Andrew Flanagan | January 18, 2023
When Sophie Allison says to our friends and coworkers assembled around the desk, «We’re finally doin’ it,» she really means it. A little less than exactly three years ago, Allison had just released the wonderful Color Theory as Soccer Mommy; it’s an album that marked significant strides in her songwriting and production. A big year was doubtless in store for her and her bandmates… and we all know how that went. The band’s visit to the Tiny Desk, scheduled for March 30, 2020, was the first of many to be canceled due to the pandemic.
That time in history required a lot of lemonade-making from all of us; we at NPR Music and beyond were lucky that, not too long after lockdown had sunk its teeth in, Soccer Mommy was the first to record a Tiny Desk (Home) performance for us. It was an early, much-needed sign that life might still be waiting for us on the other end. But, as we’ve learned well, there’s no replacement for proximity.
With all of that indelibly in mind, it was particularly lovely and emotional welcoming Sophie, guitarist Julian Powell, keyboard player Rodrigo Avendano, bassist Nickolas Widener and percussionist Rollum Haas, finally, to the Tiny Desk. Their four-song set, with work from each era of Soccer Mommy’s catalog, is beautifully performed and contoured. Welcome back to your debut, Soccer Mommy.
SET LIST
«Shotgun»
«circle the drain»
«newdemo»
«Still Clean»
MUSICIANS
Sophie Allison – vocals, guitar
Julian Powell – guitar
Rodrigo Avendano – keyboards
Nickolas Widener – bass
Rollum Haas – drum machine
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bob Boilen
Director/Editor: Maia Stern
Audio Engineer: Neil Tevault
Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Sofia Seidel, Kara Frame
Audio Assistant: Brian Jarboe
Production Assistant: Jill Britton
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Josh Rogosin, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Ashley Pointer
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
#nprmusic #tinydesk #soccermommy
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The lyrics to "newdemo" … wow!!!
She kinda sounds like the xx a little. I dig it.
Easily my fav version of Circle the Drain. Do an album with these muted arrangements guys! It really plays to your strengths better.
Heisenberg turned heisenbass
all this styled like our generation and demography and culture and cultural heritage and how we grew up everyhere, and like it's normal, is really creepy and strange
This is awesome! I just stopped everything I was doing to watch this. I'm so glad that I did.
finally finally
Seeing them with the National in May at the Greek. Stoked!
Seeing them with the National in May at the Greek. Stoked!
That first song made me a fan
Shotguns don't have bullets… Little fun fact. Jesus Christ
Very cool. Gunna be big. Glad I got to hear them/her while they were still coming up.
Sophie is truly talented.
i needed "waiting for cars" so badly on this
i'v already seen them live once but i might grab a one day ticket to shaky knees just so i can see them again.
I got to see her live and she sounds exactly the same here! I feel like I can say that I’ve been to a tiny desk by association now! Haha!
This is perfect. A real throwback to an earlier age of music, just good singers and players who at the top of their craft.
Circle the drain is awesome, I love her vocal
i love her so much
come back to DC <3
This rendition of Still Clean ???
Shout out to drummer Rollum Haas! Soooo proud of you, friend! ????
Only downside was seeing one of my favourite drummers over the last 20 years sitting there twiddling knobs and looking bored
big girl!
So when does Lorna Shore get their tiny desk concert??
Makaya McCraven should already have a tiny desk. Please fix this weird oversight.
Ugh…everything but jazz fusion bores me to tears…and even that appeal is wearing thin.
Have I reached the end of rhe line? Where do jazz fans go after jazz????? Is there anything left???
Can we please have Lawrence the Band on Tiny Desk now that Clyde Lawrence testified for the Senate Judiciary Committee about Live Nation?
finally!!! been waiting for this tiny desk too long!! love soccer mommy, color theory is definitely one of the albums of my life ❤
drummer seems bored, would have been awesome that he played a stripped down drum kit instead of a machine and an egg. Still sounds great
Find a new favorite band!!
I'm not gonna lie, I'm so glad that NPR Tiny Desks are back to live. The live (at home) ones were good to get us through the pandemic, but the mixing is so much better in this setting.
slipknot please
every time i listen to soccer mommy i hear bernie sanders thanking the band (from the 2020 rally)
ahhh why are the vocals mixed so loud
color theory was a very important album in my life when it released, im so happy to see soccer mommy get the npr rep they deserve!
anyone know what tuning she uses? the shapes are familiar but all sound completely different to what my brain expects (e.g. F power chord shape with an F# on the D string, but sounds sweet; Am7b5 shape, but sounds major)
Her “thanks y’all” at the end of every song?i loved every second of this. some persons just have a voice that makes you feel calm inside. they could be singing the most depressing lyrics, it doesn’t matter. the first song i heard from Soccer Mommy was Circle the Drain. i found it during the pandemic (are we still in a pandemic btw??) couldn’t stop playing it for weeks??
NPR, you should have Lyn Lapid on here. I think she would be amazing. ❤
Color Theory got me though 2020! I got to see this group live last month and it was one of the best shows I’ve ever been to. Sophie is an incredible lyricist.
Circle the Drain is in my top 10 favorite songs of all time. Love this performance
muy bueno este concierto
ty soccer mommy ?
It's so good
I have written over 400 songs. I really want to play here before I die