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Clean (Soccer Mommy album)

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Clean
Studio album by
Soccer Mommy
ReleasedMarch 2, 2018 (2018-03-02)
Genre
Length34:38
LabelFat Possum
ProducerGabe Wax
Soccer Mommy chronology
Collection
(2017) 		Clean
(2018) 		Color Theory
(2020)
Singles from Clean
  1. "Your Dog"
    Released: January 9, 2018
  2. "Cool"
    Released: January 29, 2018[1]
  3. "Scorpio Rising"
    Released: July 16, 2018[2]

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.

Composition

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Allison broke down the album's lyrics on a track-by-track basis in an interview with Consequence.[4]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[5]
Metacritic78/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
DIY[8]
Exclaim!8/10[9]
The Independent[10]
Mojo[11]
NME[12]
Pitchfork8.4/10[13]
Q[14]
Uncut7/10[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

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Accolades for Clean
Publication Country Accolade Rank
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

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All tracks are written by Sophie Allison

Clean track listing
No.TitleLength
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

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Credits 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

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  1. ^ Geffen, Sasha. "Tracks: Soccer Mommy - "Cool" - Jan 29, 2018". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Soccer Mommy - Clean - Official Store". Fat Possum Records. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2024. Released: 03/02/2018
  4. ^ "Soccer Mommy breaks down her debut album, Clean, Track by Track: Stream". Consequence. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  5. ^ "Clean by Soccer Mommy reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Clean by Soccer Mommy Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  7. ^ Donelson, Marcy. "Clean – Soccer Mommy". AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  8. ^ Hunt, El (March 2, 2018). "Soccer Mommy – Clean". DIY. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  9. ^ Gee, Chris (February 26, 2018). "Soccer Mommy: Clean". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  10. ^ Kaplan, Ilana (March 1, 2018). "Album reviews: Moby, The Breeders, Soccer Mommy and Camp Cope". The Independent. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  11. ^ Aston, Martin (April 2018). "Soccer Mommy: Clean". Mojo (293): 94.
  12. ^ Smith, Thomas (March 2, 2018). "Soccer Mommy – 'Clean' Review". NME. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  13. ^ Pelly, Jenn (March 5, 2018). "Soccer Mommy: Clean". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  14. ^ Davies, Hannah J. (April 2018). "Soccer Mommy: Clean". Q (383): 115.
  15. ^ O'Connell, Sharon (April 2018). "Soccer Mommy: Clean". Uncut (251): 35.
  16. ^ Christgau, Robert (January 5, 2019). "Robert Christgau Takes on Mitski's Disquieting Angst". Vice. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  17. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Paste. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  18. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Pitchfork. December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  19. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Rolling Stone. December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  20. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Noisey. December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  21. ^ "50 Best Albums of 2018: Critics' Picks". Billboard. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  22. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Stereogum. December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  23. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Uproxx. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  24. ^ Serrano, Shea (2018-12-04). "The Best Albums of 2018". The Ringer. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ "Year in Music 2018: Top Local Albums Critics' Poll". Nashville Scene. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  27. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  28. ^ "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.
  29. ^ Miller, Matt (2018-12-19). "The Best Albums of 2018". Esquire. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  30. ^ "TimeOut's Best of 2018: Top 20 albums". The New Zealand Herald. 2018-12-12. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  31. ^ "Exclaim!'s Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums, Part One Best of 2018". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  32. ^ "BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2018". BrooklynVegan. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  33. ^ "The Best Albums of 2018". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  34. ^ NME (2018-12-17). "Best albums of the year 2018". NME. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  35. ^ Club, The A. V. (17 December 2018). "The best indie and rock albums of 2018". Music. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  36. ^ 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.
  37. ^ Clean (CD booklet). Soccer Mommy. Fat Possum Records. 2018.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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