“Everything will fade to memory in time,” sings Sophie Allison on Changes, the emotional heart of her fourth studio album under the moniker Soccer Mommy. In the years since she began honing her bedroom pop, she has become a celebrated voice in the field of lo-fi indie pop, an ever-growing scene led by artists like boygenius, Mitski, and beabadoobee.
Her last two albums, Color Theory and Sometimes, Forever, resonated with audiences and saw Allison's dedicated fanbase swell. Re-emerging two years later with Evergreen, Allison promises her most raw, vulnerable offering to date. But at times, it focuses too strongly on sentimentality and allows personality and memorability to fall by the wayside.
