Sometimes, Forever (studio album)
by Soccer Mommy

“Sometimes, Forever” is a step backwards. It lacks the emotional strength that boosted “Color theory”. The lyrics reference sadness but never with enough involvement to pass it to the listener. The production settles into a familiar spaciness that turns to sleepiness. It doesn’t have the variety it needs to give songs individual identities. It never becomes atrocious, but it never becomes much.

Album Rating: 70.18
(772/11)

1.Bones. 69
2.With U. 71
3.Unholy Affliction. 69
4.Shotgun. 73
5.Newdemo. 68
6.Darkness Forever. 70
7.Don't Ask Me. 65
8.Fire In The Driveway. 70
9.Following Eyes. 69
10.Feel It All The Time. 78
11.Still. 70

Ahhh Soccer Mommy :-)

From Arthurknight 08/02/2022 06:35 | #288061

Soccer Mommy does another batch of trendy indie pop songs that don't inspire much from me. It's music for young teenagers who haven't found better yet. Darkness Forever was kinda fun.

From seb7 07/01/2022 18:51 | #286921

Very interesting production and beautiful soundscapes mostly brought down by boring songwriting.

From cestuneblague 07/01/2022 06:24 | #286910

The previous album was so frustrating, mainly in that it certainly felt quite personal but so musically trite and thin that it couldn't really support the emotional weight of the lyrics. This in turn feels like a much fuller and lush fleshing-out of the previous album's sound, adding in some more hazy and even vaguely surreal elements into her usually airy power pop/lonely-guitar ballad songs. The dips into more ominous, atmospheric angular alt-rock and splintered electronica is an interesting detour even if it still lives in the realm of 90s worship that certainly is at play throughout, even if it creates a more uneven experience. Certainly her best complete experience yet even if this album doesn't fully figure itself out.