Clean (Soccer Mommy album)

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Clean
Clean Soccer Mommy album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Soccer Mommy
ReleasedMarch 3, 2018 (2018-03-03)
Genre
Length34:38
Label Fat Possum
Producer Gabe Wax
Soccer Mommy chronology
Collection
(2017)		Clean
(2018)		 Color Theory
(2020)
Singles from Clean
  1. "Your Dog"
    Released: January 9, 2018
  2. "Cool"
    Released: January 29, 2018 [1]
  3. "Scorpio Rising"
    Released: July 16, 2018 [2]

Clean is the debut studio album by American indie rock singer-songwriter Soccer Mommy. It was released on March 3, 2018 through Fat Possum Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.6/10 [3]
Metacritic 78/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Exclaim! 8/10 [7]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Pitchfork 8.4/10 [11]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Uncut 7/10 [13]
Vice (Expert Witness)A− [14]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, Clean received an average score of 78, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [4]

Accolades

Accolades for Clean
PublicationCountryAccoladeRank
Paste USThe 50 Best Albums of 2018 [15] 4
Pitchfork USThe 50 Best Albums of 2018 [16] 27
Rolling Stone USThe 50 Best Albums of 2018 [17] 16
Noisey USThe 100 Best Albums of 2018 [18] 45
Billboard US50 Best Albums of 2018: Critics' Picks [19] 40
Stereogum USThe 50 Best Albums of 2018 [20] 7
Uproxx USThe 50 Best Albums of 2018 [21] 14
The Ringer USThe Best Albums of 2018 [22] 3
The New York Times (Jon Caramanica list)USThe 28 Best Albums of 2018 [23] 1
The New York Times (Jon Pareles list)USThe 28 Best Albums of 2018 [23] 8
Nashville Scene USTop Local Albums Critics' Poll [24] 5
Newsweek USThe Best Albums 2018 [25] 7
The Seattle Times USThe 10 Best Pop Albums of 2018 [26] 8
Esquire USThe 20 Best Albums of 2018 [27] 12
The New Zealand Herald New ZealandTimeOut's Best of 2018: Top 20 albums [28] 13
Exclaim! CanadaTop 20 Pop & Rock Albums: Best of 2018 [29] 17
BrooklynVegan USTop 50 Albums of 2018 [30] 21
The Line of Best Fit UKThe Best Albums of 2018 [31] 30
NME UKAlbums of the Year 2018 [32] 39
The A.V. Club USThe Best Indie and Rock Albums of 2018 [33] N/A
Los Angeles Times USBest Albums of 2018 [34] N/A

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sophie Allison

Clean track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Still Clean"4:01
2."Cool"3:16
3."Your Dog"3:14
4."Flaw"3:41
5."Blossom (Wasting All My Time)"3:12
6."Last Girl"3:35
7."Skin"4:01
8."Scorpio Rising"4:42
9."Interlude"1:38
10."Wildflowers"3:18
Total length:34:38

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Clean liner notes. [35]

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