate, whispery nature of Allison's voice combined with the sweetness of her melodies often gives Soccer Mommy's music a floating quality, an aspect she attempts to undercut on Sometimes, Forever by letting guitars and keyboards provide the volume and ballast. Not every moment on the album gets buttressed by forceful instrumentals -- "newdemo" murmurs quietly and somewhat eerily without ever reaching a crescendo -- but more often than not, Soccer Mommy gins up momentum through these dense layers of effects. This is a trick that's of a specific vintage, an idea minted in the mid-'90s, just like the spare, open-ended indie rock that provides the bones of Allison's songs. By marrying this thick haze -- somewhere between shoegaze and analog drone -- to introspective, melodic songwriting, Soccer Mommy winds up with an album that feels simultaneously familiar and fresh, a record that delivers deliberate surprises while also acting as a soothing balm. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	12/08/2023
Label:	Loma Vista
UPC:	0888072438453
Rank:	36027

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Soccer Mommy   Primary Artist
Rollum Haas   Drums,Guitar
Daniel Lopatin   Piano,Synthesizer
Gabe Wax   Bass,Guitar,Guitar (Bass)
Julian Powell   Guitar (Electric)
Sophie Allison   Guitar,Vocals
Rodrigo Avendano   Lyra Viol,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass),Bass (Electric),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
Graeme Goetz   Bass,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass)
Nate Boyce   Guitar

Technical Credits

Matt Marshall   A&R
Lars Stalfors   Mixing
Ryan Whalley   A&R
Daniel Lopatin   Engineer,Producer,Recording,Recording Producer
Ruairi O'Flaherty   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Matt Cohn   Engineer,Programming
Gabe Wax   Musical Producer,Additional Production
Christopher Leckie   Design
Mac Cregan   Management
Sophie Allison   Design,Composer
Sophie Hur   Cover Photo
Nate Boyce   Musical Producer,Additional Production