Collection (Soccer Mommy album)

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Collection
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Compilation album by
ReleasedAugust 4, 2017 (2017-08-04)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length29:56
Label Fat Possum
Soccer Mommy chronology
For Young Hearts
(2016)
Collection
(2017)
Clean
(2018)
Singles from Collection
  1. "Allison"
    Released: 2017
  2. "Inside Out"
    Released: 2017

Collection is a 2017 album by American indie rock singer-songwriter Soccer Mommy made up of retooled versions of her bedroom pop recordings originally posted on Bandcamp. [2] [1] The release was preceded by a music video for "Allison". [3]

Contents

Critical reception

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Collection received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 from nine critic scores. [4] Writing for Pitchfork Media, Evan Rytlewski gave the album a 6.7 out of 10, praising the artist's elaboration of her bedroom pop recordings but criticizing repetitive songwriting and a lack of experience at recording. [2] Marissa Lorusso of NPR's Songs We Love chose "Out Worn" to spotlight, praising Soccer Mommy's growth as a songwriter. [1] Hana Kaplan of Paste gave it a 7.9 out of 10, summing up that it's a "refreshing look at your past, a tender look at the moments that made you, you". [5]

Track listing

All songs written by Sophie Allison

Side A

  1. "Allison" – 2:39
  2. "Try" – 2:59
  3. "Death by Chocolate" – 4:12
  4. "Out Worn" – 4:35

Side B

  1. "3 AM at a Party" – 2:33
  2. "Inside Out" – 4:56
  3. "Benadryl Dreams" – 4:02
  4. "Waiting for Cars" – 3:56

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Collection liner notes. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Lorusso, Marissa (May 16, 2017). "Songs We Love: Soccer Mommy, 'Out Worn'". NPR . Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Rytlewski, Evan (August 5, 2017). "Soccer Mommy: Collection". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  3. McDermott, Patrick D. (June 20, 2017). "Soccer Mommy Debuts 'Allison', a Lonely-Sounding Song with a Video to Match". Fader . Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  4. "Collection by Soccer Mommy". Metacritic . Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  5. Kaplan, Hana (August 8, 2017). "Soccer Mommy: Collection Review". Paste . Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  6. Collection (CD booklet). Soccer Mommy. Fat Possum. 2017.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)