Clean (Soccer Mommy album)
Clean | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 3, 2018 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 34:38 | |||
Label | Fat Possum | |||
Producer | Gabe Wax | |||
Soccer Mommy chronology | ||||
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Clean is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Soccer Mommy. It was released on March 3, 2018 through Fat Possum Records.
Critical reception[]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.6/10[1] |
Metacritic | 78/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
DIY | [4] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[5] |
The Independent | [6] |
Mojo | [7] |
NME | [8] |
Pitchfork | 8.4/10[9] |
Q | [10] |
Uncut | 7/10[11] |
Vice (Expert Witness) | A−[12] |
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".[2]
Accolades[]
Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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Paste | US | The 50 Best Albums of 2018[13] | 2018 | 4 |
Pitchfork | US | The 50 Best Albums of 2018[14] | 2018 | 27 |
Rolling Stone | US | The 50 Best Albums of 2018[15] | 2018 | 16 |
Noisey | US | The 100 Best Albums of 2018[16] | 2018 | 45 |
Billboard | US | 50 Best Albums of 2018: Critics' Picks[17] | 2018 | 40 |
Stereogum | US | The 50 Best Albums of 2018[18] | 2018 | 7 |
Uproxx | US | The 50 Best Albums of 2018[19] | 2018 | 14 |
The Ringer | US | The Best Albums of 2018[20] | 2018 | 3 |
The New York Times (Jon Caramanica list) | US | The 28 Best Albums of 2018[21] | 2018 | 1 |
The New York Times (Jon Pareles list) | US | The 28 Best Albums of 2018[21] | 2018 | 8 |
Nashville Scene | US | Top Local Albums Critics' Poll[22] | 2018 | 5 |
Newsweek | US | The Best Albums 2018[23] | 2018 | 7 |
The Seattle Times | US | The 10 Best Pop Albums of 2018[24] | 2018 | 8 |
Esquire | US | The 20 Best Albums of 2018[25] | 2018 | 12 |
The New Zealand Herald | New Zealand | TimeOut's Best of 2018: Top 20 albums[26] | 2018 | 13 |
Exclaim! | Canada | Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums: Best of 2018[27] | 2018 | 17 |
BrooklynVegan | US | Top 50 Albums of 2018[28] | 2018 | 21 |
The Line of Best Fit | UK | The Best Albums of 2018[29] | 2018 | 30 |
NME | UK | Albums of the Year 2018[30] | 2018 | 39 |
The A.V. Club | US | The Best Indie and Rock Albums of 2018[31] | 2018 | N/A |
Los Angeles Times | US | Best Albums of 2018[32] | 2018 | N/A |
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Sophie Allison.
- "Still Clean" – 4:01
- "Cool" – 3:16
- "Your Dog" – 3:14
- "Flaw" – 3:41
- "Blossom (Wasting All My Time)" – 3:12
- "Last Girl" – 3:35
- "Skin" – 4:01
- "Scorpio Rising" – 4:42
- "Interlude" – 1:38
- "Wildflowers" – 3:18
Personnel[]
- 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[]
- ^ "Clean by Soccer Mommy reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ Jump up to: 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. 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.
- ^ "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. 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. "The best indie and rock albums of 2018". Music. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ Wood, Mikael. "Mikael Wood's best albums of 2018: Searching for glimmers in the sprawl". latimes.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2018 debut albums
- Soccer Mommy albums
- Fat Possum Records albums