Soccer Mommy

"["Your Dog"] comes from a feeling of being paralyzed in a relationship to the point where you feel like you are a pawn in someone else's world. The song and the video are meant to show someone breaking away and taking action, but at the same time, it's only a quick burst of motivation. It's a moment of strength amidst a long period of weakness."

"Getting off social media was the greatest thing I could have done in terms of my relationship with fans. That sounds really counterintuitive, but when you meet people in real life, the experience is often really pleasant. I can’t remember the last time I had an actual bad time, except if someone was being a little strange or taking too long. The part that can start to make you feel really alienated is sitting on Instagram and interacting with a stranger. I’m just not that type of person. If I’m not on social media, I speak to maybe five people on a daily basis. I just don’t have any desire to be any other way. [...] It gives you such a negative view of what fans are thinking or what they want from you. [...] Flooding yourself with strangers is too much."

"I don't wanna be your fucking dog That you drag around A collar on my neck tied to a pole Leave me in the freezing cold."

"I found God on Sunday morning laying next to you My arms stretched out like Jesus White sheets nail me down to the bed."

"Mary has a heart of coal She’ll break you down and eat you whole I saw her do it after school She’s an animal."

"I am fake it till you make it in a can And you have a calmness that I could never understand"

"I try to break your walls but all I ever end up breaking is your bones And the bruises show Standing in the living room talking as you’re staring at your phone It’s a cold I’ve known"

"I lost myself to a dream I had And I’d never give it all away But I miss feeling like a person"

"I’m barely a person Mechanically working"

"This soft music is not precious. It’s gnarly and intense, like the heart itself."

"Whether you’re reminiscing about late-night make out sessions in high school or surrounded by plenty of “cool” girls in your city, Soccer Mommy’s is something that defies age."

"Some of the magnetism of her pop-inflected indie rock comes from the winding shape of her melodies; in their unpredictable motion, they often resemble counterpoint written to a root melody that’s been erased."