Clean
Studio album by
Soccer Mommy
ReleasedMarch 3, 2018 (2018-03-03)
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 3, 2018 through Fat Possum Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[3]
Metacritic78/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
DIY[6]
Exclaim!8/10[7]
The Independent[8]
Mojo[9]
NME[10]
Pitchfork8.4/10[11]
Q[12]
Uncut7/10[13]
Vice (Expert Witness)A−[14]

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".[4]

Accolades

Accolades for Clean
Publication Country Accolade Rank
Paste US The 50 Best Albums of 2018[15] 4
Pitchfork US The 50 Best Albums of 2018[16] 27
Rolling Stone US The 50 Best Albums of 2018[17] 16
Noisey US The 100 Best Albums of 2018[18] 45
Billboard US 50 Best Albums of 2018: Critics' Picks[19] 40
Stereogum US The 50 Best Albums of 2018[20] 7
Uproxx US The 50 Best Albums of 2018[21] 14
The Ringer US The Best Albums of 2018[22] 3
The New York Times (Jon Caramanica list) US The 28 Best Albums of 2018[23] 1
The New York Times (Jon Pareles list) US The 28 Best Albums of 2018[23] 8
Nashville Scene US Top Local Albums Critics' Poll[24] 5
Newsweek US The Best Albums 2018[25] 7
The Seattle Times US The 10 Best Pop Albums of 2018[26] 8
Esquire US The 20 Best Albums of 2018[27] 12
The New Zealand Herald New Zealand TimeOut's Best of 2018: Top 20 albums[28] 13
Exclaim! Canada Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums: Best of 2018[29] 17
BrooklynVegan US Top 50 Albums of 2018[30] 21
The Line of Best Fit UK The Best Albums of 2018[31] 30
NME UK Albums of the Year 2018[32] 39
The A.V. Club US The Best Indie and Rock Albums of 2018[33] N/A
Los Angeles Times US Best Albums of 2018[34] N/A

Track listing

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

Credits are adapted from the Clean liner notes.[35]

  • 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

  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. ↑ "Clean by Soccer Mommy reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Clean by Soccer Mommy Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ Donelson, Marcy. "Clean – Soccer Mommy". AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ Hunt, El (March 2, 2018). "Soccer Mommy – Clean". DIY. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  7. ↑ Gee, Chris (February 26, 2018). "Soccer Mommy: Clean". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  8. ↑ Kaplan, Ilana (March 1, 2018). "Album reviews: Moby, The Breeders, Soccer Mommy and Camp Cope". The Independent. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  9. ↑ Aston, Martin (April 2018). "Soccer Mommy: Clean". Mojo (293): 94.
  10. ↑ Smith, Thomas (March 2, 2018). "Soccer Mommy – 'Clean' Review". NME. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  11. ↑ Pelly, Jenn (March 5, 2018). "Soccer Mommy: Clean". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  12. ↑ Davies, Hannah J. (April 2018). "Soccer Mommy: Clean". Q (383): 115.
  13. ↑ O'Connell, Sharon (April 2018). "Soccer Mommy: Clean". Uncut (251): 35.
  14. ↑ Christgau, Robert (January 5, 2019). "Robert Christgau Takes on Mitski's Disquieting Angst". Vice. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  15. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Paste. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  16. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Pitchfork. December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  17. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Rolling Stone. December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  18. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Noisey. December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  19. ↑ "50 Best Albums of 2018: Critics' Picks". Billboard. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  20. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Stereogum. December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  21. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Uproxx. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  22. ↑ Serrano, Shea (2018-12-04). "The Best Albums of 2018". The Ringer. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  23. 1 2 Pareles, Jon; Caramanica, Jon (2018-12-06). "The 28 Best Albums of 2018". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  24. ↑ "Year in Music 2018: Top Local Albums Critics' Poll". Nashville Scene. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  25. ↑ 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)
  26. ↑ "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.
  27. ↑ Miller, Matt (2018-12-19). "The Best Albums of 2018". Esquire. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  28. ↑ "TimeOut's Best of 2018: Top 20 albums". The New Zealand Herald. 2018-12-12. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  29. ↑ "Exclaim!'s Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums, Part One Best of 2018". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  30. ↑ "BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2018". BrooklynVegan. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  31. ↑ "The Best Albums of 2018". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  32. ↑ NME (2018-12-17). "Best albums of the year 2018". NME. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  33. ↑ Club, The A. V. (17 December 2018). "The best indie and rock albums of 2018". Music. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  34. ↑ 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.
  35. ↑ 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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