Clean (Soccer Mommy album)

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.

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]

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. "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. 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.
  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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