New York City‘s sprawling outdoor performing arts festival is back. The Roots, Soccer Mommy, Big Freedia, Camilo, Bob Sinclair, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and more lead this year’s Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage with more than 70 shows in 13 parks across all five boroughs. According to a …
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S ophie Allison is at the wheel of her Toyota Venza, a quarter-sized translucent crystal dangling from her rearview mirror. Cruising through Nashville’s Berry Hill area, she decelerates to gaze at a suburban house framed by artfully landscaped flowers. “I used to get so annoyed with my mom,” she says. …
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On “M,” a jangly, spacious solitary-feeling song from her fourth album as Soccer Mommy, indie rock singer-songwriter Sophie Allison drops a line that’s at once heartbreaking, haunting, and courageous: “I don’t mind talking to empty halls.” Allison has been making records since she was an ambitious Nashville teen putting songs …
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Soccer Mommy has shared “Abigail,” a delicate, indie-rock tune about a purple-haired lover of the same name, which will appear on her upcoming sixth album, Evergreen. The album arrives Friday. Soccer Mommy sings sweetly over gentle guitar strums as she admires her future wife’s interests. “I know all your favorite …
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As we approach autumn — a.k.a. Soccer Mommy Season — Sophie Allison has dropped another single off her upcoming album Evergreen. Whereas the previous singles “M” and “Lost” are acoustic, “Driver” is a genuine rocker, with Sophie Allison turning up the volume. “I’m a five foot four engine waiting to …
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Soccer Mommy will ring in the fall season with the new album Evergreen, out Oct. 25 via Loma Vista Recordings. Sophie Allison previewed the record with the stunner “M.” Similar to her previous single “Lost,” the track shows Allison grappling with grief over stark chords and an uplifting, almost hopeful …
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On her new single, “Lost,” Soccer Mommy cloaks a void of despair in swirling acoustic guitars, orchestral strings, and chirping birdies. It’s a beautiful tribute to someone (she doesn’t say for certain who) — and the artist, whose real name is Sophie Allison, sings the words in a deceptively wistful …
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Soccer Mommy welcomed guest Phoebe Bridgers onstage Tuesday during her Los Angeles gig, with the duo delivering a rendition of Elliott Smith’s “The Biggest Lie.” Taking the stage at the Masonic Lodge at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Soccer Mommy (a.k.a. Sophie Allison) and Bridgers first reminisced about touring together in …
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Soccer Mommy has covered Taylor Swift‘s 2006 track “I’m Only Me When I’m With You.” The emotive, punk-tinged rendition will appear on the musician’s forthcoming five-song covers EP, Karaoke Night, out Sept. 22 via Loma Vista. “I really wanted to cover this song because it’s one of my favorites from …
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Soccer Mommy honors Rock Hall Class of 2023 inductee Sheryl Crow with a new cover of her hit “Soak Up the Sun.” Keeping with the singalong vibe of the 2002 single, Soccer Mommy’s Sophie Allison also shared a karaoke bar-style animated visual for her rendition of the feel-good track. In …
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