COLOURING OUTSIDE THE LINES
t age 22, Tennessee trailblazer Sophie Allison – better known by her indie-rock alter ego Soccer Mommy – has lived through more than her fair share of ups and downs. Her music, often cool and charismatic as Allison herself, is defined by its heart-on-sleeve honesty, quips that cut straight down to the soul, and fretwork so fanciful it demands repeat listens. She’s been compared to artists like Mitski and Avril Lavigne (both of whom she also cites as major influences), but really, pairing Soccer Mommy with anyone else is doing Allison an injustice – she’s a Strat-wielding superstar all of her own accord; a luminary of the lowkey, and one to watch with a keen eye as she continues catapulting through the ranks.
