She quit school, moved back home to Nashville, shifting all her focus to music. “It was either quit school now and do it, or stop growing as an artist. “I realized that I could do this full-time,” says Allison. A buzz began to grow around her Bandcamp recordings, leading to live shows and eventually a record deal, with 2017’s critically acclaimed bedroom-recorded compilation Collection. She bought a Tascam digital recorder and began to experiment with production, pushing the quality and craft of her songs to new heights. I didn’t think anyone would notice.”Īll that changed the summer before Allison left for college. I did it for fun, posting songs on Tumblr, Bandcamp, and Soundcloud.
“I’ve played music since I was six,” says Allison, “and I always wrote songs just for myself. She cut her teeth in her local DIY scene, going to shows and hanging out with other musicians, though she kept her own songwriting secret. Soccer Mommy is the project of twenty-year-old Sophie Allison, a Nashville native. “I want a love that lets me breathe/I’ve been choking on your leash.” It’s a mission statement, a reclamation of power, a rewriting of all indie rock’s rules. Over knotty, distorted guitars and churning bass, Allison is equal turns confrontational and vulnerable. “I don’t want to be your fucking dog,” sings Soccer Mommy’s Sophie Allison on “Your Dog,” a highlight from her new album Clean. All ages are welcome.Īdditional ticketing and venue information can be found here. All tickets are general admission standing room only with limited bench seating available on a first come first served basis. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 10th at 10AM at The Top Hat, online or by phone at 1 (800) 514-3849. Place your bets now, and check back in on Halloween for an extra spooky column.Logjam Presents is pleased to welcome Soccer Mommy live in concert at the Top Hat on September 23, 2019. In the next few days I’ll be scouring the event lists of Black Cat, 9:30, and U-Street music hall. That’s it for this week’s Up and Coming to the District! We’ve spent a solid two posts at Songbyrd, so I think it’s time to branch out. If Perfume Genius and the slower Arcade Fire stuff is your jam, check out Taft. His Texas roots were clear in his folk-y lyrics and the twang that he sometimes sang with, but his music can generally be characterized as chamber-pop (something that I didn’t know existed until today), it’s in the indie pop/rock family but there’s more importance in the melodies and production of a song, making for a more orchestral sound than your standard indie-pop track. His most recent release, Goodnight, Plum is chock-full of soft and soulful melodies that are just as present in his live performance. Tucker was accompanied by Taft, a solo act from Texas. If you’re into Angel Olsen, Regina Spektor or Fiona Apple, definitely check out Rosie Tucker and definitely check out the tracks “Habit,” “Gay Bar,” and “Pablo Neruda,” all off of her 2019 album, Never Not Never Not Never Not. Rosie Tucker makes the music you wish you listened to in high school or the kind of music you wish you made in high school. While she stays in the indie-rock lane for the most part, her songs sometimes veer off towards spoken word poetry and folk. Tucker’s music is markedly more introspective though, her lyrics are witty and clever. Meaning isn’t hard to find when you’re listening to Rosie Tucker, a Los Angeles Native who’s rock is not too far off from last column’s up and comer, Poppies. I promise, your life will have some semblance of meaning again. Really and truly, the only way to combat this is to get out of your dorm and find your way to some live music.
It’s also midterm season, which means we’re all like five minutes away from a mental breakdown. The season just doesn’t feel right until Songbyrd is part of my regular rotation, like When Harry Met Sally or LCD Soundsystem’s Sound of Silver. Since I discovered Songbyrd during fall of last year, the two are inexorably linked in my mind. It’s starting to get colder outside, which is great for so many reasons, one of which is because of how right Songbyrd feels during the fall. This time, it’s to see Rosie Tucker and Taft. It’s week and a half after my first column, where I saw Halpine and Poppies, and I’ve found myself back at Songbyrd.