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More praise for Soccer Mommy + color theory:
“At 22, Allison is sort of like the alt-rock songbook made flesh. You hear shades of the neat, autumnal sadness of early Death Cab for Cutie, the rawness of peak Lou Barlow, and the fearless adventurousness of Blur...the writing is always original, personal, and tuneful. This isn’t rock and roll revivalism; it’s proof the real thing can never die." - Vulture, "The Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)"
"On Color Theory, Allison...sets herself apart as one of her generation’s most interesting and affecting songwriters." - The FADER
"Allison’s lilting voice and buoyant melodies give Color Theory an inviting atmosphere...In the multihued music she’s come to make as Soccer Mommy, though, Allison has found a way to articulate and expunge emotions that are more complex..." - New York Magazine’s The Cut
"her biggest album yet" - Vanity Fair
"...the boldest and brightest that Soccer Mommy has ever sounded, refracting the homespun indie rock of Sophie Allison’s 2018 debut Clean through the nostalgic ’90s and ’00s pop anthems of her youth and emerging with a polished new sound. This music, just like Allison herself, lives in the darkness without ever fully succumbing to it." - Stereogum, “The Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)”
"Allison’s unerring ear for melody makes each track feel like an open door that invites listeners in. The album is so tuneful it ingratiates itself even when the subject matter is traumatic....Allison has an eye for the kinds of details that well up during times of anguish and the musical ear to make them vivid.” - The Wall Street Journal
"color theory probes even more powerful, painful territory...Allison upped the degree of difficulty for herself by making a kind of synesthesia concept record. color theory might not have as many easy foothold melodies as its predecessor, but it matches and perhaps even surpasses Clean in emotional depth." - Complex’s Pigeons & Planes
""This year she proved she’s more than her influences, as Color Theory saw her move from stripped-down coffee shop fare into expansive, full band arrangements. Buoyed by searing confessions and a punk rock kick, it’s almost scary to think that Allison’s just getting started.” - Esquire, “The 12 Best Albums of 2020”
"On Sophie Allison's sophomore album "Color Theory," the singer hits new heights" - NYLON, March It Girl Feature
"...known for spinning complex emotions into digestible lyrics, imbues her forthcoming album ...with both distress and joyful sounds that mask contemplative thoughts." - Entertainment Weekly
"Pairing the pure-pop innocence of her vocal delivery with distorted, at times screeching guitars, her new album “Color Theory” finds a writer coming to terms with herself in real-time. Her self-evaluations turned into structured, often jarringly direct choruses that feel as natural as conversation." - Variety
"her most ambitious and immediately lovable album yet, one that captures both misery and the comforts we reach for when it takes hold...Despite the gloom, Color Theory sounds alive as hell, built around Allison's open guitar chords and itinerant vocal melodies, and accented by the subtle flair of the musicians in her band...magnificent Color Theory, one of the best albums of 2020 so far..." - MTV News
"The nostalgia of color theory is not a confection, nor is it full of cheeky throwback references...it is an emotional excavation of a particularly difficult period of Allison’s life..." - Vice
"Especially in this current climate of fear and uncertainty, Color Theory's somber and melancholic themes are quite relatable, even comforting and hopeful in some cases." - Forbes
"Color Theory finds her delving even deeper into the possibilities of understated and funereal rhythms and melodies, while exploring more cathartic moments of noise and release in the admixture, always delivering those cutting lyrics with her lovely, plainspoken drawl." - The AV Club
"what Allison forged in the fire of those thoughts is self-possession and self-actualization normally found in someone much older. It shows when she talks about her ideas of authenticity and what she won't compromise to make music." - Refinery29
"Color Theory is an investigation into the self — one that spares no bleak passing thought, painful memory, or personal demon...Color Theory eschews the easy catchiness Soccer Mommy's capable of. Instead, she leans into psychedelic palettes and asymmetric structures, choosing to conceal herself at times behind tense, distorted instrumentation." - PAPER Magazine
"Don’t let the studio polish fool you—color theory is still as confessional as fans have come to expect; an album by a young woman laying her innermost insecurities on wax. color theory is as emotionally raw an album as we’ve heard all year—just when we needed it most, too." - Genius
"...the album maintains the nostalgic glitter of her earlier work, but it swells with ambition..." - Interview Magazine
"...a highly personal collection, with Allison wrestling with the heartbreaking and difficult themes of aging and eventual mortality." - Consequence of Sound
"color theory is an astounding feat of lyricism as clever as it is devastating, and Allison’s songwriting, production and voice are likewise orders of magnitude stronger than they were on Clean, recalling ’90s alt radio while pushing Soccer Mommy in galvanizing new directions. To call it an early contender for the year’s best indie rock album wouldn’t be an exaggeration" - Paste Magazine, "The Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)"
"...showcases a more confident and polished version of Soccer Mommy with an emphasis on the songwriting. The result is ten tracks that cement Allison as a star with a firm grasp on emotional and resonant lyricism." - UPROXX, “The Best Albums of 2020 So Far”
"With color theory, her songwriting has nestled into its own bed of power pop rock, and her unguarded voice sets her apart as a cut above in confessional indie." - The Face
"a stirring, indie-pop masterpiece... She's on the verge of undeniable stardom, but still wielding the glitchy, emotive nature of her homegrown genre." - Insider
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