Clean
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 3, 2018 (2018-03-03)
Genre
Length34:38
LabelFat Possum
ProducerGabe Wax
Soccer Mommy chronology
Collection
(2017)
Clean
(2018)
Color Theory
(2020)
Singles from Clean
  1. "Your Dog"
    Released: January 9, 2018
  2. "Cool"
    Released: January 29, 2018[1]
  3. "Scorpio Rising"
    Released: July 16, 2018[2]

Clean is the debut studio album by American indie rock singer-songwriter Soccer Mommy. It was released on March 3, 2018 through Fat Possum Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[3]
Metacritic78/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
DIY[6]
Exclaim!8/10[7]
The Independent[8]
Mojo[9]
NME[10]
Pitchfork8.4/10[11]
Q[12]
Uncut7/10[13]
Vice (Expert Witness)A−[14]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, Clean received an average score of 78, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

Accolades

Accolades for Clean
Publication Country Accolade Rank
Paste US The 50 Best Albums of 2018[15] 4
Pitchfork US The 50 Best Albums of 2018[16] 27
Rolling Stone US The 50 Best Albums of 2018[17] 16
Noisey US The 100 Best Albums of 2018[18] 45
Billboard US 50 Best Albums of 2018: Critics' Picks[19] 40
Stereogum US The 50 Best Albums of 2018[20] 7
Uproxx US The 50 Best Albums of 2018[21] 14
The Ringer US The Best Albums of 2018[22] 3
The New York Times (Jon Caramanica list) US The 28 Best Albums of 2018[23] 1
The New York Times (Jon Pareles list) US The 28 Best Albums of 2018[23] 8
Nashville Scene US Top Local Albums Critics' Poll[24] 5
Newsweek US The Best Albums 2018[25] 7
The Seattle Times US The 10 Best Pop Albums of 2018[26] 8
Esquire US The 20 Best Albums of 2018[27] 12
The New Zealand Herald New Zealand TimeOut's Best of 2018: Top 20 albums[28] 13
Exclaim! Canada Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums: Best of 2018[29] 17
BrooklynVegan US Top 50 Albums of 2018[30] 21
The Line of Best Fit UK The Best Albums of 2018[31] 30
NME UK Albums of the Year 2018[32] 39
The A.V. Club US The Best Indie and Rock Albums of 2018[33] N/A
Los Angeles Times US Best Albums of 2018[34] N/A

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sophie Allison

Clean track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Still Clean"4:01
2."Cool"3:16
3."Your Dog"3:14
4."Flaw"3:41
5."Blossom (Wasting All My Time)"3:12
6."Last Girl"3:35
7."Skin"4:01
8."Scorpio Rising"4:42
9."Interlude"1:38
10."Wildflowers"3:18
Total length:34:38

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Clean liner notes.[35]

References

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  6. ^ Hunt, El (March 2, 2018). "Soccer Mommy – Clean". DIY. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  7. ^ Gee, Chris (February 26, 2018). "Soccer Mommy: Clean". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  8. ^ Kaplan, Ilana (March 1, 2018). "Album reviews: Moby, The Breeders, Soccer Mommy and Camp Cope". The Independent. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
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