Soccer Mommy

Sophia Regina Allison (born May 27, 1997), better known by her stage name Soccer Mommy, is an American singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee.

Quotes

• ["Your Dog"] comes from a feeling of being paralyzed in a relationship to the point where you feel like you are a pawn in someone else's world. The song and the video are meant to show someone breaking away and taking action, but at the same time, it's only a quick burst of motivation. It's a moment of strength amidst a long period of weakness.
  • [1]

• Getting off social media was the greatest thing I could have done in terms of my relationship with fans. That sounds really counterintuitive, but when you meet people in real life, the experience is often really pleasant. I can’t remember the last time I had an actual bad time, except if someone was being a little strange or taking too long. The part that can start to make you feel really alienated is sitting on Instagram and interacting with a stranger. I’m just not that type of person. If I’m not on social media, I speak to maybe five people on a daily basis. I just don’t have any desire to be any other way. [...] It gives you such a negative view of what fans are thinking or what they want from you. [...] Flooding yourself with strangers is too much.
  • [2]

Song lyrics

• I don't wanna be your fucking dog
  That you drag around
  A collar on my neck tied to a pole
  Leave me in the freezing cold.
  • "Your Dog", Clean (2018), as quoted in Album review for Clean, DIY Magazine

• I found God on Sunday morning laying next to you
  My arms stretched out like Jesus
  White sheets nail me down to the bed.
  • "Wildflowers," Clean (2018), as quoted by NME [3]

• Mary has a heart of coal
  She’ll break you down and eat you whole
  I saw her do it after school
  She’s an animal.
  • "Cool", Clean (2018) as quoted by DIY Magazine [4]

• I am fake it till you make it in a can
  And you have a calmness that I could never understand
  • "Royal Screw Up" (2020) [5]

• I try to break your walls but all I ever end up breaking is your bones
  And the bruises show
  Standing in the living room talking as you’re staring at your phone
  It’s a cold I’ve known
  • "Nightswimming" (2020) [6]

• I lost myself to a dream I had
  And I’d never give it all away
  But I miss feeling like a person
  • “Still,” Sometimes, Forever (2022) as quoted by Pitchfork [7]

• I’m barely a person
  Mechanically working
  • "Unholy Affliction," Sometimes, Forever (2022) as quoted by Pitchfork [8]

Quotes about Soccer Mommy

• This soft music is not precious. It’s gnarly and intense, like the heart itself.
  • Jenn Pelly of Pitchfork [9]
• Whether you’re reminiscing about late-night make out sessions in high school or surrounded by plenty of “cool” girls in your city, Soccer Mommy’s introspection is something that defies age.
  • Ilana Kaplan of The Independent [10]

• Some of the magnetism of her pop-inflected indie rock comes from the winding shape of her melodies; in their unpredictable motion, they often resemble counterpoint written to a root melody that’s been erased.
  • Jayson Greene of Pitchfork [11]