Liner Notes-29.June.2022
Soccer Mommy, Ford Mavericks, and...penguins

“I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music."
~Billy Joel
In some ways, Soccer Mommy’s latest record Sometimes, Forever feels like a love story told out of order. The first track “Bones,” reads like a dispatch from the crash investigation of a relationship. The literal first words we hear on the record are:
I feel the bones of how we used to be
They crowd the space between us in our sheets
I wanna scream when you don't look at me
Like you did, oh, back then
A few tracks later, lead single “Shotgun” plays out like a crush hitting critical mass, with Allison pleading:
So whenever you want me I'll be around
I'm a bullet in a shotgun waiting to sound
Whenever you want me I'll be around
I'm a bullet in a shotgun waiting to sound
Oh, yeah
Lyrically, Sometimes, Forever makes us feel all the things. Along the course of the record, there are highs and lows. Excitement and world-weariness. Open space and the claustrophobia that comes with such intensity. From the desperate hope of “Shotgun,” to the harrowing “Still,” and everything in between.
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