Soccer Mommy Revs Up the Engine for Hypnotic ‘Driver’
As we approach autumn — a.k.a. Soccer Mommy Season — Sophie Allison has dropped another single off her upcoming album Evergreen.
Whereas the previous singles “M” and “Lost” are acoustic, “Driver” is a genuine rocker, with Sophie Allison turning up the volume. “I’m a five foot four engine waiting to move/I’m a test of his patience with all that I do,” she sings over a burning riff. The hypnotic chorus — “Where are we going now?” — is bound to stay in your head for days.
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” ’Driver’ is a love song that’s really about someone being there for you in spite of your shortcomings,” Allison says of the track. “It’s more lighthearted than some of the other songs I’ve put out this year, using my distractedness as a bit of a punchline.”
Evergreen, Allison’s follow-up to 2022’s Sometimes Forever, arrives Oct. 25 via Loma Vista Recordings. Allison announced a massive tour in support of the album, playing several shows this month before kicking off a full leg in January. It wraps in her hometown of Nashville on March 15 before she heads overseas. Tickets go on sale Friday.
Soccer Mommy Tour Dates
Sept. 13 – Nashville, TN @ Musician’s Corner
Sept. 28 – New York, NY @ All Things Go Festival
Sept. 29 – Washington, DC @ All Things Go Festival
Oct. 12 – Little Rock, AR @ Hillcrest Harvest Fest
Jan. 22 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
Jan. 23 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
Jan. 24 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Jan. 25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Jan. 27 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Jan. 30 – Brooklyn, NYC @ Brooklyn Steel
Feb. 2 – Montreal, QC @ Théatre Beanfield
Feb. 4 – Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall
Feb. 5 – Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre
Feb. 6 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Feb. 8 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
Feb. 18 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
Feb. 19 – New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s
Feb. 20 – Dallas, TX @ The Studio at The Factory
Feb. 21 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Feb. 22 – Austin, TX @ Radio/East
Feb. 24 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
Feb. 25 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
Feb. 27 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
Feb. 28 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
March 3 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
March 4 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
March 5 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
March 7 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall
March 8 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
March 10 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
March 12 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
March 13 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
March 14 – St.Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
March 15 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
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