Soccer Mommy | |
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 Allison performing as Soccer Mommy in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sophia Regina Allison [1] |
| Born | May 27, 1997 Zürich, Switzerland |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Website | Official website  |
Sophia Regina Allison (born May 27, 1997), better known by her stage name Soccer Mommy, is an American singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee.
Born in Zürich, Switzerland in 1997 [2] to Michelle, an elementary school teacher, and John, a neuroscientist, Allison grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, where her parents moved when she was 2. [3] She attended Nashville School of the Arts, a specialty high school where she studied guitar and played in the swing band. [4]
She first began playing guitar at age six and started making music. [5] She began posting home-recorded songs to Bandcamp as Soccer Mommy in 2015, during the summer when she was about to leave for college. She then attended New York University (NYU), where she studied music business at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. While in college, Allison played her first show as Soccer Mommy at the community art space Silent Barn in Bushwick, Brooklyn, and shortly after landed a recording contract with Fat Possum. [6] She dropped out of college after two years in 2017 to return to Nashville and pursue her music career. [7]
Her first full-length album as Soccer Mommy, For Young Hearts, was released in 2016 on Orchid Tapes. [8] Her second album, Collection , was released in 2017 on Fat Possum Records. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] Her debut album proper, titled Clean , was released on March 2, 2018. [14]
She has toured with Stephen Malkmus, Mitski, Kacey Musgraves, Jay Som, Slowdive, Frankie Cosmos, Liz Phair, Phoebe Bridgers and others. [15] She joined Paramore and Foster the People on the first half of their 2018 summer tour. [16] Soccer Mommy opened for Vampire Weekend in the fall. [17] She also opened for a few shows for Wilco in the fall of 2019. In February 2020, she played at one of Bernie Sanders's presidential rallies and endorsed his 2020 presidential campaign. [18]
Allison cites musicians Natalie Imbruglia, Mitski, Slowdive, the Chicks, Taylor Swift and Avril Lavigne, as well as the cities of Nashville and New York, as influences. [19] [5] Lavigne's Under My Skin (2004) was the first CD she ever owned. [5]
Allison has said that her music is influenced by pop music and she strives to include catchy elements in her songs. [20]
| Soccer Mommy discography | |
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| Studio albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 11 |
| EPs | 5 |
| Singles | 23 |
| Demo albums | 1 |
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [21] | US Alt. [22] | US Heat. [23] | US Rock [24] | AUS Hit. [25] | SCO [26] | UK [27] | ||||||||
| Clean |
| — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | ||||||
| Color Theory |
| 142 | 7 | 2 | 22 | — | 52 | — | ||||||
| Sometimes, Forever |
| 137 | 14 | 1 | — | 7 | 14 | 95 | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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| US Heat. [23] | US Indie [29] | ||
| For Young Hearts |
| 5 | 30 |
| Title | Details |
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| Collection |
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| Soccer Mommy & Friends Singles Series |
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| Title | Details |
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| Songs for the Recently Sad |
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| Songs from My Bedroom |
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| Songs from My Bedroom (pt. 2) |
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| Soccer Mommy on Audiotree Live |
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| Karaoke Night |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US AAA [31] | UK Sales [27] | |||||||||||||
| "Last Girl" / "Be Seeing You" | 2017 | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Allison" | — | — | Collection | |||||||||||
| "Inside Out" | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Your Dog" | 2018 | — | — | Clean | ||||||||||
| "Cool" | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Scorpio Rising" | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Mass Grave" (with Health) | — | — | Disco4: Part I | |||||||||||
| "Henry" / "I'm on Fire" | — | 10 | Non-album singles | |||||||||||
| "Blossom (Demo)" / "I'll Be Seeing You" | 2019 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Feed" | — | — | The Turning (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |||||||||||
| "Lucy" | — | — | Color Theory | |||||||||||
| "Yellow Is the Color of Her Eyes" | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Circle the Drain" | 2020 | 18 | — | |||||||||||
| "Bloodstream" | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Crawling in My Skin" / "Circle the Drain" | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Rom Com 2004" | 2021 | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Rom Com 2021" (with Kero Kero Bonito) | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Shotgun" | 2022 | 13 | — | Sometimes, Forever | ||||||||||
| "Unholy Affliction" | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Bones" | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "newdemo" | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Lose You" (with Bully) | 2023 | 13 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Soak Up the Sun" | – | — | Karaoke Night | |||||||||||
| "I'm Only Me When I'm with You" | – | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Director |
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| "Allison" | 2017 | Harry James Clifford |
| "Inside Out" | ||
| "Your Dog" | 2018 | Weird Life Films |
| "Cool" | Ambar Navarro | |
| "Scorpio Rising" | Jonny Look | |
| "Yellow Is the Color of Her Eyes" | 2019 | Alex Ross Perry |
| "Circle the Drain" | 2020 | Atiba Jefferson |
| "Bloodstream" | Bella Clark and Haven Butler | |
| "Rom Com 2004" | 2021 | Fustic Studio |
| "Shotgun" | 2022 | Kevin Lombardo |
| "Bones" | Alex Ross Perry | |
| "Feel It All the Time" | 2022 | Zav Magasis |
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref |
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| 2021 | Libera Awards | Libera Award for Best Alternative Rock Record | Color Theory | Nominated | [32] |
| Creative Packaging | Won | ||||
| 2023 | Best Rock Record | Sometimes, Forever | Nominated | [33] |
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