I should be taking this space to expound at length on the fascinating songwriting style of Sophie Allison, in particular the way her dreamy approach to a thick indie rock sound helps render direct emotional sentiments that are familiar of the surface (“I look in the mirror/ And the darkness looks back at me”) into something startling and leveling. But I’ll dig into the thought no further than that and instead let her song, under the performing guide Soccer Mommy, do the primary work this week.
“Lucy” will be be released on a 7-inch single later this year.