Review: Soccer Mommy's "color theory" — A darker, wearier sophomore album
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Jayson Greene
Summary
A review of Soccer Mommy (Sophie Allison)'s second album "color theory," which contrasts a brighter, bigger sound with darker emotional themes. The album explores three states of being represented by colors: blue (depression), yellow (mental and physical illness), and gray (mortality). The review notes a shift from the urgency of her debut "Clean" to a wearier, more introspective tone on this album.
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Twitter / XReview: Soccer Mommy's "color theory" — A darker, wearier sophomore albumpitchfork.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledAllison has said the album depicts three states of being, represented by three colors: blue for depression, yellow for mental and physical illness, gray for mortality.
Clean began with the urgency of youth, in the moment of a break-up; the first lyric of color theory opener 'bloodstream' is wearier.
Observing the 'pale girl staring through the mirror,' she remembers the way blood used to flow 'into my rosy cheeks' before she looks down: 'Now a river runs red from my knuckles into the sink,'
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