Nothing Under Four Stars: Under-appreciated artists whose inspirations are fun to track

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Nothing Under Four Stars: Under-appreciated artists whose inspirations are fun to track

David Doig

David Doig

Soccer Mommy CR Bruce from Sydney Australia on Wikimedia Commons CC
Soccer Mommy aka Sophie Allison expands into new soundscapes, but with a pleasing nod to the mid-1990s [image: Bruce on Wiki Commons CC by 4.0]

Both the albums reviewed this month are by under-appreciated artists whose inspirations are fun to track. Both feature songs that slide out from the playbook established by UK band Portishead with their extraordinary debut album Dummy all the way back in 1994. As the soundtrack to my sulky early-20s (med school – sigh) any echoes catch me in the soul

Sometimes, Forever, Soccer Mommy Loma Vista Recordings, 2022 Previous Soccer Mommy albums, 2018’s Clean and 2020’s Color Theory charted an impressive rise from be, Soccer Mommy Sometimes Forever