Clean is the debut studio album by American indie rock singer-songwriter Soccer Mommy. It was released on March 2, 2018[3] through Fat Possum Records.
Clean | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 2, 2018 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 34:38 | |||
Label | Fat Possum | |||
Producer | Gabe Wax | |||
Soccer Mommy chronology | ||||
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Singles from Clean | ||||
Composition
editAllison broke down the album's lyrics on a track-by-track basis in an interview with Consequence.[4]
Critical reception
editAggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.6/10[5] |
Metacritic | 78/100[6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
DIY | [8] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[9] |
The Independent | [10] |
Mojo | [11] |
NME | [12] |
Pitchfork | 8.4/10[13] |
Q | [14] |
Uncut | 7/10[15] |
Vice (Expert Witness) | A−[16] |
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".[6]
Accolades
editPublication | Country | Accolade | Rank |
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Paste | US | The 50 Best Albums of 2018[17] | 4 |
Pitchfork | US | The 50 Best Albums of 2018[18] | 27 |
Rolling Stone | US | The 50 Best Albums of 2018[19] | 16 |
Noisey | US | The 100 Best Albums of 2018[20] | 45 |
Billboard | US | 50 Best Albums of 2018: Critics' Picks[21] | 40 |
Stereogum | US | The 50 Best Albums of 2018[22] | 7 |
Uproxx | US | The 50 Best Albums of 2018[23] | 14 |
The Ringer | US | The Best Albums of 2018[24] | 3 |
The New York Times (Jon Caramanica list) | US | The 28 Best Albums of 2018[25] | 1 |
The New York Times (Jon Pareles list) | US | The 28 Best Albums of 2018[25] | 8 |
Nashville Scene | US | Top Local Albums Critics' Poll[26] | 5 |
Newsweek | US | The Best Albums 2018[27] | 7 |
The Seattle Times | US | The 10 Best Pop Albums of 2018[28] | 8 |
Esquire | US | The 20 Best Albums of 2018[29] | 12 |
The New Zealand Herald | New Zealand | TimeOut's Best of 2018: Top 20 albums[30] | 13 |
Exclaim! | Canada | Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums: Best of 2018[31] | 17 |
BrooklynVegan | US | Top 50 Albums of 2018[32] | 21 |
The Line of Best Fit | UK | The Best Albums of 2018[33] | 30 |
NME | UK | Albums of the Year 2018[34] | 39 |
The A.V. Club | US | The Best Indie and Rock Albums of 2018[35] | N/A |
Los Angeles Times | US | Best Albums of 2018[36] | N/A |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Sophie Allison
No. | Title | Length |
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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
editCredits are adapted from the Clean liner notes.[37]
- Sophie Allison – guitar; vocals; bass
- Julian Powell – lead guitar
- Nick Brown – drums
- Gabe Wax – piano; synthesizer; mellotron; bass; guitar; drum programming; percussion
- Roger Kleinman – piano; synth
- Ali Chant – mixing
- Sami Alam – front cover photo
References
edit- ^ Geffen, Sasha. "Tracks: Soccer Mommy - "Cool" - Jan 29, 2018". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ Gonzalez, Erica (16 July 2018). ""Soccer Mommy's "Scorpio Rising" Video Turns Loneliness into Something Magical" - July 16, 2018". harpersbazaar.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Soccer Mommy - Clean - Official Store". Fat Possum Records. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
Released: 03/02/2018
- ^ "Soccer Mommy breaks down her debut album, Clean, Track by Track: Stream". Consequence. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "Clean by Soccer Mommy reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ a b "Clean by Soccer Mommy Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ Donelson, Marcy. "Clean – Soccer Mommy". AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ Hunt, El (March 2, 2018). "Soccer Mommy – Clean". DIY. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ Gee, Chris (February 26, 2018). "Soccer Mommy: Clean". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ Kaplan, Ilana (March 1, 2018). "Album reviews: Moby, The Breeders, Soccer Mommy and Camp Cope". The Independent. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ Aston, Martin (April 2018). "Soccer Mommy: Clean". Mojo (293): 94.
- ^ Smith, Thomas (March 2, 2018). "Soccer Mommy – 'Clean' Review". NME. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ Pelly, Jenn (March 5, 2018). "Soccer Mommy: Clean". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ Davies, Hannah J. (April 2018). "Soccer Mommy: Clean". Q (383): 115.
- ^ O'Connell, Sharon (April 2018). "Soccer Mommy: Clean". Uncut (251): 35.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (January 5, 2019). "Robert Christgau Takes on Mitski's Disquieting Angst". Vice. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Paste. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Pitchfork. December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Rolling Stone. December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Noisey. December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "50 Best Albums of 2018: Critics' Picks". Billboard. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Stereogum. December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Uproxx. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ Serrano, Shea (2018-12-04). "The Best Albums of 2018". The Ringer. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ a b Pareles, Jon; Caramanica, Jon (2018-12-06). "The 28 Best Albums of 2018". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "Year in Music 2018: Top Local Albums Critics' Poll". Nashville Scene. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ PM, Zach Schonfeld On 12/6/18 at 3:54 (2018-12-06). "The 11 best albums of 2018, from Pusha T to Prince". Newsweek. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "The 10 best pop albums of 2018 (plus 15 top songs) | Produced by Advertising Publications". The Seattle Times. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ Miller, Matt (2018-12-19). "The Best Albums of 2018". Esquire. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "TimeOut's Best of 2018: Top 20 albums". The New Zealand Herald. 2018-12-12. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "Exclaim!'s Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums, Part One Best of 2018". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2018". BrooklynVegan. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "The Best Albums of 2018". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ NME (2018-12-17). "Best albums of the year 2018". NME. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ Club, The A. V. (17 December 2018). "The best indie and rock albums of 2018". Music. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ Wood, Mikael (20 December 2018). "Mikael Wood's best albums of 2018: Searching for glimmers in the sprawl". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ Clean (CD booklet). Soccer Mommy. Fat Possum Records. 2018.
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